The calm sound of the Saluda River rolling over rock is interupted by the roar of NS 222, powered by two BNSF's, sailing high overhead on a frigid December night.

The sun breaks through the thick clouds hovering over northeast Georgia, making a neon scene out of the Hartwell Railroad as it negotiates the former Southern line toward Bowersville while dense s... (more)

On their way to Christmas Town to pick up Santa and the Mrs, the P&N train to Christmas Town rolls into the town of Ranlo as darkness settles over the east.

A quiet night settles on the town of Ranlo as Piedmont & Northern equipment rests quietly dormant.

A glowing sky hovers over the Piedmont & Northern Railroad in Ranlo, NC as two former CNW units, both wearing Lehigh Valley schemes, reside for the night. They were brought down to be used on the ... (more)

The Piedmont & Northern train to Christmas town shoves into Gastonia after running to the north pole to pick up Santa and Mrs. Clause.

A frigid December rain falls on a broken Dash-9 in Easley as northbound manifest 118 zips past with sisters of the same scheme.

The hills of north Georgia overlook a ribbon of jointed steel rail that negotiates the landscape formerly dominated by the Southern Railway. A Hartwell Railroad southbound glides out of Toccoa beh... (more)

The San Luis & Rio Grande F40PH duo that is on the Piedmont & Northern Railroad sits dormant on a quiet night in Ranlo, NC. Notable damage can be seen on the front of 457 and the other side of the... (more)

The early morning sun shines on the Piedmont & Northern yard in the town of Ranlo, NC. The NS MP15 is currently on lease to the P&N.

The quietness fulfilling this small town scene is broken by the scream of an increasingly rare SD90MAC in the lead of northbound intermodal 222 as it treks north toward Charlotte.

Smoke from wildfires burning in northern Pickens County and western North Carolina has swallowed the south, obscuring what otherwise would have been a crystal clear day. Just after sunset, NS 057 ... (more)

The third and final run of the day on the Canon City and Royal Gorge Railway passes a mean looking cactus as it approaches Parkdale at the west end of Colorado's Royal Gorge where the train will s... (more)

Rolling just a few minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's fall foliage special glides north out of Toccoa through the pines of northeast Georgia as it heads back to Spencer.

Just after the power ran around the train in downtown Toccoa, Amtrak 010, the fall foliage special, prepares to roll north to Spencer. A few colorful leaves enhanced the views in Toccoa, but north... (more)