As the sun begins to crest over the ridges, a hearty crowd of passengers gather around the "Queen of the Smokies" at the Bryson City depot prior to the excursion's trip to Nantahala.

Gainesville's resident GP7 pulls to stop before shoving back toward the Pilgrim's Pride feed mill. The now-remote controlled unit was built for the Meridian & Bigbee out of Mississippi in 1952.

The Saturday Steam Train excursion to the Stockyards, powered by the railroad's Cooke ten-wheeler, departs the west end of the Fort Worth & Western's Hodge Yard after a reverse move.

Sunlight pours into the cab of former Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 as it emerges from the east portal of the tunnel while pulling the 1:15 Missionary Ridge Local back to Grand Junction.

The first Summerville Steam Special of 2017 exits the west end of the Missionary Ridge Tunnel on a cool March morning.

While waiting for 237 and 52G to clear the single track ahead, NS 222 comes to a stop at Yonah as the evening light begins to fade.

The Southern Railway-era signal bridge at Ayersville sits under a bright, crisp night sky during what will be the last summer for this and many other similar structures alongside the Piedmont Divi... (more)

Louisville & Nashville mikado No. 1593 emerges from the Missionary Ridge Tunnel with a steam powered Chickamauga Turn. The Southern's '01 received a few cosmetic changes to replicate a long extinc... (more)

An enthusiastic crowd has gathered at Fair Park early on a Sunday morning to watch the final and most celebrated piece of the Museum of the American Railroad move to Frisco: Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 ... (more)

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 2-8-0 No. 1702 leads the westbound leg of the Tuckasegee River Excursion through the Thomas Valley as the Blue Ridge Mountains stand tall in the distance.

An early morning along the former Georgia Railroad mainline finds CSX train Q460 crossing the impressive 640 foot Alcovy River trestle west of Social Circle. Out of sight behind the brush is a sto... (more)

Just after dusk early into the new year, Mineola's Amtrak station stands brightly lit by Christmas decorations still hanging around the century-plus year old depot. Built in 1906 for the Texas & P... (more)

The Gainesville depot sits under fading summer storm light on a humid June evening. Built in 1910 along the Southern Railway Washington to Atlanta mainline, the station served trains such Crescent... (more)

The last rays of light for the day bring a golden sunshine over the community of Claxton as a Savannah to Lyons manifest meanders through the deep south. The colors of parent company Genesee and W... (more)

An empty hopper train idles in front of the old Thurmond depot and semaphore while waiting for a work train to clear up. The train was stopped a few miles back after a defect detector caught the l... (more)