Putting on a great show for the photographers, the doubleheader roars over the top of the grade at Old Spruce junction.
630 races through Rural Retreat on her way from Bristol to Radford.
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With 1929 Heisler #6 on the point, a doubleheaded log train stomps up the 8% grade at Oats Run passing the rusty old boiler and tender tank after Railroad: Cass Scenic RailroadLocomotive: 3 truck HeislerLocation: West Virginia, USALocomotive #: CSRR 6Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 12, 2007
425's helper diesels await her return at the unique Jim Thorpe station.
Old EMD's cross the Tar River northbound with a Rocky Mount to Portsmouth freight in the early morning just before the clouds roll in.
As the sun prepares to rear its head over the ridges, a Potomac Eagle conductor takes a brief rest in the humid, steamy river bottom as he watches over his train's movement, waiting to see what us... (more)
In a scene repeated thousands of times, and hopefully thousands more to come, a Shay backs out of the yard headed to the station with cylinder cocks open. The building in the foreground was the dr... (more)
The classic outside frame 2-8-2s charging up the 4% grade may be more glamorous, but there is a lot of behind the scenes work to make that happen. A speeder crew follows each steam train with the ... (more)
There are all sorts of interesting things to be found in the D&S yard. While all the attention is on the ex-D&RGW steam fleet, a cohort of GE switchers helps behind the scenes with switching and M... (more)
A bit of switching with this duo at the Bonsal yard.
Crossing the spectacular former ACL-RF&P viaduct over the James river southbound.
In a volcanic fury of smoke and screaming high pitched 3 chime whistle, 106 year old Shay 5 does what she was built to do as she storms out of the woods on a comparatively light grade and prepares... (more)
Walter's recent switchback shot made me think of this different angle. One can easily see how much elevation these things help a ... (more)
As fog rolls off the river valley a B&O local heads south to Petersburg at sunrise. A Lerro Productions Charter.
