Steam Stop. I took this shot at a nighttime photo shoot organized by the NC Transportation Museum. It was extremely well done. One of the good things about an organized photos shoot there ... (more)

The days leading up to "Streamliners at Spencer" provided all sorts of colorful, wild, and unconventional locomotive consists. Such is the case here, as Southern 6900 retrieved Union Pac... (more)

The days leading up to "Streamliners at Spencer" provided all sorts of colorful, wild, and unconventional locomotive consists. Such is the case here, as Southern 6900 retrieved Union Pac... (more)

SAL 544 and SR 542 in the Roundhouse permanently waiting for the call.

Really honoring First Responders. A lot of lip service is paid to honoring Our First Responders and Military when there is a crisis, but what about saying thanks all the time? CSXT 911 (Spirit Of... (more)

All in a row...Southern 542 2-8-0, Seaboard Air Line 544 2-10-0, Atlantic Coast Line 1031 4-6-0, and N&W 611 4-8-4, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

The gentleman who is getting to be an "At the throttle engineer" is sure getting his money's worth as the Norfolk and Western J pours out the smoke and makes a lot of noise at the North Carolina T... (more)

N&W J 611 cab hop rolls down the track during the celebration program at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

Some of the colorful "noses" at the Steamliners at Spencer event. To see all these beautiful E and F units together under the lights was quite spectacular.

NS 911, which had brought several coaches for use on 611's upcoming excursion train, sits on display at Spencer, just a few days after receiving its special paint job.

Southern Railway EMD FP7 #6133 sitting in the North Carolina Transportation Museum yard. The locomotive had just been dropped off by Norfolk Southern after being overhauled at the Ohio Centeral Ra... (more)

Grham County shay #1925 simering, ready for the next run.

Rain clouds are rolling out at sunset as the crew sends their power to the roundhouse. NCTM's FP7, Southern 6133, goes for a spin on the turntable in the day's last light, aiming for the glow from... (more)

Resting in Spencer.

Southern SD40 3170 leads a caboose train around the NCTM grounds.