Just minutes prior to sunset, loaded Powder River coal train Z351-14 skirts along the banks of Nickajack Lake at Shellmound on its journey to Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

An empty Progress Energy coal train emerges from the north end of Natural Tunnel. After spending three days and not seeing a train here back in March, this was definitely a welcome opportunity.

A decent crowd has gathered to greet the man in the red suit and his train at Fort Blackmore as the 73rd running of this Appalachian tradition pulls ahead to distribute gifts.

After the station stop in Dante, the 73rd Clinchfield Santa Train continues its next stop as they pass the classic Clinchfield signals at N.E. Boody.

The 73rd annual Santa Train prepares to enter the s-curve tunnel at McClure as they make good time to the next stop at Dante.

Former Southern Railway stablemates No. 630 and 4501 race through Trion as they approach their destination of Summerville.

The Peerless Woolen Mills factory, built in 1905, stands tall as the Summerville Steam Special doubleheader makes its way through northwest Georgia.

For the final weekend of the TVRM's annual Summerville Steam Special trips, a doubleheader ran with former Southern Railway locomotives No. 630 and 4501. Here, the train exits the 986-foot long Mi... (more)

A mostly cloudy morning sky gives way to some welcome sunshine as hot intermodal 203 hurries toward Atlanta's Inman Yard behind a rugged spartan cab SD70.

NS 8105, in the appropriately named "Creamsicle" scheme of the Interstate Railroad, leads manifest 348 through Flowery Branch as they approach the impending slow order at Allen.

Norfolk Southern's Interstate heritage ES44AC makes a rare run down the Piedmont as it leads Linwood to Chattanooga manifest 348. Fifty years ago, Southern sent the Interstate's 10 "Creamsicl... (more)

An extra section of 154 carefully rumbles through Oakwood while the remaining fall color holds up against the steady rain. Much of the district was under a flash flood warning for the day while ra... (more)

An antique tractor peaks from its shed as Norfolk Southern's business train races past a small farm in Lula during a deadhead move back home to Altoona. Photo taken with permission of the homeo... (more)

A former Conrail SD60I sits unassigned in Camak on a pleasant fall weekend. A coaling tower, one of two along the former Georgia Railroad route, stands as a reminder of the bygone steam era along ... (more)

After meeting Q460 in Social Circle, intermodal Q198, one of only two scheduled on the Georgia Road, makes its way towards Hulsey Yard in Atlanta as it crosses the Alcovy River trestle west of tow... (more)