As seen from State Line Tower, N&W's bicentennial SD45 heads north toward Chicago. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of N&W SD45s bring a freight passed State Line Tower. Tom Golden photo.

The 1218 on the point of a southbound NRHS Special, nearing Lynchburg and crossing the James River on the massive old Southern Railway bridge

The Queen of Steam let’s off a large plume of smoke during a chartered photo shoot on that Strasburg Railroad. Driving rain couldn’t dampen spirits or the beauty of the engine. With 611 back... (more)

Sour Milk Tonight

With a 6:30 train on Strasburg’s schedule at this time of year, I headed over to Carpenter’s Cemetery to get the classic shot. There was a sizable herd of Hol... (more)

N&W 1200s were not used on the Shenandoah Division north of Roanoke in the days of steam because of their lack of cab signals. But here's the restored 1218 in 1990 on a circle trip out of Roanoke... (more)

Passing through the remains of the Southern yard at Monroe, Virginia, N&W 1218 pulls some Roanoke=bound freight.

N&W 1218 rolls south through Shipman, Virginia with a short freight train. The A is on a ferry move between Charlottesville and Roanoke.

Continuing on its “deadhead” move from Charlottesville to Roanoke, Virginia, N&W 1218 saves some diesel fuel for the company, bringing some freight through Covesville, Virginia. In four days, ... (more)

One of the little publicized aspects of many N&W 1218 excursions was what happened when the destination did not have facilities to turn the huge 2-6-6-4. On this day, the A had led a long excursio... (more)

Meeting of the trains on the Strasburg at Groffs Grove.

After a 5-year stay at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, the Norfolk and Western Y6 2156 heads back to St. Louis to resume display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missou... (more)

N&W 2156 soars over the bridge at Kenova, one last time, on its way back to the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Mo. Railfans gathered around the tracks all the way from Matewan to ... (more)

The N&W 2156 is well on her way west to St. Louis, seen here in Elliston, Va. It'll definitely be sad not seeing her at the Virginia Museum of Transportation anymore.