The NS executive F-Units perform some switching at Spencer Shops including moving N&W 611 to the Roundhouse

Things I thought I would never see. A UP E9 shoving N&W class J 611 off the turntable at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

Nickel Plate Road number 190, a rare Alco PA1 locomotive, poses next to the Barber Junction station at the NCTM during the "Streamliners at Spencer" event which drew thousands. Behind the 190 is C... (more)

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The Spirit of Roanoke began its temporary residence at NCTM this week, and she's got a few admirers milling about as seen from this overhead view of Spencer Shops.

NCTM staff member John Barnett gives the ease on back hand signal to the engineer aboard C&O 8016 (ex-CRR 800) during the Streamliners at Spencer event. The staff and volunteers of NCTM spent man... (more)

GM Demo unit 103 and her B Unit are tied on to a cut of freight cars at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

The MLW(Alco) unit puts on a smoky show pulling a short freight at the Streamliners event.

A unique scene of vintage railroading share the spotlight at Spencer, NC...many of these locomotives never shared trackage when they were in service.

Back at home: Following two years of repairs and work in Roaonke, Southern Railway E8 #6900 returns to its duties on museum train rides back at Spencer. Today however, it runs with the assi... (more)

Union Pacific E9 #949 heads the south end of the day's museum train ride as they return to the loading area after another successful short run.

Reproducing a Classic. One of my favorite railroad photos (See it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ATSF_DL_in_Kansas.jpg) involves the cleaning of ATSF FT #103 in 1943. 71 years late... (more)

DLW 664 leads a photo freight by the flue shop at Spencer.

N&W 611 sits coupled to Norfolk Southern maroon coaches for the first time in twenty years while attending the Streamliners event in Spencer.

The North Carolina Transportation Museum's recently upgraded and mainline service modified Southern Railway E8A 6900 is seen leading an excursion on the grounds of the NCTM on May 30 as part of th... (more)