The 1987 NRHS Convention was held in Roanoke, Virginia. The schedule included an excursion trip from Roanoke to Radford on August 1, 1987. This trip featured N&W 1218 with a coal train and N&W 611... (more)

On a dark and dreary day, Southern (Chesapeake & Ohio) 2716 is attended to before returning to Atlanta with the Dogwood Special I. This is a companion shot to image 338226.

Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 455 was the last of a group of 45 P-3 Class locomotives built in 1914 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. She had 69" drivers, 22 x 28 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 200... (more)

UP 3985 was one of the second versions of the Challenger. She was built in July, 1943 by ALCO and her design drew heavily on experience with the famous Big Boy locomotives. She has 69 inch drivers... (more)

Tuskegee Railroad No 101 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1924. She has 44 inch drivers, 17 x 24 inch cylinders, operates at 180 lbs of boiler pressure, and can produce up to 24,118 lb... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. After we spent some time near the roundhouse shooting the CB&Q O5a 4-8-4s, we heard... (more)

The Dogwood Arts Festival Special ran from Chattanooga to Knoxville, a distance of approximately 111 miles each way. The power was Southern Ms Class 2-8-2 4501. Southern 4501 was built in 1911 by ... (more)

Southern Railway 2-8-0 722 leaves the Jersey depot (the original name before it was changed to Grand Junction) with the train for East Chattanooga. Notice the survey stakes, etc., indicating that ... (more)

A visit to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum found Southern 630 handling the chores. Here is Southern 630 taking a spin on the East Chattanooga turntable before heading back to Grand Junction.

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. Here's a shot of the big wooden coaling tower against the morning sun.

ICRR 4-8-2s 2513, 2511, and 2514 are bathed in light streaming through the windows of the roundhouse at Markham Yard. On a cold winter day it was a real pleasure to be up close and personal with s... (more)

Lee Tidewater Cypress Company 2-6-2 No 16 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June, 1919 for the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company in Perry, Florida. She had 44" drivers, 16 x 24 inch cylinde... (more)

The April 20, 1985 Dogwood Arts Festival Special ran from Chattanooga to Knoxville, a distance of approximately 111 miles each way. The power was Southern Ms Class 2-8-2 4501. Southern 4501 was bu... (more)

The Suwanee Steam Special ran from Southern Railway's Simpson Yard in Jacksonville, Fl to Valdosta, Ga, a distance of 106.5 miles each way. Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 611 was the power this d... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-0 Class K-6 397 was built in 1906 by Burnham, Williams & Co. She had 64" drivers, 20 x 26 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 185 lbs, and produced 25,623 lbs of tractive ef... (more)