Rounding a sweeping curve and dropping downgrade into the Watauga community, Southern 4501 passes a little white church on it's way to a passenger stop in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Southern 4501 puts on a decent show as it pulls west to Ford to make a reverse move to pick up it's passengers for the day's excursion to Bulls Gap.
Framed by the classic face of a N&W CPL, Southern 4501 works westbound through Historic Downtown Abingdon, Virginia on it's return trip to Bristol on the Radford Rambler.
Southern 4501 continues its march westbound back to Bristol as it heads around the sweeping curve at Wytheville
With the sun shining bright, Southern 4501 leans into the curve and passed the N&W CPL signal mast at Wytheville
After a 3 hour stop in Radford, Southern 4501 and Southern 3170 leads the westbound Radford Rambler across the New River Trestle
Southern 4501 leads NS 956 through the mountainous region in Pulaski
After a brief stop down the track, Southern 4501 gains speed as it passes the CPL signal mast at Glade Spring for what will probably be the final time
The sun is shining and the weather is beautiful as Southern 4501 leads NS 956 eastbound passed the CPL signals at Abingdon
After stopping just east of downtown Glade Springs, Virginia, Southern 4501 puts on a magnificent show as it works under the classic N&W CPL's on the east end of the siding.
On a gloomy and rainy morning, Southern 4501 leads her first mainline excursion in nearly 20 years as she rolls through the dip at CP Washington
Southern 4501 brings a near 20 car train up grade as it passes the N&W CPL at CP Stones Mill in Wytheville, VA
After a lengthy stop on single track, NS 956 gets back underway at Glade Springs with Southern 4501 roaring the train up the small grade
The NS OCS returning to Altoona, Pa.
The NS OCS train heads east bound in A-B-B-A configuration on a gorgeous June morning.