McCloud River Railroad #18 on the V&T
Former Northern California transplant, McCloud River Railroad 2-8-2 #18 heads north having charged through Tunnel #4 with a freight bound for Virgi... (more)
V&T #29 at Tunnel #4
Former Longview, Portland & Northern Railway #680 blasts out of the east portal of Tunnel #4, also known as "The Yellow Jacket Tunnel", with a freight bound for Vi... (more)
February was a month to remember In Southwest Virginia, where heavy snow fall and strong winds created several snow banks along the 55 mile Abingdon Branch. N&W 4-8-0 #382 is captured here edging... (more)
Two crew members line up #15 on EBT's "Armstrong" turntable before wrapping up a hard day's work.
It's just before 9 AM on a Fall day in October and the crew has a full load headed out of the yard at Obisonia en route to Mount Union, PA. EBT #17 and #18 sit idle under steam (actually smoke st... (more)
EBT #15 charges south towards Robertsdale, PA with a load of empty hoppers ready to be filled. They will be returned by days end to be interchanged at Mount Union with the Pennsylvania Railroad. ... (more)
EBT #15 passes by the sand house in the yards at Orbisonia, having just topped off in preparation for day's work along the grade. As it was then, it is now - times are tough at the railroad as it... (more)
A crew brings their load from Mt Union to the town of Orbisonia, pausing ever so slightly before making their way across a grade crossing just ahead of the EBT yard.
Helmstetter's Curve from afar. Under the tracks along the curve around Helmstetter's farm are the remnants of an old trestle that had been filled to make the grade which consequently requires ver... (more)
Lending a helping hand, WM #729 continues the push to Frostburg.
WM #729 lends a helping hand pushing a freight up the 1.75 percent grade.
Mountain Thunder down below!
The Steam Gods were pleased with the performance put on by Wild Mary at Brush Tunnel!
I panned a diesel and I liked it...
This was never the way I planned, not my intention... It's not what I'm used to, just wanted to try it... I was curious - WM GP30 #502 caught my at... (more)
Wild Mary #729 takes pause by Cumberland station which overlooks a steeple just across the canal.