Southern #4501 joined the TVRM excursion fleet during Railfest 2014, seen here posed with 2-8-0 #630.

The 765 storms past Harris Tower with a NS employee appreciation train.

NKP 765 leads NS 8100 across the bridge at Mt. Union PA.

SOU 630 steams southbound and uphill from the crew change at Burnside on its way to Oneida, seen here in the great scenery around Tateville.

The 21st Century Steam excursion from Lexington, KY to Oneida, TN highballs the remote town of McKinney on its way south.

The 21st Century Steam excursion from Lexington, KY to Oneida, TN comes to a stop at Burnside, KY for a crew change on the busy NS Rathole.

Blast from the Past: Steam passes the historic Norfolk and Western Depot in Downtown Marion on the Norfolk Southern Pulaski District.

NKP 765 speeds through Hobart, IN on its old home rails with an employee special bound for Calumet Yard.

The 611 is on what we thought was her last trip back to Roanoke.

After a brief stop at Huntingburg the 1218 leads the Independence Limited west for St. Louis and the 1990 NRHS convention.

Southern 2-10-4 #610, cylinder cocks open, departs the North Wye at K&IT’s Youngtown Yard on 6-10-78. The former T&P locomotive is taking an excursion train from Louisville to Danville, KY on a... (more)

I like that smudge. All too often excursion engines are so squeaky clean they look like they don't work at all. As she prepares to go for some servicing there's no it has been a hard pull this t... (more)

Southbound 4501, headed for Kingsport.

Norfolk & Western No. 611 stomps along its old home ground, passing under the coaling tower at Vicker, Va. This was the Powhattan Arrow excursion sponsored by the Roanoke Chapter NRHS. No. 611 ran... (more)

Old meets new as Southern 630 pulls around to 2nd Ave. as Amtrak 20 waits to proceed east towards Atlanta.