After spending a few days at Duke Power's Plant Allen steam station, NS 751 finally rolls out onto the plant lead track. The 8104 will only be on the lead for a few minutes more, as the crew will ... (more)

NS 750 awaits a crew to take the train south to Plant Allen in Belmont, NC. Leading is NS 8104, the "Lehigh Valley" heritage motor.

Fresh from unloading at CP&L Skyland on the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, NS 785 runs through the rain between the CP's at Jasper and Tito with the Lehigh Valley heritage unit leading.

The Lehigh Valley heritage unit passes a very fitting American flag while on it's journey into the Appalachian mountains on Independence day, 2016. Happy 4th of July everyone.

Georgia Division train 137 pauses in the siding at Howard, Georgia, on its way from Macon to Columbus, waiting to meet trains 198 and 928. Leading the way is GE ES44AC number 8104, the Lehigh Vall... (more)

The "Valley Girl" leads 23G south at Oakdale.

The "Valley Girl" pushes on the rear of Eastbound Intermodal 23G as she passes the old Southern Depot at Limestone.

The Lehigh Valley heritage unit works as the DPU on the rear of train 23G seen here passing several rail cars being used at a local industrial park. This train will proceed on and meet a westbound... (more)

In beautiful evening light, the Lehigh Valley heritage unit shoves on the rear of train 23G as they work their way eastbound toward Norfolk Virginia.

Tail end Charlie on the eastbound intermodal is Heritage unit Lehigh Valley.

NS 8104 is coming off of the ex CNJ to the ex LV trackage at CP Bethlehem

The Lehigh Valley heritage unit soaks up the last rays of sun for the day as it waits for a helper assignment at Bluefield, W.Va. On this day the call would not come to push a train up the hill to... (more)

No rest for the wicked........ The Lehigh Valley unit has just completed a push into Bluefield and returns back down the grade to get with another unit for another push job up the Elkhorn grade.

The shadows are closing in as the Lehigh Valley heritage unit leads a pusher set running as J30, crossing over Route 52 on the classic Norfolk & Western bridge. This set will continue west to coup... (more)

Back when Georgia Power's Plant Wansley was still receiving Appalachian coal, a train of black diamonds from Andover, VA passes a quaint church in Northwest Georgia. My son was 13 days old and I ... (more)