Even though the railroad industry has moved on from steam power and coaling towers, the legendary locomotives still remain. In a modern era without steam centered infrastructure, new ways must be ... (more)

The Buckingham Branch Railroad's steam track at Victoria Station was once the home of a spur and large steel furnace. A narrow gauge railroad split off of the original C&O railway and was known as... (more)

"Twilight of the Shenandoah J" Norfolk and Western 611 simmers quietly on the steam track at Victoria Station, surrounded by mountains in the Shenandoah Valley.

Buckingham Branch #16, an EMD GP38-2 of Southern and Norfolk Southern lineage, leads the westbound (return) Shenandoah Valley Limited on a warm fall afternoon.

Norfolk & Western 611 leads its passenger train through fog as it races out of Goshen on a cold October morning.

Western Maryland pullers past the last C&O signal on the BB, albeit fallen.

Norfolk and Western 611 storms out of Goshen Va on a fall foliage excursion on the Buckingham Branch.

The mountain local heads back to Staunton with the twins.

Two PLNX leasers in matching Western Maryland schemes pull a heavy train through the Alleghenies while putting on quite the show.

An empty grain train clatters down the Buckingham Branch around 11 PM. The solar storm begins its most intense hour, turning the sky a dazzling mix of reds, oranges, and greens.

It didn't take the Norfolk and Western 611 long to get up to speed as it races by the Goshen depot while beginning the journey to Staunton.

Norfolk & Western 611 reverses past the code line at Graham's Bottom on the Westbound leg of the Shenandoah Valley Limited.

"N&W 611 Clear East Goshen" Norfolk & Western 611 gets the clear from dispatch to depart Goshen, promptly accelerating to impressive 40MPH speeds.

Creating Darkness. Even trailing, the 611 works up some steam that blocks out the sun as the morning passenger train moves west before it will depart Goshen for Staunton.

N&W 611 negotiates the industrial lead to the Buckingham Branch steam track at Goshen, Va. She is returning from the morning run of the Shenandoah Valley Limited.