Seaboard Air Line 0-6-0 #1103 at Atlanta, GA in May, 1951. Photo (616 negative) by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

Virginian Railway 135 at Roanoke, VA in February 1957 sporting a thick coat of road grime. This 'motor' is preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. Bob Drake photo, collectio... (more)

Westbound N&W empty hopper train at track speed through Elliston, VA in February 1955. Bob Drake photo, Collection of Tom Sink.

N&W Westbound Powhatan Arrow train #25 at Christiansburg, VA in June 1955 powered by J-class #600. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

N&W 2-6-6-2 class Z1b #1470 at Roanoke, VA awaiting its next work in this July 1954 scene. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

Classic N&W steam action in Roanoke in this Summer 1954 scene as train #46 rolls through downtown behind J-class #605. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

N&W Y6 2149 at Roanoke...Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

B&O E7 #74 at Cumberland, MD in July 1955. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

Westbound Virginia Rwy freight passing through Kumiss, VA in this May 1958 scene. [Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink]

WS-SB Mikado #834 resting at Winston Salem, NC in this March 1957 view. [Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink]

Durham & Southern 2-10-0 #200 working at Dunn, NC in this February 1954 scene. [Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink]

Tennessee Central RS-3 #257 at Emory Gap, TN -- Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink || September 1953

C&WC GP7 #209 resting at Spartanburg, SC Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink || June 1956

Eastbound Virginian Rwy coal loads working upgrade near Clark Gap, WV in February 1957. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

Rockton & Rion 2-8-0 #712, seen here at Rion, SC in this October 1954 view. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.