Former C&O 4421 and a former C&O caboose sit in Hinton yard along with a Seaboard Coast Line gondola. Still holding on in 1986 is a steam era water pipe stand.

611 is working westbound up the Christiansburg grade with one of the first public excursions after being rebuilt in 2015.

Alexander RR #12 crosses Meacham Road to pickup more freight cars from the interchange with Norfolk Southern. #12 was former Southern Pacific 2659 and ex Weyerhauser 308.

Amtrak 837 leads the Auto Train northbound through Ashland VA. The Henry Clay Inn is in the background.

Former Southern Ry 3315, leads a westbound pusher set that is just about to enter the east portal of 7110 ft long Elkhorn Tunnel.

Amtrak's newest Northeast Regional train between Lynchburg VA and Roanoke VA, is about to cross Campbell Ave on the southeast leg of the wye and head to the Amtrak servicing facility on Williamson... (more)

Three loaded coal trains and one grain train wait to go east on the former Virginian Ry mainline. They are sitting beside the restored Virginian Depot.

Former Southern 2760 leads a mixed freight long hood forward through High Point NC.

A Rare Find! While waiting in Thurmond for one of the 1987 New River Trains to pass through, I photographed this box car sitting beside the Engine Shed. It wasn't until recently that I came across... (more)

6112 leads a Piggyback train southbound through High Point NC.

Former N&W SD40-2 6162 leads an eastbound coal train up Elkhorn Grade, just west of the Elkhorn Tunnel, heading for Bluefield West Virginia.

Former N&W SD40-2 6120, Southern Pacific SD40E 7328 and former N&W GE C30-7, push another loaded coal train toward Bluefield West Virginia. The city of Bluefield sits on the state line between Vir... (more)

Stuck in Kingsport...Frustration has set-in for the UP Steam Crew Member leaning out of the cab window of Clinchfield Challenger 676, aka UP 3985. While attempting to turn the engine on the wye, t... (more)

Clinchfield Challenger 676, aka Union Pacific 3985, simmers in the yard at Kingsport TN while a pair of NS GP38-2s pass by. The Challenger has been brought east to celebrate the 50th anniversary... (more)

Amtrak Train 79 has just left Pomona Station in Greensboro and is rolling southbound.