Grinding upgrade and negotiating the Loops, NS 135 struggles to reach the summit at Ridgecrest, NC on its eastbound journey to Asheville, then Knoxville via the River Line.

In what has been a well known scene for several years of Santa Trains, former L&N SD40-2 8033 cuts through the crowd at Fort Blackmore on the former Clinchfield main line.

Returning westbound into Vivian Tunnel to push another train east over the Elkhorn Grade, Norfolk Southern's Reading Heritage Unit rides the rails of the former N&W back to Farm.

On a warm summer night in East Tennessee, ET&WNC 16 awaits the following day of excursions in Lakeside Yard. We operate excursions during the summer and fall months, with Doe River Gorge Ministrie... (more)

On a warm summer day in East Tennessee, NS 16T works across the Holston River Bridge in Bluff City, TN on the Knoxville East End District.

On a hot sunny day in Virginia, the Wabash and Southern Heritage Units lead westbound 201 across the New River in Radford on the Pulaski District

En route to Radford, TVRM's Southern Consolidation 630 works upgrade near Atkins with the assistance of two admiral cab SD40-2's. This excursion will turn at Walton and return to Bristol on the NS... (more)

On a sunny day on the Pulaski District, Norfolk Southern's OCS train works east through historic downtown Marion and past the former Norfolk and Western station.

As the first day of Tweetsie Railroad Heritage Weekend comes to a close, number 12 simmers in downtown, framed by a few pink flowers across the tracks.

Basking in the morning sun after ascending the grade to Pardee Point, Tennessee, ET&WNC 16E sits tied down awaiting the return run to Lakeside Yard and through the beautiful and rugged Doe River G... (more)

On the end of Norfolk Southern's Jacobs Fork Branch in Bishop, a former Northern Ohio and Western GP9 has found a new home loading cars for Alpha Natural Resources.

After completing some switching in Quinnimont Yard, a YN2 CW44AC leads Raleigh Mine Run H827-12 under the classic C&O Cantilever Signals on the New River Subdivison. Thanks to fellow RP photograph... (more)

Dropping downgrade into the small community of Hurley, Virginia, NS westbound loaded train U60 passes the unique N&W signals in Hurley on the Buchanan Branch.

Nearing the crest of Raitt Mountain, UP 1996; their Southern Pacific Heritage motor, leads U58 and J78 pusher westbound through the previous week's snowfall at Home Creek, Virginia. This train of... (more)

On a beautiful March afternoon, Norfolk Southern's "Original NS" heritage unit leads westbound 37Q through the recently revitalized corner of downtown Johnson City, Tennessee.