Chessie GP40-2, 6081(nee C&O 4182) leads a westbound freight by MD Cabin at Meadow Creek, WV. Hidden behind 6081 is NKP 765 being serviced for the return trip to Huntington on the New River Train.... (more)

Former N&W GP9 857, is one of several first generation geeps that Norfolk Southern loaned The Yadkin Valley Railroad to get their operation underway. The Yadkin Valley Railroad began operations De... (more)

Looking like a new HO scale model right out of the box, recently painted N&W GP9 620, poses with restored freight cars for a night photo shoot at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. 620 was ... (more)

Former Southern/Central of Georgia SD40-2, 3290, notches up the throttle as the eastbound coal train exits Roderfield Tunnel.

Seaboard System FP7A, 118, former Clinchfield 200, and two F7B units exit Stretchers Neck Tunnel eastbound with one of the 1984 New River Trains. The tunnel is approximately a quarter mile west of... (more)

Former N&W 8526 leads a string of empty hopper cars westbound out of Montgomery Tunnel.

1218 sails across the trestle at Altavista on her way north to Lynchburg.

Dynamic Duo! 1218 and 611 are barely breaking a sweat as they glide southbound across the trestle at Altavista, VA.

Over the top...History made! For the first time ever, on October 25,1992, N&W 611 and her five car consist conquered the famous Saluda Grade in Western North Carolina to the delight of hundreds o... (more)

A very clean 8561 leads a trio of Chessie power kicking up the snow as it hustles an eastbound freight through St. Albans, WV. 8561 was delivered new less than a year prior to this photo.

Former C&O GP38, 3862 is on the head end of a mixed freight that has come down the Piney Creek Branch from Prince. Remnants of long gone steam days still linger in Raleigh Yard.

A RARE FIND! While scouting photo locations for an up-coming excursion, I happened upon a gem! N&W GP9 514. One of the 22 "Red Bird" GP9's built in 1957-1958 to replace the Class J's on N&W passen... (more)

611, assisted by a lone diesel, starts the 16 mile westbound twisting grade toward Bluefield, WV. The last years of the NS Steam Program saw the consists grow to 25 plus cars. To help get the tra... (more)

N&W 611 is departing Auville Yard in Iaeger West Virginia. She is easing over the trestle on the west leg of the wye to join the mainline.

Former N&W SD40-2, 1644 is leading a set of pushers that have cut-off from an eastbound coal train, seen in the distance, and are heading back west to assist another eastbound train into Bluefield... (more)