This rare SW600 is assigned to KXHR's Three Rivers Rambler excursion operation. It sure looks sharp in its Southern-inspired livery.

One of the "Lost Engines of Roanoke" (including four steam locomotives, two diesels, and an assortment of freight cars) that were sold for scrap but never cut up. This is about as shootable as any... (more)

During the first half of 2015, H&MC acquired two 1970s-vintage GE units, a marked shift from the EMD switchers which previously worked this shortline. Since its career with Southern/NS ended, the ... (more)

A Chinese 2-10-2 leads a loaded sand train down a double track CSX mainline in 2008... stranger things have happened, I suppose, but this definately ranks high up there in the 'never saw this one ... (more)

Engineer Brent Norvell peers intently over the 203's tender as the engine runs tender-first back to downtown Knoxville with the return trip of the Three Rivers Rambler railfan special.

The St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern operates an excursion and dinner train service with an ex-PRR E8, which recently received a new coat of paint but has not yet been lettered. This unit saw e... (more)

On its first weekend in regular service following an extensive decade-long restoration, Southern 630 leads a Missionary Ridge Local excursion over Chickamauga Creek.

The volunteers of the StLIM&S have nearly completed the repainting of their former Pennsy E8; the lettering and striping are mostly complete with just a few small details remaining. The locomotive... (more)

On its first weekend in regular service following an extensive decade-long restoration, Southern 630 leads a Missionary Ridge Local excursion out of the west portal of Missionary Ridge Tunnel, whi... (more)

The regal 750 turns 100-years-old this year; she was constructed in 1910 by Alco for the FEC. Famous for powering Southern and New Georgia steam excursions, the 750 is now one of the premier exhib... (more)

The 610 arrives to a modest audience at TVRM's Grand Junction station during a torrential downpour. This photo pretty much sums up my railfanning experiences over the past year or so, during which... (more)

Here is a view of a derailment at the east end of the NS yard in Columbus that caused three boxcars to be sent askew and tilt at different angles. The derailment was reported to have been caused b... (more)

The North Carolina Transportation Museum's former Southern FP7 6133 leads a TVRM Missionary Ridge excursion out of the west portal of Missionary Ridge Tunnel. The locomotive was visiting from NCTM... (more)

SD70ACe control stand