Bridging. The C&O 1309 crosses over the Great Allegheny Passage as part of a photo charter.

Heading Out. NS 189 pulls under the signal bridge at Howell Wye as it prepared to depart Atlanta for East Point, GA.

Dystopian. Departing the Five Points station, this MARTA train passes the Atlanta Underground, which once was a vibrant attraction but now is largely abandoned and overgrown.

Vanishing Scheme. Led completely by foreign power, including the likely imperiled KCS scheme, NS 26A waits near Howell Wye while it is working Inman Yard.

Kansas City Power. Unusually for Columbia, we've seen a lot of foreign power lately on NS trains. It most often is Union Pacific, but on Monday 242 was led by two rare KCS leaders. Here, i... (more)

Running Late. Running a bit later than its usual nighttime schedule, the northbound Silver Star arrives into Columbia in the early morning, passing through Devine Junction on its way to th... (more)

Hit the Streets. NS 191 arrives into Augusta, GA after spending awhile tied down in Vaucluse, SC. SOU/NS trains have traveled this path for many years, and it's always neat to see the stre... (more)

Lakeside. Led completely by foreign power, NS 191 passes through the old mill town of Vaucluse, SC, which reportedly is the oldest mill village in SC and is in fact on the National Registe... (more)

Daylight Run. Typically, 191 of recent has been a nighttime run south on the Southern's R Line but, on this day, while actually scouting for something else, I caught it leaving Columbia, S... (more)

Ready to Pull. The SVRR local run gets ready to pull from Staunton with a very nice snowfall on the ground.

The Crew. Some of the crew of 1309 that took such good care of us on our two day Lerro Photography Outing.

Exiting the Tunnel. The 1309 exits the tree tunnel as it runs by the photographers participating in the Lerro Photography outing.

Morning Run. Early on the first day of a Lerro Charter, the C&O 1309 runs by a photo lineup just past Helmstetter's Curve and slightly before Block Tunnel.

Theatrical Exit. Viewed through the 1309's exhaust leaving the tunnel, this nicely restored Western Maryland caboose brings up the rear of a Lerro Photography charter run by.

Profile in Technology. Working outside of their usual territory, two Union Pacific Tier 4 units--SD70AH to UP, SD70ACe-T4 for most other lines--lead the daily intermodal train from Atlanta... (more)