“Hood, Pennsylvania” ==== Engineer Mike opens No. 40’s cylinder cocks as she crosses the bridge over the Aquetong Creek near Mechanic Street in the small town of Hood, PA. Scene set up and... (more)

"She said yes!" ===== My brother recently popped the question in front of Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight during a Peter Lerro charter shoot. Fun fact, she got him the H.O. model for Ch... (more)

"Skookum" ======= Former Whitney Company 2-4-4-2 "Skookum" was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1909. It was retired and abandoned deep in the forest following a d... (more)

"Barber Junction" ==== N&W 611 poses for photographers during a special night session in Spencer, NC during Labor Day weekend 2018. © 2018 RDKPhotography Sony A7 RIII No printing... (more)

"Spencer Shops" ===== It's all about perspective. I climbed atop a shuttered Chicago and Northwestern passenger car undergoing restoration adjacent to the turntable for this shot. The ... (more)

"Over the Old N&W" ==== N&W 611 passes through the town of Blackstone, Va over an old Norfolk and Western bridge which still dons a concrete embossed "N&W" logo. © 2017 R... (more)

"3-Chime Echoes" ===== After clearing a slow 10mph order near the town of Addison, Va - N&W 611 regains track speed past an old "T" mounted whistle post. It's located on the ... (more)

"Pocahontas Division" ===== N&W 611 slowly maneuvers past intermodal cars on it's way out of Crewe Yard. Canon 5DsR super crop magnified from near the beginning of the yard near the... (more)

"A Bygone Era" ===== After clearing a slow 10mph order near the town of Addison, Va - N&W 611 regains track speed past an old "T" mounted whistle post. It's located on the we... (more)

"Sunset On The Abingdon Branch" ===== Strasburg's 475 dressed as N&W 382 for a Lerro Productions charter returns to the yard beneath an autumn sunset. © 2017 RDKPhotography No prin... (more)

"Queen of Steam, Sky High" ==== N&W 611 leads NS train 958 in the quiet, early morning hours out of Lynchburg across Beaver Creek Trestle. © 2017 RDKPhotography No Redistribution,... (more)

"East Washington Street" ===== N&W 611 is greated with big, blue, sky after a brief rain leaving downtown Petersburg on return trip to Lynchburg, Va. Seen crossing E. Washington Street... (more)

"Morse Code" ==== N&W 611 trots past old telegraph poles, many of which still have insulators, and a farm after clearing the NS yard at Crewe, Va. Taken from the Lewiston Plank Rd/S... (more)

"Crew Change in Crewe, Va" ==== N&W 611 departs Norfolk Southern's Crewe Yard after changing volunteer crews headed for Petersburg. Taken from The Falls Rd overpass through the honeyco... (more)

"New Life in Pamplin" ===== N&W 611 leads the Cavalier excursion eastbound through Pamplin, Va., passing the historic Pamplin station as railfans scramble to snap pictures of the locom... (more)