A pair of Southern GP35s roll through Raleigh, NC in September 1971.

Southbound Southern mixed train No. 5, the "Piedmont," passes through Orange, VA on Sept. 1, 1973, led by F7A No. 6714. At this point in time, No. 5 left Washington passenger only. At Alexandria... (more)

Six F units lead southbound train 159 at Hoskins, NC in September 1970. Hoskins was the end of double track south of Greensboro.

Westbound Southern Rwy train #221 at Greensboro, NC in May 1970

Southbound Southern Rwy train #221 at Greensboro, NC behind five F units, October 1970.

northbound Southern pig train arriving Chattanooga, TN

Southern (CP) 2839 coming at us for the photo run-by. This was an Atlanta to Chattanooga trip.

Southern Railway SD40-2 #3252k sitting in CN Rail yards Fort Erie ,Ontario.

Four Southern SDs lead train 154 eastbound through Greenville, SC in June 1973

Southern Rwy FP7 #6133 during a stop at Greensboro, NC || October 1975

Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven, or so the Pillsbury ad campaign claimed. In this photo, the Southern steam assembled for this day's excursion emerges from the depths of the Sout... (more)

Local power at Spartanburg in the spring of 1971.

Southbound Southern Rwy train #153 passing a stopped merchandise train south of Greenville, SC in this May 1969 scene with a Cone Mills plant in the background.

A Southern U23B leads 161 east on a dreary winter day.

Unassisted the great old symbol of the the best rail in the eastern US attacks the steepest mainline grade in America on a great day when Carl and Bob Lehman met me to photograph the spectacle. T... (more)