The 261 Fall Color Excursions were decidedly 261-less last fall. Here's hoping to see some billowing black smoke in this year's version.

The Roanoke Chapter NRHS special from Roanoke to Danville follows along the ex-Virginian line built through the heart of the southern Virginia hills.

The Silver Star slides through Satsuma in rural Putnam county on the seldom photographed A line. The Star had just left Palatka and hustles southward.

The 2nd weekend of fall foliage excursions in the area gave passengers another opportunity for riding rare mileage. After a 9AM departure from Roanoke, the special is seen here crossing one of sev... (more)

Out of the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the hills of the Piedmont: The Roanoke - Danville, VA fall foliage excursion rolls through a meet with an empty coal train near Goodview.

The final area excursion of the fall season, a round trip to Bluefield, WV, races upgrade back to Roanoke along the rolling hills of southwestern VA just before sundown.

The ex-Virginian line across the southern part of its namesake state is one of the most inaccessible and impressive lines in the region. Trestles and tunnels dot the line built to minimize grades ... (more)

The Roanoke Chapter of the NRHS put on a Amtrak Excursion from Roanoke to Bluefield

The Roanoke Chapter of the NHRS Fall Excursion, Heads back to Roanoke from Bluefield at track speed as it passes thru Narrows, VA

The sun has set, the passengers are off the train, and all that's left to do after today's round trip excursion from Roanoke to Bluefield, WV is reverse the special back into the yard. Note the do... (more)

The 2nd weekend of fall foliage excursions in the area gave passengers another opportunity for riding rare mileage. After a 9AM departure from Roanoke, the special is seen here passing along the s... (more)

About 5 minutes after my previous photo, the NCTM special is now passing the bottom of High Fill in the opposite direction, having lost nearly 100 feet in elevation through the lowest of the loops... (more)

Passengers on the Southern Loops! It's hard to imagine the weather could have been any nicer for the North Carolina Transportation Museum's 2010 fall foliage excursions. This year's rare-milage tr... (more)

Autumn Leaf Special from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to Asheville and return.

Autumn Leaf Special from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to Asheville and return.