After the derby had ended and the top brass had flown back to head quarters, the Norfolk Southern Office Car Special begins it's journey back to Altoona to sit until it is called up for action aga... (more)
Steam, CPL's and the Cincinnati Skyline. It doesn't get much better than that!
On the first run of the day, Southern 630 makes an all out attack on one of the many grades between Grundy Va. and Devon Wv.
The daily Cincinnati to Patio Yard local (CSX Q549) waits for signal indication out of CSX Yard Two as Southbound 957 lead by Southern RR 630 makes a spectacular exit from Gest Street Yard before ... (more)
630 heads back to Lexington through Gradison, KY. The photogenic GRS "Searchlight" signals at Gradison were replaced by the gawty looking Safetran signals a few months previous.
630 heads back to Lexington through Revilo, KY. Unlike the previous day, the northbound move received a new train number.
On the 50th anniversary of the Southern Steam Program. Norfolk Southern ran a special with Southern 630 at the point from Chattanooga to Oneida and back on Saturday June the 7th. It would have bee... (more)
630 through a cut at Wiborg, KY. This cut bypassed one of the "Ratholes" on the CNO&TP.
While hundreds of folks scaled the tick infested cliffs or parked on uber busy US 27 for their Burnside Bridge shots, a more unique view of can be had. Here 630 slips between one of two rock slid... (more)
With the grades and famous deep cuts of the CNO&TP behind her, 630 makes it's lash dash to Lexington with only High Bridge being the next landmark to traverse!
prior to the morning haul south 630 is seen waiting for the call to depart at 8am.
Between the old tobacco warehouses, a true Southern steam engine and the Southern-style GRS signals I'm not sure it gets any more pure "Southern" than this as Southern Railway 630 blast... (more)
On a cool, crisp Saturday morning in May, Southern 630 looks right at home leading a train down the CNO&TP at the scenic Blanchett, KY.
