Southern Railway 630 thunders through a cut at speed with a Lexington Group excursion over the NS Maryville Branch . This private trip operated as part of the Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Stea... (more)

Southern Railway 154 (KXHR 154) has arrived in Alcoa, TN on the NS Maryville Branch with a Lexington Group excursion. This private trip operated as part of the Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Ste... (more)

Southern Railway 154 (KXHR 154) blasts through a tree tunnel with a bit of remaining fall color at Grade Road on the NS Maryville Branch with a Lexington Group excursion. This private trip operat... (more)

In her last season before coming due for a federally mandated overhaul the L&N 152 takes a break from her normal passenger hauling duties to pull an empty coal train on the Lebanon Branch. The en... (more)

Whitewater Valley Railroad extra 9339 north eases across the railroad's namesake river at Laurel, IN on a Sunday afternoon. The equipment was deadheading north to Connersville, IN after being use... (more)

Shays #4, 5, and Western Maryland #6 "Big Six" simmer in the shop area. The security lights leave an eerie color cast in the steam trails above the 5 and 6!

Westbound coal hoppers fly past the old N&W position light signals at Pembroke, VA on a warm and sunny autumn afternoon.

Amtrak's Cardinal pulls the grade at Moss Run, VA with varnish on the rear. The dome observation car "Sierra Hotel" carries the markers this day.

RJC's FP7s and PAL's UK and UofL GP38-2s bask in the afternoon sun on the mainline in Frankfort's downtown area.

The RJC My Old Kentucky Dinner Train consist is in Lexington for several charters.

The Eagle Tunnel daylighting project began due to a collapse and is coming right along by the time this photo was made. The North portal that was left standing is likely the shortest tunnel on CS... (more)

Apparently the air conditioning has gone bad on this GE.

The couple at the crossing must be counting their blessings since they emerged from the tunnel just moments ahead of the train. I hope they realized how close they came to becoming human hood orn... (more)

Heisler number 6 shoves a log train by Gum Field with a fine view of the mountains in the distance. Notice the guardrail inside of Gum curve, this is a 22-29 degree curve on a 2.4-3.7% grade!