Definitely unloved and probably sold south of the border this one sits in a long line of its fellows, doing nothing.

Following the East River between the ridges the Norfolk & Western had a few squiggles to negotiate to reach the easy grades along the beautiful New River. Just east of Oakvale this train, its dy... (more)

A common visitor to the Seaboard System yard due to the joint ownership of the Winston Salem Southbound line from Winston Salem, NC.

My little buddy in the background carried me to many great places.

In the nondescript sandhills an inbound trains arrives, having originated on the jointly owned Winston Salem Southbound. Four units are much greater power than normal on this one.

Just a catch along the way in one of many trips thru W-S.

Now actually Norfolk Southern but still lettered for the predecessor of my choice, this unit is shuffling cars in a place you don't think of as Norfolk and Western country. But it was.

Hard to imagine that thirty nine years ago we had come to find some of the last GP9s on the NS. They had seemed to never go away and now generations have come and gone but in many places this mod... (more)

Norfolk Southern Office Car Special 956 heads east through Cook Springs, AL. on their return trip to Altoona, PA. after making a run to Mobile, AL.

Fresh out of the Decatur N&W shops is newly painted former NKP GP-30 N&W 2904. The short hood mounted bell and headlight easily identifies this unit as former NKP heritage. The Pevler Blue paint i... (more)