On a warm summer day in central Kentucky, RJ Corman FP7s 1941 and 1940 are tied down in Bardstown, a few feet from the My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train. The duo was originally built for So... (more)

Thunder on Blue Ridge: N&W Class J 611 climbs the Blue Ridge Mountains at the grade's namesake CPL signals with The Powhatan Arrow in tow.

After 611 finished its trips for the day and the crowds thinned in downtown Roanoke, 210-car 195 rolled into town at Randolph Street, passing the N&W General Office buildings just before sunset.

N&W 611 makes a spirited run up Christiansburg Mountain at Shawsville, VA with The Pelican in tow.

After a late departure from Roanoke, the last J makes up time with The Powhatan Arrow in tow at Webster, VA. The Blue Ridge still had its N&W Color Position Light signals as of this trip, a... (more)

On a warm early summer day, hotshot intermodal train 212 makes good time through scenic and quiet Oakwood with three reliable GE Dash 9s on the head end.

On a beautiful evening, a rare (in daylight) loaded grain train crawls into Gainesville as the two engines on the head end and the two pushers claw their way over the sharp curves and short, steep... (more)

NS P13 shoves towards the Sinclair track to start its night on duty. After doubling their train out of New Holland Yard, they'll run to Chamblee, swap out their cars for inbound cars, and run back... (more)

On a beautiful and hot north Georgia afternoon, the Reading heritage engine leads NS 238 up the Greenville District on its way from Atlanta to Charleston. I like all of the roadname-specific detai... (more)

On a beautiful and hot north Georgia afternoon, the Reading heritage engine leads NS 238 up the Greenville District on its way from Atlanta to Charleston.

Doing what she does best, 611, the Queen of Steam attracts a large crowd of onlookers at Morganton, NC. The J has not passed through here in 22 years, making this round-trip over the Southern Loop... (more)

After picking up a new EMS crew at the Danville Amtrak station, N&W 611 barks up the district's ruling grade at Bentley, which still sports its two Southern Railway signal bridges.

With the Southern GEVO shoving its fancy hood ornament upgrade at Durmid, the Spencer-Lynchburg round-trip Virginian gets out of town following a very late departure. The Southern signals s... (more)

The southbound Virginian flies by the cemetery in Gretna, VA. Fittingly, a headstone from the Power family stands in the foreground, as the remarkably powerful J-Class 611 gallops upgrade o... (more)

Before starting her 9-hour day running public trips around "The Rock", Stone Mountain FP7 6143, formerly New Georgia Railroad 3498 and Southern Railway 6143, idles away in "Pebble R... (more)