On a beautiful fall day, a specialty grinder cools its 24 grinding stones in the siding at Roanoke. This particular type of LORAM Grinder is used on switches and crossings.
The very strong 136lb steel rail takes a beating as 110 loads of coal and locomotive power (stretching over a mile) rolls over it with immense weight and force. CSX AH locomotives like #3053, wei... (more)
Roaming through some tight curves and close bank sides, Q186-21 heads north with a special unit on the point. Still in the famous original Santa Fe Warbonnet paint, BNSF Dash 9 engine #656 comman... (more)
Snow in Roanoke?... Yes, it's true!... That fluffy white stuff is a rare sight in this part of the country, sometimes taking years before dropping by again. Normally several inches are out of the... (more)