PREORDERS DUE JANUARY 8, 2027
by Jeremy F. Plant
Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company
Released: coming March 2027
ISBN: TBA
Pages: ~80
Format: 8.5"x11" softcover
Along the Rails in Virginia and the Carolinas takes readers trackside across one of the nation's most historically significant railroad regions during a period of remarkable change. Drawing on more than three decades of photography, Jeremy F. Plant explores the railroads of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina from 1967 through 2000, capturing the final years of classic first-generation diesel locomotives, the emergence of modern motive power, and the mergers that reshaped the railroad industry. Featured railroads include the Southern Railway, Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield, and dozens of fascinating short lines that once crisscrossed the region.
Illustrated with over 150 full-color photographs, the book journeys from the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains to Virginia's Tidewater region and the rail corridors of the Carolinas. Along the way are memorable passenger trains, heavy coal drags, fast freights, branch-line locals, steam excursions, and the distinctive locomotives and scenery that made the region a favorite destination for rail enthusiasts. Richly researched and filled with personal recollections, Along the Rails in Virginia and the Carolinas is an outstanding photographic record of railroading during one of its most transformative eras.
