Unassisted the great old symbol of the the best rail in the eastern US attacks the steepest mainline grade in America on a great day when Carl and Bob Lehman met me to photograph the spectacle. T... (more)

Southern Rwy SD45 #3135 leads a pair of SD24s on train 154 at Greensboro, NC / Feb. 1972

Southern Railway B36-7's 3819, 3820 & 3816, all 6 months old and with their stacks covered with heavy duty plastic, are shoved to a short-term storage spot by Southern Railway B23-7 #4004, outside... (more)

THE "GREEN LADY" HAS ARRIVED...for the party!!! NS 4610 sits under a watchful moon as a Pre-Celebration of the Grand Opening of the newly restored Aiken Railroad Depot wraps up. Norfolk Sou... (more)

Southern EMD and Alco power at Spartanburg in the summer of 1969.

Southern Rwy S2 #2224 working at Spartanburg, SC following a snowfall in March 1971.

Classic N&W wig wags protect the crossing at Seven Mile Ford, VA in the spring of 1962 as train 46, the eastbound “Tennessean” roars through en route to DC and New York City. A sizable consist... (more)

In the spring of 1966, Southern eliminated a portion of its Washington to Memphis “Tennessean” passenger train, nos. 45 and 46. The Chattanooga to Memphis leg was retained for a few more years... (more)

It's not too often you can see a meet between a 2-8-0 and an SW1 in their true service liveries of the same RR; thanks to G&O for making it happen.

Assisted by Southern Railway F units, former Savannah and Atlanta 4-6-2 No. 750 pulls a Richmond to Keysville excursion train by the old church at the Chula crossing. In the steam era, a water tan... (more)

Southern Railway train #6 approaching the depot in Greensboro, Dec. 1969.

Southern FP7 6133 waits for the departure at the station at Barber Junction depot. Thanks to the NCTM and fellow RP contributors Clint Renegar, BJ Preddy and Ben Earp for putting on this great nig... (more)

Piedmont Limited at Greensboro in May 1978.

Southern Railway Train 6 makes a station stop at Greenville, SC. In addition to the four FP7As powering the train, today there are a couple of units working their way north. Appearing to be a co... (more)

SOU No. 19 is in detour movement on SCL tracks at Crabtree, NC, just north of Raleigh Yard, NC. SOU No. 19 is one of 213 SOU trains to detour over the SCL Raleigh Division after the washout of SO... (more)