Raleigh's Boylan Avenue tower is illuminated first by the curved path of Seaboard Air Line' s Florida-bound Silver Star passenger train and a few minutes later by a southbound Norfolk Southern Railway local heading to nearby Fayetteville, North Carolina, on an August night in 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-068-07
Northbound Seaboard Air Line train no. 88 passes open auto rack cars on southbound train no. 27 at Boylan tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, in November 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-070-12
Seaboard Air Line's southbound Silver Star passenger train (right) passes an eastbound Chesapeake & Ohio local at Richmond, Virginia's Main Street Station in October 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-05
On a foggy morning in February 1962, Seaboard Air Line's northbound Tidewater passenger train arrives at Franklin, Virginia, as seen from local freight train no. 85. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-081-07
At Selma, North Carolina, in June 1962, a boy on a bicycle watches as a Southern Railway local freight train waits for the passage of Atlantic Coast Line train no. 376, the Everglades. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-04
Framed by a rock tunnel portal, a northbound Clinchfield Railroad freight train approaches Kingsport, Tennessee, in August 1966. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-089-07
Three ex-Viriginan Railway electric locomotives lead an eastbound Norfolk & Western coal train over the New River at Glen Lynn, Virginia, in December 1961, just before the end of electric operations. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-03
Aberdeen & Rockfish F3 diesel locomotive pulls into the railroad's shop at Aberdeen, North Carolina, after the daily run eastward in April 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-094-06
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 75 eases past the cleanup of derailed mail-express train no. 8 in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 8, 1961. Two SAL wreckers are beginning to drag the E7 unit toward a repaired siding. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-068-04
On April 8, 1961, northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad mail-express train no. 8 derailed in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The wreck occurred around 11am in, but it was past sunset when the wrecker crews lifted the E7 locomotive carbody back onto its trucks for the trip to Hamlet yard. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-068-06
Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 280 departs the yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, with dense fog in December 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-068-08
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad expediter no. 27, with two Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac locomotives, passes Boylan tower at Raleigh, North Carolina, en route to Florida and Southeastern cities in May 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-069-03
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train enters yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, passing a northbound extra train awaiting clearance in July 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-069-06
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's terminal at Raleigh, North Carolina, displays EMD evolution (FT, E3, and GP) in July 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-069-07
Hamlet-bound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train ready for station departure at Raleigh, North Carolina, in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-069-08
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 88 departs yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, near sunset in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-069-10
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's Hamlet-Richmond line (critical in WWII) received CTC machine for Raleigh, North Carolina, dispatcher in 1941, photograph taken in September 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-069-12
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 280 pauses at Raleigh, North Carolina, for crew change in April 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-070-02
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 88 ready to depart Raleigh, North Carolina, in October 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-070-08
Engineer and fireman follow engine technician into cab of new GP30 on Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 at Raleigh, North Carolina, in November 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-070-10
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 280 departs from yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, in December 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-070-11
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad local freight train crosses Cape Fear River as it departs Sanford, North Carolina, for Raleigh, NC, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-071-03
While southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 makes brief stop at Raleigh, North Carolina, both crew and officials get on and off in January 1963. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-071-06
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train approaches Apex, North Carolina, (west of Raleigh, NC) in May 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-071-09
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 passes Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad F3 at Aberdeen, North Carolina, in June 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-071-10
Hamlet-bound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75, led by Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad unit, roars through village of Apex, North Carolina, passing Durham and Southern Railway local, in July 1960. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-071-11
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 280 climbs grade near Southern Pines, North Carolina, in July 1965. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-071-12
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 speeds downgrade toward Aberdeen, North Carolina, on July 7, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-072-01
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 88 rounds curve as it nears Southern Pines, North Carolina, in September 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-072-04
