The mighty 611 passes a vintage 1940's Graham on it's way to the station.

Railroading is about interruptions. Not just having a trip full of green signals being interrupted by a 3 hour wait for an opposing train, or a hot box detector tagging the next to last axle, but ... (more)

The Queen of steam races across the museum grounds to the next photo location.

A staged meet during the transition of steam and diesel put on at the North Carolina Transportation museum in Spencer, NC.

It's the mid to late 50's a J powered Tennessean has just knocked down a classic southern era intermediate signal on a chilly May first night. But realty is it's May first 2021 at the NCTM. But it... (more)

N&W coach Randolph Macon College fresh out of the paint shop.

In a scene that almost looks like it was 70 years ago, Norfolk and Western J 611 waits to back up at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

This ex-C&O S1 0-8-0 was sitting just east of the passenger station and near the Roanoke Shops as the sign declares. My father took the picture while I stood next to the locomotive and crew member... (more)

Roanoke-built S1a 230 sit at the front of three such locomotives all coaled up and serviced for various yard switching assignments around Roanoke.

Norfolk and Western Y6b 2174 sits at the large engine terminal in the afternoon.

N&W Y6 2142 is switching at Blue Ridge while working the local freight.

The 1980's were a great time to be a Railfan especially if you loved steam engines. From the west coast to the eastern US, big steam was polishing mainline rails. In 1982, N&W 611 was returned... (more)

The sun made a brief appearance on this August afternoon as Y6a sat on the Boaz siding awaiting an eastbound freight to push up the Blue Ridge grade. This same picture in color is on this website ... (more)

Norfolk and Western Y6b 2179 sits on the Boaz siding at Vinton, Va. just east of Roanoke awaiting pusher duty up the Blue Ridge grade.

This Y6 had pulled an eastbound coal drag earlier in the day as pushed by Y6a 2167. The engine had dropped the loaded hoppers and been turned further to the east. The single lane road bridge was a... (more)