Three Southern Railway SD24's with C&O F7A 7068 painted in an experimental Zebra paint scheme. Two F7As 7004 and 7068 with GP7 5761 and GP9 6141 were so painted. Photo from my collection, no photo... (more)

The moon begins to rise over the Southern Railway caboose X427 as it rests in its new location of Stern Park near the Historic Downtown Opelika area. Over the summer of 2018, this caboose was mov... (more)

Southern Railway GP30 2551; SR roster 2525-2644. Only Southern and Norfolk & Western ordered GP30s with high short hoods, but unlike N&W, Southern specified the short hood as front.

That dark, wet section of long hood indicates all is not well with 3819. In fact, it has been shut down since near Leeds, leaving the trailing B36-7 and B30-7 to struggle over the hilly former Ce... (more)

Being a new engineer has its stresses. There is a lot to look and listen for and learn to feel while managing the demands of the crew's directions. Additionally, older locomotives have their own q... (more)

A Southern Railway U30B provides visual evidence of its movement as it switches cars in the yard at Monroe, Virginia.

A B23-7 drills the Southern Railway yard in Monroe, Virginia. The grass growing in the yard tracks is a good indicator that this yard’s future is in jeopardy. Today, a single-track main line and... (more)

Southern Railway wrecker 903018 rests in the yard in Monroe, Virginia. This appears to be a classic Industrial Brownhoist crane that was given a new cab and machinery enclosure by the Southern.

Sailing high above the James River, a northbound Southern Railway piggyback train is stretched along the trestle over the James River in Lynchburg, Virginia. Southern’s GP50’s were the only on... (more)

A single SW1500 shares the engine facility with 10-12 B-B road units. The recently-filled turntable pit occupied the area of bare ground just in front of 2590.

SOU train coming of Huey P Long Bridge at East Bridge Jct

EMD touted the GP50 as a do-anything locomotive, but in actual service it seemed more runner than dragger. The model did not live up to the manufacturer's hype and proved unpopular on many roads,... (more)

Southern GP30 #2601 sits in at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

After unloading passengers, Master Mechanic Bill Purdie looks for the conductor's signal to move the train.