Norfolk Southern Steam excursion 953 heads South as they smoke it up through Sparks Gap, AL. On their way to Wilton, AL. Then back to Birmingham, AL.

NKP 765 approaches the city of Milan as it returns from an all day excursion to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The NKP 765 is seen here running on the old Wabash line.

NS 953 speeds across the Brookside Drive quiet zone grade crossing in Olmsted Falls, Ohio

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Fans get their final shots of Southern 630 as they train slowly heads out of Wilton for the final weekend journey to Birmingham and the end of another successful 21st Century Steam Excursion in Al... (more)

Beginning its second run of the day, the 21st Century Steam Excursion heads through Bessemer and passes underneath the famous ACL Bridge located here as it embarks on a journey towards Wilton with... (more)

The conductor listens to the radio as he protects the shove back after a successful wye maneuver all while passing a classy EMD SD40-2 on an adjacent track.

The second annual 21st Century Steam Excursion heads south through central Alabama as the 630 chugs towards Wilton for the halfway point in today's journey.

NS and TVRM partnered up for a weekend of ā€œSteel City Rail Adventureā€ excursions out of Birmingham, AL. This trip ran to Wilton via the AGS South and 3B North Districts.

The 630 blasts under the abandoned ex-ACL trestle in downtown Bessemer as it leads a ā€œ21st Century Steamā€ excursion between Birmingham and Wilton, AL.

NS OCS makes its way west of Conpit Jct enroute to the Kentucky Derby.

The NS Kentucky Derby special pulls into Alliance, passing the new Amtrak station, which is still under construction.

After a long 4 year wait, I finally got to see and photograph these F9's in daylight. Seen here working the OCS towards AC Tower.

With "Topper" on the point, The NS 953 OCS is headed to the Kentucky Derby once again, as it rolls across the massive OC Bridge near downtown Pittsburgh,Pa.