NKP Charges up the mountain at "Middle Grade"

While everyone snapped off their photo's of NKP 765 charging around HSC, I opted to do video. And since I don't have 2 bodies, I could only do one at a time. Instead, I capture the ferry move ea... (more)

Steam puts on a show as a crowd looks on at Horseshoe Curve.

NS 8102 leads the NS 958 Employee Appreciation Excursion Train back into the Allegheny Tunnel under a thick blanket of fog that just would not burn off.

Nothing says 'PENNSY' better than Tuscan Red and Gold, a keystone logo, and an old PRR signal Tower...if only there were some Position Light Signals... Canon EOS 60D

The 2:30 return trip begins its decent into Horseshoe Curve with NS 8102 pulling the train back to Altoona. Canon EOS 60D

The 2:30PM trip on Saturday climbs up through the Horseshoe Curve. The echo of the 765 through the valley makes you wonder what it was like when steam was king on the PRR...if only you could turn ... (more)

Passengers look in awe as NKP 765 pulls into Altoona Station for the 10:30AM Excursion on Sunday. Canon EOS 60D

The NKP 765 charges up the hill at MG Tower with the employee excursion trip in tow.

The NKP 765 charges up the hill at MG Tower with the employee excursion trip in tow.

Railfans and employees alike grab their shots of the employee appreciation special. Here we see the PRR unit captivate a crowd as it shoves on the rear of the special at Horseshoe Curve.

NKP taking a stroll through the park.

Southern 630 leads a "21st Century Steam" excursion over the former N&W between Bristol and Walton. As she nears the early morning station stop at Abingdon a cold winter chill lingers from the nig... (more)

Norfolk Southerns 21st Century Steam Special rolls through Glade Spring en route to Radford as she leaves a good early morning plume

Eastbound on the N&W Pulaski District to Radford from Bristol, Southern 630 comes to a halt in downtown Abingdon for a passenger pickup. Norfolk Southern's 21st Century steam program offered a pai... (more)