The N&W owned only three U 30Cs. Here # 8000 leads a typically N&W eclectic lash up on a rainy summer afternoon.The lead unit is followed by a pair of C-36-7s, a pair of GP-9s and a six axle EMD.

Extra power runs west.

Running long hood forward N&W SD45 1751 leads a manifest up Christiansburg Grade.

A very tired looking AEM-7 917 rolls into Union Station with a Northeast Regional near the end of its long and able service life. The Sprinters are on the way.

An east bound load enters the yard at Hinton. The mixed bag lash up was typical of the C&O/Chessie operations in the area. The switch stand, yard shanty, and glass insulator telegraph poles lend ... (more)

Local traffic passes over the yard lead to the Cuba Libre Sugar Mill while an Alco built 2-8-0 takes a break from its switching chores.

A CSX west bound coal trains rolls along the Buckingham Branch just west of Craigsville, VA.The Buckingham Branch leases the ex-C&O mainline between Richmond and Clifton Forge. CSXT runs multiple ... (more)

A three cylinder Class 44 crests a long grade at Blankenheim, East Germany. Another oil-fired Class 44 decapod shoves hard at the rear. Along with the Saalfeld area, the long grade between Sanger... (more)

SD40-3 4331 shows off it boxy lines at the Acca Yard Bryant Park Engine Terminal.

Shenandoah Valley 6512 in B&O colors.

Shenandoah Valley 40 pulls a long train of covered hoppers north from Fort Defiance on a bitter cold but clear winter morning. This unit is now repainted in an attractive blue scheme.