CNJ 113 rests in Minersville as steam begins enveloping its drivers.

Reading & Northern's 4-8-4 T1 #2102 is on the final stretch coming into Reading Outer Station as thunderstorms are rolling in at Reading, PA

Rio Grande Southern 20 pulls out of the roundhouse early in the morning before a long day of work.

Engine 2816 rests at Deramus Yard next to the KCS Southern Belle fleet.

It was a beautiful morning.

#2816 arrives at Union Station for a fun-filled display day.

Canadian Pacific 2816 leading the Final Spike Steam Tour through Clinton

On May 23, 2024, the steam cogwheel locomotive HG 4/4 # 708, built in 1930 by SLM in Winterthur for the former railroad company Compagnie Génerale de Colonies Paris in Indochina, now Vietnam, was... (more)

On May 23, 2024, the steam cogwheel locomotive HG 4/4 # 708, built in 1930 by SLM in Winterthur for the former railroad company Compagnie Génerale de Colonies Paris in Indochina, now Vietnam, was... (more)

Smoke Show. With a friendly wave from the fireman, Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 locomotive no. 20 leads its train around the loop at the Colorado Railroad Museum, putting on quite the show... (more)

Uphill and Down. Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 locomotive no. 20 is doing laps on the loop track at the Colorado Railroad Museum, passing Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway 0-4-2T locomotive... (more)

This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific... (more)

An eastbound freight is emerging from the east tunnel portal on Tennessee Pass in 1931. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

PRR train 326 is seen at Louisville Kentucky in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Canadian Pacific 2816, "The Empress", leads the CPKC Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour train across one of the arched bridges outside of Kansas City as it heads south toward Heavener