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) freight train approaches Apex, North Carolina, (near Raleigh, NC) in October 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-072-06
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's first GP30 diesel locomotive speeds northward toward Raleigh, North Carolina, a few days after delivery in November 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-072-07
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 280 climbs grade near Southern Pines, North Carolina, in November 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-072-09
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) extra freight train speeds past Apex, North Carolina, en route to Hamlet, NC, in December 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-072-10
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad extra freight train led by locomotive no. 1973 passes signals at Nuese, North Carolina, (north of Raleigh, NC) in September 1961. Photography and Art; Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-073-04
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 crosses Tar River near Fanklinton, North Carolina, in February 1962. Photography and Art; Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-073-07
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 280 leaves Raleigh, North Carolina, behind surplus E-units in April 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-074-02
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 280 leaves Raleigh, North Carolina, behind a mix of EMD units in April 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-074-03
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 75 curves through deep cut at Bracey, Virginia, in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-074-11
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 75 coils through cut on foggy day at Bracey, Virginia, in November 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-074-12
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad mail-express train no. 3 at Bracey, Virginia, in November 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-01
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train crosses high bridge over the Appomattox River at Petersburg, Virginia, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-02
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's early use of TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) on mail-express train no. 4 at Petersburg, Virginia, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-03
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 280 passes the Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia, a few minutes past 4pm. In less than 20 minutes it will be in Hermitage yard, completing its 260-mile run from Hamlet, North Carolina, in October 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-06
Seaboard Air Line Railroad E7 diesel locomotive at station in Raleigh, North Carolina, completing run from Portsmouth, Virginia, on the Tidewater passenger train in June 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-07
The first section of Seaboard Air Line Railroad's southbound Palmland passenger train pulls into the station at Raleigh, North Carolina, on a foggy morning in December 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-08
Seaboard Air Line Railroad inbound Tidewater passenger train sits at station in Raleigh, North Carolina, after arrival from Portsmouth, Virginia, in June 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-09
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's premier train, Silver Meteor, pauses in Raleigh, North Carolina, en route to Richmond, Virginia, in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-10
Seaboard Air Line Railroad business car brings up rear of southbound Palmland passenger train at station in Raleigh, North Carolina, in December 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-075-12
Seaboard Air Line Railroad locomotive no. 3000, the first E4 built, shows signs of excessive weathering at Raleigh, North Carolina, in January 1963. It would soon be shipped back to EMD as part of an order for GP30s. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-076-02
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad Silver Comet passenger train pauses in Raleigh, North Carolina, en route to Atlanta, Georgia, and Birmingham, Alabama, in October 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-076-05
Southbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad mail-express train no. 3, was running in two sections during Christmas rush in 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-076-08
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad mail-express train no. 4 glides through tree-covered campus of North Carolina State University at Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-077-01
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 86 waits beside station at Raleigh, North Carolina, for departure to Richmond, Virginia, in June 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-077-02
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight train no. 280 approaches Bracey, Virginia, in July 1964. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-077-06
Seaboard Air Line Railroad switcher and caboose rest during break in evening work at Hamlet, North Carolina, hump yard in June 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-077-09
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's high-bay shop in Hamlet, North Carolina, includes extra EMD engine and components, along with FT no. 4015 and E4 in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-077-11
Seaboard Air Line's diesel shop in Hamlet, North Carolina, shows two historic units being prepared for trade-in in coming months in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-01
Southward view of Seaboard Air Line Railroad's classification yard hump and bowl in Hamlet, North Carolina, with arrival/departure yards in background in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-03
Man in charge. Seaboard Air Line's terminal superintendent at Hamlet, North Carolina, is surrounded by reams of data and a pair of binoculars in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-05
Cars carrying new automobiles slide down the Seaboard Air Line's hump at Hamlet, North Carolina, in late afternoon, with motive power shop in right background, in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-06
Seaboard Air Line Railroad's classification yard at Hamlet, North Carolina, at night in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-07
