The 11 crosses over Leatherbark Creek... there's just something magical about a Shay and a babbling creek deep in the woods.

A high rail flatbed truck equipped with a crane makes an appearance on the West Point Route during a maintenance blitz. Notice the cart carrying sections of rail being pulled behind the truck, as ... (more)

This one-of-a-kind switcher was rebuilt from either an Alco S2 or S4 by Morrison-Knudsen with an EMD 567C engine with 645 power assemblies. It also goes by the designation S4m. It is frequently le... (more)

1702 arrives in Bryson City with the Tuckasegee River excursion from Dillsboro.

A southbound grain train is silhouetted against a clear sky as it crosses the lift span of the Tennessee River drawbridge. The single track bridge is owned by NS and NS dispatchers control the mov... (more)

A curious onlooker inspects the '02 during a brief layover at the Nantahala Outdoor Center.

The Gramlings' recently restored Lehigh Valley Coal Company 126 visited TVRM for Railfest, their 50th anniversary event over Labor Day weekend. The tank engine powered several short "Tunnel Turn" ... (more)

Illinois Central 1518 is displayed along the Ohio River floodwall in downtown Paducah, KY. The 2-8-2 was built by Lima in 1923, but like most IC steam power, was extensively modified at IC's Paduc... (more)

SQVR's former NS/Pine Belt Southern B23-7, ex-Conrail NW2 switcher 1686, ex-WP GP7 706, and ex-N&W GP9 690 (out of sight, behind the 706) sit at the yard where the Sequatchie Valley interchanges w... (more)

1702's whistle, a copy of that used on a Southern Railway Ps4

Despite the diesel in the consist, the engine crew has the 610 doing all of the work as she lifts TVRM's Autumn Leaf Special up through Rock Spring, destined for Summerville on the former Central ... (more)

The newly painted KCS F-units looked fantastic while on display at Meridian Union Station for Railfest 2007. Thanks to the Meridian Railroad Museum, the Queen & Crescent Chapter of the NRHS, and N... (more)

This 44-tonner is the newest acquisition of the Cowan Railroad Museum, having been on the property for about three weeks. The museum has plans to restore this unit in NC&StL livery. Any knowledge ... (more)