Bethlehem empties return as 577. Coal empties may also return on 461 or as a separate movement carrying symbol X61. This train comes down the Valley and then use trackage rights on the CSX James River Sub between Balcony Falls and Lynchburg. 211 runs with predominantly Conrail power. NS's Conrail merger plan call for the line to receive a 33 million-dollar upgrade of signals, track and clearances since it will become a more important link between the Northeast and NS gateways in Memphis and New Orleans.
Several locals serve segments on the line.
V84, works the line between Shenandoah and Stuart's Draft, serving industries along the route. This section of the line benefits from the presence of large on-line shippers, including a Coors brewery, Merck chemical plant, Dupont in Waynesboro and a Little Debbie bakery in Stuarts Draft. V80 works north from Roanoke to Buena Vista. There are no shippers between Buena Vista and Stuart's Draft, so local trains rarely operate on this segment. 106.7 Junior Ave.