One of the L&N Railroad's notable "Big Emma" 2-8-4s, Baldwin M-1 class 1964, appears clean and freshly painted in this 1954 view at Barbourville, KY. The train is approaching the Cumberl... (more)

This is one of my favorite L&N photos--taken by the late August Thieme. CV Division train 55--the overnight through freight from Corbin to Norton, VA--is blasting upgrade on the last three miles t... (more)

From the camera of my long-time friend David DeVault, we have this nice color view of two (of ten total) Interstate Railroad RS-3s. Numbers 38 and 37 are burbling along in idle awaiting a call to ... (more)

Alco builder's photo of Interstate RS-3 #31 courtesy of the Collection of Ron Flanary. The 88-mile Interstate was located in the southwest corner of Virginia. Its chief business was to haul coal f... (more)