The mountains of western North Carolina are cloaked in clouds on this spooky Halloween Day 2009, as 67E nears the end of its tortuous descent of the Southern Loops.

Bright sunshine, a stunning blue sky, and several inches of fresh snow cover the pine forests along the Moffat Route near Crescent. Even absent a train, the quiet scene illustrates the beauty of R... (more)

An empty woodchip train is making a racket as it slowly descends from the crest of the Blue Ridge toward the town of Old Fort on a rainy fall day. Inspired by Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD60
Location: Old Fort, North Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6606
Train ID: NS 67E
Photo Date: October 31, 2009

Steam, snow, and steel

Burlington Local P07 trundles across one of several grade crossings on the line to Carrboro protected only with the classic crossbucks.

The engineer of P20 climbs on board as he prepares to shove a cut of cars into the Certainteed plant near Oxford. The old Southern Railway sign proudly displays the track's heritage.

NS 349 departs Raleigh under a fiery orange sunset following a stormy day across the region, EOT bringing up the rear.

A local camera club is out on a field trip working on night exposures with the southbound Silver Star as the main event. Most folks seemed to have an enjoyable first time railfanning.

Alone with my thoughts in a silent dome car, I take in the scene as the rising sun shines through a heavy blanket of fog over the Restigouche River. Meanwhile The Ocean's cars are split from our t... (more)

An unusual slug/mate switch a rather empty Sandy Hook Yard just before sunset on a Friday afternoon.

A view of the Aberdeen & Rockfish #400 through a pair of elderly wooden doors in the machine shop

Downtown San Francisco comes awake with people on their way to work as the cable cars begin to run more frequently. Here one is approaching the eastern end of the line on the left, while in the di... (more)

A three-car train led by a GP30 crossing a 100+ year old half-mile trestle - this is railroading in 2010 on the Carolina Coastal. The Plymouth - Choco turn is heading back north across the Pamlico... (more)

The afternoon Royal Gorge Route passenger train is about to pass through the heart of the Royal Gorge, some 900 feet below the famous suspension bridge at Royal Gorge Park.

With the last signs of fall all but gone from the valley, a one-unit wonder loaded coal train creeps along the James River toward Lynchburg