View from south tower at Seaboard Air Line classification yard in Hamlet, North Carolina. Hump tower is above first locomotive units in August 1961, (note: center window). Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-08
Passenger units leaving shop at Hamlet, North Carolina, area to pick up extra train from departure yard in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-09
Framed by Carolina pines, southward Seaboard Air Line Railroad train leaves yard at Hamlet, North Carolina, in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-078-12
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) extra train passes tower in Hamlet, North Carolina. View from replacement locomotives that the photographer rode. First of series that documents Lamb's ride to Hermitage yard in Richmond, Virginia, on October 20, 1961, (Note: see Trains, May 1963). Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-079-01
Seaboard Air Line Railroad engineer cruises on main line north of Raleigh, North Carolina, with one hand on horn on October 20, 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-079-07
View of Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad's Acca yard in Richmond, Virginia, from Seaboard Air Line Railroad Baldwin switcher delivering TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) train from Florida on October 20, 1961. (Note: last photo in sequence from Hamlet to Richmond.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-080-01
Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 passes Richmond train no. 280 in yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, on overcast afternoon of October 21, 1961. (Note: no. 75's rear crew to Hamlet on right.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-080-05
Rearward view of Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 near Moncure, North Carolina, as long string of autorack cars stretches to horizon; they were picked up at Norlina, NC, junction of Portsmouth, Virginia, line on October 21, 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-080-06
Hamlet-bound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 75 faces poor visibility as it approaches New Hill, North Carolina, on October 21, 1961. (Note: yellow signal indicates meet with another train.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-080-08
Much to the detest of train no. 75's crew, Seaboard Air Line Railroad Hamlet dispatcher required their train be broken into separate sections so as to fit into relatively short siding at New Hill, North Carolina. After a considerable wait, northbound manifest train no. 88 lumbers past on October 21, 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-080-09
Start sequence of two-day round trip between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Portsmouth, Virginia (aboard trains no. 82 and no. 85). A short time after departing Raleigh yard, fireman of Seaboard Air Line Railroad's Portsmouth train no. 82 has to inspect and adjust air compressor on last unit on February 1, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-081-01
Northbound Seaboard Air Line Railroad train no. 82 passes mail-express train no. 5 near Henderson, North Carolina, on February 1, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-081-02
Classic station at Suffolk, Virginia, surrounded by fog on February 2, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-081-05
Southern Railway's executive train has come from Roanoke, Virginia, to Selma, North Carolina, on Atlantic Coast Line Railroad track. Here the extra has wyed onto Southern Railway rails for westward trip to Greensboro, NC, as an eastbound local freight train stands in the clear in June 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-082-01
Brake shoe clouds surround eastbound Southern Railway Carolina Special passenger train as it nears Old Fort, North Carolina, in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-082-02
Southern Railway freight train skirts French Broad River, en route from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina, in April 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-082-04
Eastbound Southern Railway freight train crosses French Broad River at Asheville, North Carolina, in April 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-082-05
Eastbound Southern Railway Asheville Special passenger train exits tunnel near Ridgecrest summit in western North Carolina, in April 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-082-09
Goldsboro-bound Southern Railway local train arrives in Selma, North Carolina, behind rare SR Alco RS-11 unit in May 1962. (Note: joint ACL-SR station visible at far left in background.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-082-11
Southbound Southern Railway train arrives in Selma, North Carolina, after using Atlantic Coast Line Railroad trackage from Norfolk, Virginia, in May 1962. (Note: joint station top left.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-01
Alco and GE switchers at work in Southern Railway's yard at Goldsboro, North Carolina, in June 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-02
Eastbound Southern Railway local freight train waits for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Everglades passenger train (no. 376) at station in Selma, North Carolina, in June 1962. (Note: boy and bicycle at station.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-03
Eastbound Southern Railway passenger train no. 16 passes local freight train at Selma, North Carolina, in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-05
Eastbound Southern Railway train from Greensboro, North Carolina, arrives in Selma, NC, en route to Goldsboro, NC, in May 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-07
Goldsboro-bound Southern Railway freight train passes Boylan tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, in October 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-09
Northbound Southern Railway train approaches SD45 and train south of Danville, Virginia, in May 1965. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-11
After Southern Railway northbound train has cleared, southbound freight led by SD45 no. 3168 leaves siding south of Danville, Virginia, in May 1965. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-083-12
Northbound Southern Railway freight train leaves Lynchburg, Virginia, in May 1965. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-084-02
Washington-bound Southern Railway passenger train no. 76 leaves Greensboro, North Carolina, with a cut of TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) loads in June 1966. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-084-07
