Virginian electrics on borrowed time By Angela Cotey | October 28, 2022 Email Newsletter Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today! Get Updates Two ex-Virginian Railway EL-C electrics roll a train of coal hoppers west of Roanoke, Va., in 1961. Norfolk & Western had absorbed the Virginian in 1959, and shut down the smaller road’s electric operations in 1962. John Dziobko photo