Making a rare trip over this part of the old D&H Adirondack Branch, Saratoga Corinth and Hudson Railroad Alco 5 is crossing the bridge over the Sacandaga River at Hadley. While they do not regular... (more)

SC&H Alco 5 shines in the afternoon sun as it pulls the Hadley Express into Corinth after completing the second & busiest ride of the day with engineer Roth watching ahead of the movement before h... (more)

The Hadley Express has just arrived at Hadley/Luzerne Station on it's second run of the day dropping off passengers for the "Maple in April" Festival featuring SC&H ALCO 5

99 loads of Northern Alabama metallurgical coal are a few miles away from unloading at the Alabama Port Authority McDuffie Terminal.

An Amtrak San Diegan set sits in Los Angeles Union Station awaiting its next run (I assume south, as the one going to Santa Barbara was on another track). F40PH #229 was built in May of 1975 and w... (more)

On the day before Mother's Day, the North Alabama Railroad (NARM) on their Mercury and Chase Railroad operates a "Mother and Son" excursion train. The train is about to clear the Chase ... (more)

The first of two excursions operated on this day by the North Alabama Railroad (NARM) on their Mercury and Chase Railroad line approaches the Higdon Road crossing in the Chase community of Huntsvi... (more)

It’s Alive
With the blue hour almost at a close, this little steamer starts to expel smoke and steam as it prepares for a nocturnal run. Special thanks to the Heart of Dixie for ... (more)

Thomas the Tank smiles, like always, as the famous engine from Sodor brings passengers back from another ride along the line at the Heart of Dixie Museum.

Flagg Coal 75 makes its third visit to the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum to pull trips over three rehabilitated miles of the former L&N Alabama Mineral Belt where HOD normally runs excursions. It... (more)

Twin Seams Mining Shay #5 working near Fox Junction, AL in the summer of 1962. The crewman riding the hopper car behind the engine is giving hand signals to the engineer as the crew attempts to re... (more)

Old and new pose as the Flagg Coal 75 and an EMD SW8 rest side by side in the afternoon light.

The sweet smell of coal smoke from a standard gauge steam locomotive permeated the Alabama woods for the first time in over fourteen years thanks to the crew of Flagg Coal 75 and the Heart of Dixi... (more)

No matter their size, steam engines always seem to draw a crowd.

With Gordon busy pulling the Express, Thomas gets the call to pull the Calera & Shelby passenger excursion.