"The Virginian" ===== N&W 611 leads NS train 954 through a driving rain across Goodview trestle along the ex Virginian railway en route to Greensboro, North Carolina. April 23, 2017. M... (more)

"Roanoke's Finest" ====== Obligatory shot of the iconic "611" from the site number panel turned stretched pano. Another one of few shots with the 5DsR from last weekend's 611... (more)

"Crossing Kate's Creek" ===== N&W 611 leads NS train 954 through a driving rain across Goodview trestle along the ex Virginian railway en route to Greensboro, North Carolina. April 23, 2017. Col... (more)

"Sharing a Pastime" ===== A father and his young daughter share and umbrella to watch N&W 611 pull out of Greensboro Depot after completing "The Roanoker" excusion on Sunday ... (more)

"Checking the Time" ===== A passenger scans the Roanoke city skyline for the clock tower in downtown awaiting the departure of 611. No it was not staged, and no I never got his name. ... (more)

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"Gate City Dreams" === An homage to O. Winston Link. Greensboro is often referred to as 'The Gate City' and it proved to be the gate-way to the best and last shot of the day as I chase... (more)

Putting on a show coming out of a stop for an HEP problem, the Eastbound return trip of the N&W 611 Greensboro-Roanoke excursions passes over the high trestle just East of Hardy, crossing the Smit... (more)

The eastbound return leg of the "Roanoker" crosses the high trestle at Kate's Creek near Goodview Virginia on a cool Spring afternoon in the Commonwealth.

With the cancellation of the Galesburg Zephyr excursion run, the FWRHS's NKP 765 made the journey back to New Haven, IN to the shops. After dropping the consist, they headed East with just the 765... (more)

After the difficult decision to cancel the Galesburg trips for next weekend, Nickel Plate 765 made the journey from Calumet Yard in Chicago back to Fort Wayne as it rolls down the former Nickel Pl... (more)

This pair of big GE's seemed a bit out of place tied down next to a garage on this old industrial spur on Baltimore's north east side. This is a popular railfanning location and the busy Baltimo... (more)

Sometimes you just get lucky! - This was my first visit to Baltimore and the morning of exploration had just begun when we pulled up to Boston St. Within minutes of arriving at the crossin... (more)

Headed for the barn in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a short stay in Roanoke, Virginia, one half of the NS F-unit fleet takes the siding at Berryville, Virginia, to meet intermodal 228.

Eastbound NS 954 Office Car Special running under the "glide path" of Seymour Johnson AFB, in La Grange, NC half way between Goldsboro and Kinston, NC on the ex-Southern Rwy / North Carolina Railr... (more)