In the early morning hours in November of 1956, N&W employee Matt Crouch prepares N&W 1218 for a days run on the Blue Ridge.

N&W 1218 waits at Fargo, Ga to meet NS 8583 south. Today's excursion is the Suwanee Steam Special, a round trip to Valdosta Georgia, a distance of 106.5 timetable miles.

N&W 1218 starts pulling after meeting a Southern freight in Fargo, Ga. This is the Suwanee Steam Special on the way to Valdosta, Georgia on a beautiful November day. The trip originated in Jackson... (more)

Wet rails and a wet locomotive and train on an excursion trip.

Standing in the rain during an excursion trip.

Early morning sunlight bathes N&W 1218 in a warm glow as she is serviced at Norfolk Southern's Simpson Yard in Jacksonville. Today's excursion is the Suwanee Steam Special, a round trip to Valdost... (more)

Early morning departure with an excursion to Knoxville

End of the Day for an excursion trip to Radford and return.

N&W 1218 arrives at Appomattox with the eastbound Autumn Leaf Special excursion train.

Late night work at Shafers Crossing. A Lerro Productions event at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Things were abuzz as NS showcased their prized N&W steamers of 1218 and 611 at Roanoke during the 1987 NRHS convention held there.

N&W class G1 number 6, class A 1218 and class J 611 are all lined up and ready to go to work... if only they could. A Lerro productions event

Engineer Owen Hawkins Jr. - Man and Machine. A Lerro Productions event at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Engineer Owen Hawkins Jr. lights up a cigar while N&W 1218 simmers quietly, awaiting her next assignment. A Lerro Productions event at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

The engineer of a Norfolk bound coal train behind NW 1218 glances over at the fireman of eastbound train #26, the Powhatan Arrow behind a J-class 4-8-4. Taken during a Lerro Productions nig... (more)