Leaving Radford 20 minutes late, Bristol-bound 958 crosses the New River trestle on an unseasonably cool summer afternoon. Trespassers on the east side of the bridge held up in downtown the train ... (more)

Southern Railway 4501 negotiates around a reverse s-curve east of Pulaski as the train continues the quick run to Radford.

The sound of the 104 year old steam engine echoes throughout the valley as the '01 leads the Radford Rambler through the beautiful countryside east of Rural Retreat.

The freshly restored Southern Railway mikado splits the N&W CPL signals at Schuleen as the excursion makes great time to Radford.

Working hard as they move into the single track, No. 4501 smokes up Glade Spring carrying a eighteen car excursion to Radford.

Rounding a sweeping curve and dropping downgrade into the Watauga community, Southern 4501 passes a little white church on it's way to a passenger stop in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Southern 4501 puts on a decent show as it pulls west to Ford to make a reverse move to pick up it's passengers for the day's excursion to Bulls Gap.

Southern 2-8-2 4501 westbound through Glade Spring Va on a roundtrip Bristol Va to Radford Va excursion

Framed by the classic face of a N&W CPL, Southern 4501 works westbound through Historic Downtown Abingdon, Virginia on it's return trip to Bristol on the Radford Rambler.

Southern 4501 eastbound on a roundtrip Bristol Va to Radford Va excursion

The Southern 4501 steams her way through the small community of Groseclose Virginia putting on a nice show after the morning rain showers.

Southern 4501 continues its march westbound back to Bristol as it heads around the sweeping curve at Wytheville

With the sun shining bright, Southern 4501 leans into the curve and passed the N&W CPL signal mast at Wytheville

After a 3 hour stop in Radford, Southern 4501 and Southern 3170 leads the westbound Radford Rambler across the New River Trestle

Southern 4501 leads NS 956 through the mountainous region in Pulaski