Norfolk and Western Y6b is Preparing to take on coal at Shaffer's Crossing. GP9 #729 is sitting on the opposite track.

Photographer- Marc Grinter- from a 35 mm Kodachrome slide. Former N&W Class "A" #1218 makes easy work of an excursion train through Delaplane, Virginia on a late spring day on a round tr... (more)

"THREE OF A KIND AT NIGHT"
A night variation of a PREVIOUS PHOTO that I took a few weeks prior. Su... (more)

This is the current state of the fast moving Fire Up 611 campaign. The superheater unit is back in and the boiler has passed its hydrostatic test. As evidenced in this shot, clearly the Southern r... (more)

N&W 1218 leading a NRHS excursion near Swannanoa, NC in April 1984.

NW 1782 and a sister SD45 lead a freight through Norwalk, OH on a stormy May day. The train originated in Bellevue, OH and is headed east on the former Nickel Plate line to Pittsburgh and Wheeling... (more)

Having made a successful return to Roanoke the night before, N&W 611 is now back in charge of its excursion train as it crosses the James River on SR rails.

"ROJO EL COLOR DEL AMOR"
My Spanish may be rusty, but this old Norfolk & Western CPL signal sure is. The signal is accented by lighting provided by Sean Hoyden using 2 off ca... (more)

In the early 80's, the main attraction at Lambert's Point was C630's with slugs made from cut-down FM Trainmasters. A group of SD9's, including this one in classic N&W blue paint, were a nice bonu... (more)

NW cabooses 555089 and 518585 west, enter the tunnel at, Roderfield, WV. 5/10/1988

"12R MEETS 213"
It's a very chilly 10 degrees at Shepherdstown, WV as 213 sits in the siding to meet the oncoming 12R. The venerable Norfolk and Western CPL signals stand guard both in ... (more)

After an overnight bus ride from Roanoke, the photographer spots an A-class 1209 demonstrating articulation as it threads through a crossover under the coal dock at Columbus. Like John, the engin... (more)

Sunrise in Old Virginia. In the waning days of steam power, an aging Norfolk & Western M-Class "Mollie" races the dawn with a local mixed, carrying milk, newspapers and a few lonely passeng... (more)

Famous class A 1218 struggles up the Blue Ridge grade with an eastbound freight while a leased RF&P EMD E8 rolls downgrade with the POWHATAN ARROW.

An eastbound coal drag behind Y6 2129 and class A 1216 pull upgrade near the summit of the Blue Ridge grade. I met several other railfans on this trip and one of them must have been Jerry Carson ... (more)