Lee Tidewater Cypress Company 2-6-2 No 16 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June, 1919 for the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company in Perry, Florida. She had 44" drivers, 16 x 24 inch cylinde... (more)

The 12.13 mile Graham County Railroad operated between Topton and Robbinsville from the wye at Junction, the interchange with the Southern Railroad’s Murphy freight only branch. Graham County Sh... (more)

DRGW Cumbres turns were often accompanied by a fair number of photographers and just curious tourists, and for the crews it was almost like a public performance. The brakeman smiles for my camera ... (more)

Smoky Mountain 4-6-2 No 110 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November, 1911 for the Little River Railroad in Tennessee. She has 47" drivers, 16 x 22 inch cylinders, operates at 180 psi... (more)

Florida East Coast 4-6-0 35, Class 28, was one of 12 Schenectady built 4-6-0s built in 1897. FEC 35 had 63" drivers, 18 x 24 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 180 lbs, and produced 18,885 lbs of ... (more)

WS-SB Mikado #834 resting at Winston Salem, NC in this March 1957 view. [Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink]

Durham & Southern 2-10-0 #200 working at Dunn, NC in this February 1954 scene. [Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink]

Norfolk and Western J 604 is getting ready to leave Roanoke with Train 46 The Tennessean

Rockton & Rion 2-8-0 #712, seen here at Rion, SC in this October 1954 view. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

N&W Y6a #2170 resting between trips at Roanoke, VA in this 1957 winter scene. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

PRR steam lays over at Bay Head Jct. This 3751 did not lead an illustrious life after retirement like the one on the west coast, unfortunately.

L1s 2369 awaiting a call to duty at Williamsport, PA. Note the circular number plate common to freight engines prior to the use of a Keystone plate on the M1 Class freight haulers in the 1920s.

An old box camera photo shows Jersey Central T-38 camelback 774 being turned at Jim Thorpe after servicing. John Dziobko has some nice color shots of this engine from 1954 on the website but none ... (more)

Jersey Central camelback 4-6-0 774 is ready to leave Jersey City on a rainy morning with a fan trip to Jim Thorpe, Pa.. This was the locomotive's last day in steam and the last CNJ steam run on th... (more)

The Crew looks over 603 as it's being serviced in Williamson, WV Yard