Eastbound Southern Railway local train shoves cut of coal cars onto siding at Boylan tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, in September 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-084-09
Eastbound Southern Railway freight train gets orders at Boylan tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1972. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-084-10
Asheville-bound Southern Railway freight train climbs toward Andrew Loop west of Old Fort, North Carolina, in September 1972. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-084-11
Southern Railway's eastbound Asheville Special crawls through the fog near Old Fort, North Carolina, in August 1973. At the time of the photograph, Amtrak had been operating for more than two years, but Southern was not yet a participant, continuing to operate its own passenger trains. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-084-12
Southern Railway's eastbound Asheville Special eases to a stop at Old Fort, North Carolina, in August 1973. Many years after this incident, one of the children shown here got in touch with the photographer. By then an adult, she had seen the picture in a magazine and wanted a print to remind her of the enjoyable trip with her family. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-085-01
Shadows are growing long as eastbound Southern Railway freight train crosses creek near Old Fort, North Carolina, in August 1973. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-085-04
Eastbound Southern Railway coal train near Black Mountain, North Carolina, in August 1973, approaching the summit at Ridgecrest. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-085-05
Eastbound Southern Railway coal train crosses bridge en route from Asheville to Old Fort, North Carolina, in August 1973. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-085-06
Eastbound Southern Railway coal train twists through S-curve as it nears Old Fort, North Carolina, in August 1973. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-085-08
Westbound Southern Railway train leaves Old Fort, North Carolina, en route to Asheville, NC, in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-086-01
Westbound Southern Railway train enters twin tunnels as it nears Ridgecrest, North Carolina, in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-086-04
Westbound Southern Railway train meets eastbound at Swannanoa siding near Asheville, North Carolina, in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-086-07
Northbound Norfolk Southern Railway freight train no. 64, led by Baldwin units, rolls through a cut east of Raleigh, North Carolina, in June 1960. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-086-08
Eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway train approaches yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, in July 1960. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-086-10
Eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway train approaches yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-086-11
With the grace of a dancer, a Norfolk Southern Railway crewman swings off locomotive to throw switch in yard at Raleigh, North Carolina, in September 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-03
Eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway train crosses the main lines of the Seaboard Air Line and Southern Railway at Boylan tower in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in September 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-04
Westward view of Norfolk Southern Railway line at Boylan tower in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-06
Norfolk Southern Railway five-car local freight train crawls across Albemarle Sound in Mackeys, North Carolina, trestle at five mph on August 15, 1962. The timber trestle was nearly eight miles long. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-08
Norfolk Southern Railway local freight train crossing Albemarle Sound at Mackeys, North Carolina, on August 15, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-10
Conductor's view of the long trestle across Albemarle Sound at Mackeys, North Carolina, on August 15, 1962. (Note: taken during stop at station.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-11
Norfolk Southern Railway hostler uses engine air compressor to spin Baldwin diesel locomotive on turntable at Raleigh, North Carolina, in September 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-087-12
Norfolk Southern Railway road crew at Raleigh, North Carolina, ready to start their shift as soon as their engine arrives from servicing area in September 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-088-01
A pair of Norfolk Southern Railway General Electric 45-ton units leads a branch line local freight train toward New Bern, North Carolina, in July 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-088-02
Westbound Norfolk Southern Railway manifest freight train rumbles along main line near Varina, North Carolina, west of Raleigh, NC, in August 1963. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-088-04
Norfolk Southern Railway local crew picks up boxcars at yard in Aberdeen, North Carolina, in July 1964, beside Seaboard Air Line Railroad main line. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-088-05
Northbound Clinchfield Railroad train passes Johnson City, Tennessee, en route to Elkhorn City, Kentucky, in August 1965. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-089-03
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad freight train twists through forests north of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in August 1966. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-089-04
Northbound Clinchfield Railroad train creates giant plume as it exits Second Rocky Tunnel tunnel on the "Loops" near Altapass, North Carolina, in August 1966. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-089-08
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad coal train exits Vance Tunnel at Altapass, North Carolina, in August 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-089-10
Northbound Clinchfield Railroad coal train passes local freight train at Marion, North Carolina, in August 1966. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-089-12
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad coal train rolls through valley toward Erwin, Tennessee, in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-090-02
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad coal train negotiates the S-curve at Chestoa, Tennessee, after departing the Erwin yard in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-090-05
