Williamson Morning 8X10The Norfolk Southern celebrated their 30th Anniversary in style during 2012 as they brought Nickel Plate 765 and the Southern 630 out onto the NS tracks as goodwill ambassadors. Early morning in Wiliamson, West Virginia and the 765 is bringing its consist to the depot where NS employees and their families will be treated to a ride over the Pocahontas Division. Learn more about this piece of living history.

I've always loved the book "The Little Engine that Could" about a locomotive climbing up a mountain grade with his "I think I can, I think I can" as he faces the challenge in front of him.  He takes it one step at a time and once he accomplishes his goal, he knows that "I thought I could, I thought I could".

Life is like that a lot of the time to me.  We see challenges which can seem impossible from a distance, but if we put forth the effort, we accomplish them.  Sometimes it is not a sprint to the goal, but that extra effort to get over the top accomplishes it.

I'm looking forward in the remainder of 2025 to getting out to make some new train photos.  Not sure if seeing a live steam locomotive is in the cards this year, but everytime I look at this image on my office wall at work, it reminds me of that little engine and moving forward.

"I know you can, I know you can" too.