Dueling Bridges: Richmond Style… U160 heads east along the former C&O viaduct. In the foreground (and quite badly tagged with graffiti) is NS’s former Southern bridge across the James River. ... (more)

A smoky morning with Cass's two authentic Mower Lumber Co. Shays: on the left, class 70-3 #4; on the right, class 80-3 #5. Railroad: Cass Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: 3 truck Shay
Location: Cass, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: CSRR 4
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 18, 2008

My first RailPic as a college graduate! Q405 crosses the Roanoke River under stormy skies with 110+ cars of southbound freight including a lot of trash. High winds on this morning blew a tree acro... (more)

The daily Plymouth to Chocowinity turn has almost reached its destination after emerging from the pine forests of the Coastal Plain to cross the Pamlico River on the old-NS mainline.

...eyes on the tracks ahead...(through some very interesting glasses I might add)

A crew has just finished their trip over the West End and is being picked up by the taxi while the yard crew takes over the pair of AC’s and moves them over to the engine facilities.

425 puts on a deafening show roaring over the grade at Mountain Top through a deep rock cut. The photo cannot possibly do justice to this fantastic machine running wide open at track speed on a st... (more)

The 20 mile long HP,T,&D runs between the NS in High Point and the junction with parent shortline Winston-Salem Southbound at High Rock. Both the HPTD and WSS are jointly owned by CSX and NS and u... (more)

An overview of the Chocowinity Yard used jointly by NS & CLNA looking north as the CLNA Plymouth to Choco turn switches the south end with their former Mississippi Export Geep. This is all trackag... (more)

The perfect fit! Old 98 and her chartered caboose fit nicely onto one of the many wooden bridges over winding Red Clay Creek as she heads back into the woods.

On a beautiful spring day, the ARC crew goes about their duties switching a concrete plant.

Not one of Strasburg's powerhouses like 475 or 90, CN 89 is undeniably attractive with her simple lines. Being built in 1910, she is nearing her 100th birthday and still looking great. 89 has 63" ... (more)

The mainstay of the SVRR, which is operated by WV based DGVR, GP9 No.40 moves a large transformer to a siding just outside of Staunton.

Man and his machine: veteran Cass engineer Danny Seldomridge checks over his charge prior to a trip up the mountain.

Two Shays meet in the valley near the old town site of Spruce. Pictured here are 90-ton model 11 built in 1923 and 80-ton model 5 built in 1905. The 5 has spent its entire life hauling logs then t... (more)