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad coal train approaches Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-090-06
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad manifest approaches Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in October 1974. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-090-07
Southbound Clinchfield Railroad train exits Washburn tunnel no. 2, south of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in October 1974. The view is from the portal of Washburn tunnel no. 3. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-090-10
The last electrified run into Roanoke on the ex-Virginian Railway line crosses over the Norfolk and Western Railway at Singer, Virginia, on June 29, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-04
Ex-Virginian Railway locomotives rest in the Norfolk & Western's yard at Roanoke, Virginia, a few hours after completing last electrified trip on June 29, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-05
Ex-Virginian Railway units rest in yard at Roanoke, Virginia, the day after their last electrified run on June 30, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-06
Towed to Roanoke, Virginia, after the overhead electric catenary was deactivated, these early designs were once Virginian Railway's most powerful units. June 30, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-07
Units of three builders at Norfolk and Western Railway's Shaffer's Crossing shop in Roanoke, Virginia, on June 30, 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-09
Westbound Norfolk and Western Railway local freight train passes station at Blue Ridge, Virginia, in June 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-10
Eastbound Norfolk and Western Railway Pocahontas passenger train speeds past station at Blue Ridge, Virginia, behind Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad units in June 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-091-11
Four road switchers head up eastbound Norfolk and Western Railway coal train at Glen Lynn, Virginia, in the post-electrified era of the former Virginian Railway in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-01
Switch crews from Norfolk and Western Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad coordinate their moves in yard at Durham, North Carolina, in August 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-02
Eastbound Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway train leaves Denniston, Virginia, in June 1968. Norfolk & Western purchased the NF&D in 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-04
Eastbound Norfolk, Franklin & Danville Railway train a few miles east of Denniston, Virginia, in June 1968. Norfolk & Western purchased the NF&D in 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-06
Northbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Palmetto passenger train on double-tracked main line north of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in June 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-07
Southbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) freight train departs from yard at Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in May 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-08
Six units power Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight train northward near Smithfield, North Carolina, in July 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-092-11
Southbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Havana Special passenger train arrives at station in Selma, North Carolina, in August 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-093-02
Southbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight train no. 77 zips past station at Smithfield, North Carolina, in July 1961. (Note: view is from caboose door.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-093-05
Southbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Havana Special (train no. 75) arrives at station in Selma, North Carolina, in May 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-093-07
Northbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) freight train crosses the James River in Richmond, Virginia, on long arch bridge in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-093-08
Interior of Broad Street station at Richmond, Virginia, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-093-10
Late afternoon at Broad Street station in Richmond, Virginia, finds northbound Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Everglades passenger train arriving while Seaboard's Florida-bound Silver Star awaits the highball in October 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-093-11
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad mixed train pulls into yard at Aberdeen, North Carolina, after its daily run while F3 locomotive awaits clear track to shop in April 1961. No. 303 is both a caboose and a combined baggage-passenger car. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-094-02
With F3 locomotive and caboose at shop in Aberdeen, North Carolina, Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Geep pulls past interchange cars after finishing day's run in April 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-094-03
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Geep passes the road's general office building in downtown Aberdeen, North Carolina, in April 1961. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-094-08
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad GP18 locomotive no. 300 (replacement for F3) heads eastward in North Carolina on early morning in July 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-094-11
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad units at Acca yard in Richmond, Virginia, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-095-01
Northbound Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar) freight train departing Acca yard at Richmond, Virginia, in March 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-095-02
Famous profile of Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electric is on display at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-095-04
Motive power from two of America's earliest railroads, the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio, rub shoulders at Potomac yard in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1962. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-095-05
View from top of Andrews Loop shows westbound Southern Railway coal train climbing out of Old Fort, North Carolina, in September 1972. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-095-07
