The constant whine of the dynamo and the panting of the air pump fill the air on the deserted platform of a country railway station in Virginia. The date is 1956 and the locomotive simmering bef... (more)
Shrouded in a veil of blowing snow and steam, Train 202, "The Virginia Creeper" charges through a rural farm crossing on it's northbound run to Abingdon.
Minutes away from its final destination in West Jefferson, NC, N&W Train 201, the southbound Virginia Creeper, passes a local farmer keeping watch to his cows. The date may not be 1956, but the St... (more)
Engineer Joe McNew extracts as much speed as he can from his 50-year-old Mollie #382 in an effort to keep the Virginia Creeper on schedule. It's a freezing cold February afternoon and he and fire... (more)