The inbound Kentucky Derby train, CSX P912, curves out of the gorge and toward the Kentucky/Tennessee as it passes through Highcliff

The inbound Kentucky Derby train, CSX P912, rolls by the searchlight signals at the south end of Jacksboro siding as it heads for Corbin and eventually Lexington, KY

After a long trip from Cincinnati, a new crew is in charge as Q539 exits the tunnel at Hazel Patch as they pull forward to attach the Crooked Hill pusher for the run up the grade

CSX C706 exits off the EK Sub and onto the CC as it shoves northward by the signals at Patio so it can grab Q539s cars in the KY Pass to eventually shuffle around in the yard.

A former SD50, hiding in a SD40E body, and a former NW SD40-2 lead NS 376 across Interstate 75 on the outskirts of Fayette County on a beautiful spring afternoon.

Norfolk & Western 611 exits Point Tunnel at the tail end of the loops as it approaches the small town of Old Fort, NC

After a brief stop for a radio issue, NW 611 gets back underway as she pulls her 23 car passenger excursion across Catawba Trestle on its way to Asheville

With both Southern units howling and NW 611 working her heart out, NS 958 climbs the loops and out of Jarrett's Tunnel near Old Fort.

With railfans and the residents of Morganton lining the depot and tracks, NW 611 and NS 958 makes some noise as they pass the depot in downtown Morganton

NW 611 departs Spencer and NCTM as it stretches its legs on the approach to Salisbury Wye

After a long layover in Lynchburg, the Norfolk & Western 611 leads NS 958 under the Southern signal bridge at Durmid on its way back to Spencer

With the sun setting in the evening sky, NW 611 glides under the Southern signal bridge at Danville

NW 611 splits the intermediate signals at Lawyers Station

NW 611 rolls by the Gretna Cemetery as it heads for their station stop in Danville

NW 611 leads NS 958 through Jamestown on a beautiful Carolina morning