In the 1980’s, the Norfolk Southern overhauled four Southern FP7’s for utility service as part of its steam program. Painted in the Southern’s green passenger scheme, the four-axle passenge... (more)

Southern Railway 4501 has departed Dearborn Station and is about to pound the diamonds at 21st Street Interlocking as it heads south along the C&WI toward Indiana with The Independence Limited. A... (more)

For many decades the Opelika depot - which sat hard against the crossing of the Western Railway of Alabama and the Central of Georgia - had long umbrella sheds that ran adjacent to both mains. The... (more)

A GP9/GP38 duo is about to clump across the Western Railway of Alabama as long-distance local train 45 works Opelika.

FAIRFIELD IL Aug 1983 -- As one crewman jumps off the head end (left) another bends down (middle) to unlock a switch. Southern GP35 2654 was built by EMD in 1965.

During the Fourth of July weekend, Southern 4501 was used to haul passengers on an excursion around Chicago and Indiana known as the Independence Limited. Prior to one of its runs, the steam loco... (more)

There’s no doubt that the highlight of the 1983 NRHS convention was the night photo session at Richmond’s famed triple crossing. Conducted by the late Jim Boyd, the scene featured a Chesapeake... (more)

Northbound train 222 at Yadkin, NC in the fall of 1971.

Southern Railway U23B 3915 with high short nose at Columbus, Ohio, December 30, 1988.

A Southern Railway derrick assigned to Asheville waits to see if it will ever be called to duty.

Oakdale Tennessee was a division point of the second and third districts of the Southern now NS CNO&TP. Here we find the conductor of a northbound ballast train about to board his caboose.

The inbound 1989 NRHS convention special with the N&W 611 passes a ballast train south of Charlottesville. No. 3988 was built by GE for the Southern Railway in January, 1979.

Southern painted GP30 #2562 leads 3 other EMDs at Faquay Varina, NC || July 1985

Southern B23-7 3997 leads 3 GP30s at Howell in downtown Atlanta, Oct. 1984.

An eastbound NS freight lead by a Southern SD40-2 passes the east end signal at Tucker after meeting a westbound.