Under a beautiful sky, the Martin Helper returns light after assisting a train over Soldier Summit.

As the Hornell Turn returns to its home base of Olean, it gets the attention of a small party who run over in excitement to wave at the crew. It’s refreshing to see that trains still have the po... (more)

On a beautiful summer day, The Hornell Turn leads a short train across the causeway at Andover Pond on it's return leg back to Olean, NY. The New York Central acquired the lead locomotive in 1967 ... (more)

This ominous dark cloud came out of nowhere on an otherwise bright overcast day right before the Hornell Turn passed through. It foreshadowed the crew’s trouble, as the lead engine would cut out... (more)

The Claria Logger passes the Fernwood Station on its return trip to St. Maries. This station is still owned by the railroad and is used by the track gang as a storage facility. Unfortunately, this... (more)

A light snowfall made what is already a beautiful place to watch trains even nicer.

On a rare clear Fall day, the last sun of the day lights Mt. Rainer while Dead Freight West hurries to Tacoma pulled by five SD40-2’s, #25, 175, 137, 164, 27. This section of railroad through th... (more)

Approaching Barker Hill Road, five Yellowjackets pass through the idyllic countryside of central New York between Binghamton and Syracuse.

In the process of a full cosmetic restoration to match it's original San Francisco Belt Railroad livery, the unit is taken out for a test run in the yard prior to applying the yellow safety stripi... (more)

The Clarkia Turn is moving through the sharp horseshoe curve at Mashburn on it's way home to St. Maries. The siding is often used to store log flats and prevented me from taking this shot on my ea... (more)

While giving the Santa Cruz local a wide berth, this biker still stays even with the train through the slow running streets of Watsonville.

From the clear air of the Rookies, to the mist of the central California Coast, these ex-DRG&W GP40-2’s have seen a lot of spectacular scenery.

The hostler pulls 2317 out of the Steamtown roundhouse and looks for the stop signal for the ash-pit from the man on the ground.

Pulling into Moscow with the Steamtown excursion, #3254 finds the Delaware Lackawanna Portland turn waiting on the siding. The DL #3000, originally from British Columbia Railway should feel right ... (more)

Coming up a short grade east of Andover, the Hornell Turn passes through a valley awash in early Fall colors. The engineer may not be appreciating the scenery right now as he has power issues to d... (more)