The Southern Railway was notoriously conservative in matters of steam, but if the road had acquired modern Lima superpower, here’s what it might have looked like. On July 29, 1977, we are alongs... (more)

NKP #765 highballs through Allentown, PA captured at dusk in a zoom pan at 1/8th!

NS 957 better known as the "Erie Limited" is seen traveling east on the Ex-Erie Southern Tier mainline at Swain, NY with NKP 765 leading the way. This had been the first time since the 8... (more)

On the ex-NKP bridge over the Cuyahoga River. A Roger Puta photograph

As the Southern Railway’s steam program grew, the road looked for larger locomotives to haul longer excursion trains. During 1979 and 1980, the Southern leased ex-Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2... (more)

Alexandria Action – A fantrip lead by Southern’s 2-10-4 number 610 has unloaded its passengers after completing an Alexandria – Charlottesville round trip, and is backing away from the stati... (more)

Well into her voyage to Corning,NY #765 blows through Cameron,NY at the route 119 crossing.

Norfolk and Western Class J #611 leads an excursion east through The Plains, Virginia.

The Southern Railway welcomed Texas and Pacific #610 into it's steam program after the 2-10-4 was rebuilt and did a brief stint pulling the American Freedom Train in 1976. Here the locomotive is... (more)

"Departing Scranton"

The 1218 is turning its train after an excursion to Fremont, Ohio.

The 1218 is westbound on the last leg of a circle trip from Roanoke north along the Shenandoah Valley line, east on the old C&O James River line to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke.

The NKP 765 excursion from Steamtown to the Delaware Water Gap passes the University of Scranton on it's return to Scranton. At 6:55pm, the train catches some nice low light at the end of a beauti... (more)

Nickel Plate Berk #765 leads an excursion on the DL mainline past the former DL&W station in Scranton, PA. The train is bound for Steamtown National Historic Site, coming up from the Delaware Wate... (more)

Several hundred spectators gathered in downtown Christiansburg, VA to witness N&W J-Class 611 as it leads a Roanoke to Walton round trip excursion through town.