85 puts on a tremendous show departing with four passenger cars (including three heavyweights). The locomotive had to to take 2-3 cracks at the hill at the front of the property.
Q581 (left) meets an 11,000 ft Q582 in the morning mist on the double track through town. Good news for rush hour motorists needing to use often blocked Cherokee Street, 582 is holding short.
The SB Crescent takes the East End to Birmingham running three hours late due to a bridge fire in Clemson.
Jeddo Coal 85 smokes it up for the fans on a nice fall day. Passengers could ride in the first caboose with a "smokeater" ticket.
"Now where did I put that hammer?" Visitors to NCTM can view shopped equipment being maintained in the Bob Julian Roundhouse.
Participants in the 611 VIP experience put the J's whistle through its paces. COVID-19 had cancelled many steam events so this was a nice surprise. For $35 you could get a cab tour and the opportu... (more)
Amtrak Heritage Unit provides for a nice matched consist on the Carolinian.
Chasing Q581's markers into Atlanta on a cool Sunday morning.
Conductor David Weathers fights through the glare to get ready to view the South Acworth signals.