Special passenger train carrying dignitaries from Raleigh to Wagram, NC seen here Aberdeen, NC in this July 1957. Bob Drake photo, collection of Tom Sink.

Seaboard Air Line 2-8-0 No. 929 was the first of four locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1920 for the Charlotte Harbor & Northern. They were numbered 71-74. They had 54" drivers,... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-0 Class K-5 941 was built in 1906 by Burnham, Williams & Co. She had 64" drivers, 20 x 26 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 185 lbs, and produced 25,553 lbs of tractive ef... (more)

The Orange Blossom Special operated Between New York and Miami (with a section that served Tampa/St. Petersburg) only during the winter vacation season. The classic heavyweight consist had been eq... (more)

Seaboard Air Line 2-8-0 No. 998 was the last of 20 C-120-H Class locomotives built by Burnham, Williams & Co in July, 1904. These small locomotives were never superheated. They had 57" drivers, 21... (more)

Southbound SAL freight passing through Aberdeen, NC in March 1966. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

It's train time in Savannah, Georgia. On a sunny day in March, 1922, The Florida Cuba Special has just arrived with engineer J. A. Preacher at the throttle of Seaboard Air Line 4-6-2 827. After th... (more)

The engineer on SAL 544 cleans the headlight before his departure. A special thanks to the fine folks at NCTM and REP Productions for hosting this shoot!

SAL local working at Durham, NC in November 1966. Photo by Bob Drake from the Tom Sink Collection

Seaboard Extra 1119 South bores through Millbrook, NC with 3 SDP35's handling the train on this hot August afternoon in 1966. The scene at this location is very different today. The house track ... (more)

It's late Friday afternoon and Seaboard Work Extra 1772 has finished assisting the Roadway Department on the Richmond Subdivision for the week and is running cab-light back to Raleigh Yard. The t... (more)

Seaboard passenger, mail, and express train No. 3 awaits its 4:15pm departure from Raleigh, NC in April 1966. The car inspector is walking the train as a couple of railfans look on.

Seaboard Air Line No. 21, The Silver Star, pauses briefly at Raleigh, NC. Two E8A's and an E7B with a few PRR headend boxcars lead the silver train tonight on it's Florida bound trip.

Railfan ponders the immensity of a steam locomotive.