NS 957 shoves back around the north leg of the wye at Salisbury after having to stop and pull back forward due the 611 engine and tender not being able to make it around the south leg of the wye.

NS 957 passes the Old Dixie Mill in Downtown Lexington heading back south towards Spencer.

NS 957 heads north towards Greensboro passing through the current double track project going on between Lexington and Thomasville.

NS 957 with the N&W J class 611 passes southbound through the High Point Amtrak Station at speed.

NS 957 pulls back into the NCTM after making a successful run to Greensboro and back.

NS 957 rolls under the classic Southern signals at Thomasville on the return leg of its trip to the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

NS 957 pauses in front of the old abandoned Dixie Plant in Lexington, as crew members perform a check on the N&W 611 which is on its first mainline run in 21 years.

Southern 4501 gets loose on the mainline for the first time in nearly 21 years during a test run between Chattanooga and Cleveland, TN. Here we find her storming through Ooltewah at Edgemon Road a... (more)

Southern 4501 pulls her tool car and 7 coaches up the 1% grade west of McDonald, TN with little struggle. Based on what was said after the flawless run, we should be seeing a lot more of 4501 in t... (more)

Having made quick work of the eastbound portion of her first mainline trip in 21 years, Southern 4501 turns on the Bradley Wye in Cleveland, TN for the run back west. The trainmaster asked if they... (more)

Southern 4501 gets loose on the mainline for the first time in 21 years! Here we find her in the wind big time at Hickory Valley Road as she begins a short turn out to Cleveland, TN and back.

The Return of a Legend! For the first time in 20 years the famous Southern Rwy 4501 stretch its legs on mainline trackage. The age of railroad has change in the last 20 years, but... (more)

Steam makes an appearance on the CNO&TP in KY for the first time in over 20 years as SOU 630 storms south on the First District during May 2014. I'll consider myself extremely lucky on this one co... (more)

Southern 630 leads the final Oneida Flyer trip as it passes under the now extinct Southern searchlights at CP South Fork on the CNO&TP.

The southbound return to Chattanooga of a TVRM 21st Century excursion crosses the Tennessee River. While SOU 630 should've been leading this run, the 8099 did a good job as a substitute.