Endangered: All appears normal as two commonplace SD40-2s sit in front of the Gainesville depot. Times are changing though, as the company has announced the sale of a number of 4 and 6 axle... (more)

The Steamliner's Special, a luxury excursion from Charlotte to Spencer and return, heads back to Queen City behind the Juniata Terminal Company's trainset.

Stone Mountain Railroad FP7 No. 6147, in its Central of Georgia inspired livery, hauls the day's final train around the namesake mountain on a chilly November night.

Pacing along highway 287, a geometry train glides toward Amarillo on the old Fort Worth & Denver mainline on a pleasant winter afternoon in the panhandle.

After a quick briefing between the two crews, a KCS conductor climbs back on the former Canadian National GP40-2LW and waits for the BNSF Z-train to clear the switch at Metro Junction. Once they'r... (more)

Just minutes prior to sunset, loaded Powder River coal train Z351-14 skirts along the banks of Nickajack Lake at Shellmound on its journey to Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

Former Southern Railway stablemates No. 630 and 4501 race through Trion as they approach their destination of Summerville.

With the sound of the train echoing off the surrounding hills, NS 211 marches towards Atlanta as they cross the impressive Wells Viaduct trestle south of downtown Toccoa. This view, and the more e... (more)

Southern Charm: Southern Railway mikado No. 4501 passes the First Baptist Church of Lindale during its return trip home to Chattanooga following the final 21st Century Steam trips for 2015.

An unseasonably cool April morning highlights the steam from the 611 as the train approaches the wye to head to Asheville and the Southern Loops for the first time in over two decades.

In addition the the Southern SD40 #3170, Norfolk Southern graciously brought SD60E #6920 in the beautiful red, white, and blue colors. After the festivities of the day, the locomotives rests for t... (more)

Passengers for the 2:25 run of the Missionary Ridge Local, the short Grand Junction to East Chattanooga round trip, wait outside the Grand Junction depot as Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 pulls ahead... (more)

The entire fleet of the nine-mile Southern Switching Company (with a company truck and a few employees) can be seen here in the shortline's downtown headquarters. Former Navy NW2 1866 in the foreg... (more)

Former Southern Railway GP38-2 #5156, easily recognizable with the high short hood, sits at the south end of the Old Yard at Salisbury along with three other Geeps and an old N&W caboose (now used... (more)

Iowa Pacific's E8 #515, disguised for the day as Illinois Central 4035, rolls on to the turntable for positioning onto the afternoon museum train.