The last train of the day is hot on the heels of Strasburg's SW8, running just ahead of the passenger excursion, at Groff's Grove.
One of my favorite railroad authors is the late Gerald M. Best, who penned several books that populate the shelves of my library ("Iron Horses to Promontory" "Nevada County Narrow Gauge" "Snowplow... (more)
It's been a few years since I visited the RRMofPA, and I was surprised to see V&T 20 and PRR 5741 have been fenced and roped off, making this photo of museum equipment that much harder to capture.... (more)
Norfolk & Western 611, 1218, and 1776 greet visitors at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Norfolk & Western 611 once again sports her original style Sunbeam Golden Glow headlight instead of the excursion era dual sealed beam headlight installed by NS in 1982. She looks great in this co... (more)
Two of the greatest examples of mid-20th Century steam power on display at Roanoke, Virginia.
Veteran of the legendary Abingdon Branch line, Norfolk & Western 2-8-0 No. 6 has recently undergone a cosmetic restoration at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, needing only new lettering to c... (more)
It only took me 26 years! When I was a budding 12-year-old railfan in 1987, I watched with intense interest (via the pages of Trains and Railfan & Railroad) as NS shopped 1218 and put it into exc... (more)
C&O 614 is displayed at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, VA. It wears the logos of the Greenbrier Hotel, located nearby in White Sulphur Springs, and was painted and lettered for... (more)
Inside the cab of C&O 614, currently on display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, VA, is an interesting mix of old and new technology (note the 26L brake stand and the MU contro... (more)
No. 4 steams upgrade through the "S" curve below Whittaker.
No. 4, with a short freight, steams downgrade past the Gum Farm between the upper and lower switchbacks.
Fireman Andy Cassell keeps Western Maryland 6 hot as it steams upgrade towards Whittaker.
Sounding like a 4-8-4 at 70 mph, Western Maryland 6 charges up Cheat Mountain towards Whittaker with engineer Danny Seldomridge at the throttle.
The business side of the "Big Six."
