The great survivor. I saw this unit on an N&W local around 1966 and have followed it for years in the press. I had seen it rusting away and covered with vines. I'd been to Staunton several time... (more)

3 different kinds of horsepower take the frame in Durbin, WV.

Western Maryland had no FP7s but Canadian Pacific did and because of that we can see what a Western Maryland FP7 might have looked like, well, minus that round tank and ditch lights etc. In any c... (more)

Uncoupled B-unit is hard to catch. This one has special significance. A former Clinchfield unit, one of the last 4 on that road and something of a celebrity for having been part of the many excu... (more)

Image this string going out on the daily local for real in 2021. This former MILW f-unit is masquerading as a Chesapeake & Ohio unit while its companion is somewhat more authentic (where did they... (more)

Sitting awaiting passengers to board, The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley railroad Tygart Flyer sits infront of the Elkins Depot on a cool fall day.

Fall colors in full bloom blanket the Mountains following the Shavers Fork River as the Tygart Flyer eases along on its journey

The fireman for the Durbin Rocket, led by Steam 3-Truck Heisler number 6, uses the top of the broom handle to press down on a valve and release steam before the train departs.

The Durbin Rocket, led by Steam 3-Truck Heisler number 6, pulls into the station to pick up passengers for the 10:00 am departure. The color of the fall trees made for a very memorable and scenic... (more)

Working south with the local. Meadow River Lumber Co.'s 90-Ton, 3-Truck, Heisler #6 works her way south past the lily pad-covered Allegheny Run at MP 88.2 on the C&O Greenbrier Division, he... (more)

V-Twin Power. Here's a close-up of Meadow River Heisler #6 as she negotiates the sweeping horseshoe curve near MP 92.1 on the old C&O Greenbrier Division, between Durbin and Cass, WV. She'... (more)

Rollin' on the river. Meadow River Heisler #6 and her Lerro Photography photo freight roll lazily along West Virginia's Greenbrier River, showing off some of the recently rebuilt riverside ... (more)

On the horseshoe curve at Nottingham. Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 slowly works her way south on the C&O Greenbrier Division, dragging some freight loads from Durbin to Cass. Sh... (more)

One very remote rail connection. Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 continues her slow, steady trek south from Durbin, WV, toward Cass, some 8 miles distant, hauling a string of freight... (more)

Storm bearing down on Hosterman. Blackening the sky like an approaching tempest, Meadow River Heisler #6 storms down the old C&O Greenbrier main at Hosterman, WV (MP 88.2), past the lily pa... (more)