The Jitong transplant walks into the yard after a day of test-runs between Lexington and Frankfort.

RJ Corman Chinese QJ Class 2-10-2 number 2008 turns it's power to head back to Lexington, KY as a RJ Corman Police Car poses for a photo.

With the skyline of Lexington, KY in the background, RJ Corman's QJ steam locomotive heads out onto the Belt Line in order to turn on the wye. The light engine move is in preparation for a short ... (more)

RJ Corman Chinese QJ Class 2-10-2 number 2008 heads up a mainline freight.

The QJ arrives at Bagdad leading a small freight on a shakedown run fors its trip the next day leading a Kentucky Derby special.

R.J.Cormans QJ puts on a nice show as it struts its stuff passing some beautiful farmland near Bagdad.

Cormans QJ was let out of its stall as it galloped west leading a small freight on a test run for the next days Kentucky Derby train.

Old Smokey wasted no time as it moved eastbound back towards Lexington,Ky after getting turned on the newly constructed wye track at Christiansburg. I believe this is the first public appearance o... (more)

R.J. Corman's QJ is about to duck under U.S. 60 as it leads its eastbound inaugural run towards Lexington.

There are no easy days, except days off, but a few tricks are quieter than others and a few nights cooler than some.

With no servicing facilities in Bagdad, Corman crews fill RJC 2008 with sand the old fashion way.