Throngs of curious people swarm the spartan cab of a BNSF switcher at 125th Anniversary of Conquering Cajon Pass celebration. Engineer/host was very patient and informative.

Portrait of a railroader.. N&W engineer Owen Hawkins poses for a photo from the cab of N&W 1218. Lerro Productions/Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Kale McConnell (Assistant to the Mechanical Superintendent) keeps the manned helper under control as we roll towards home.

Portrait of an engineer, a man and his machine. Ed Dickens, Engineer, and Manager of Heritage Equipment & Facilities, poses for a photo while performing post-trip maintenance in St. Louis.

Looking the part, crewman readies for a northbound departure from Bad Salzungen.

A hot summer afternoon in Maine. Engineer Bob Longo waits as fireman Joe Fox sets out to throw the north switch for the Alna Center passing track. www.wwfry.org

Cab ride on Sierra Number 3. Railtown Engineer George Sapp and Fireman Warren Smith carefully coordinate the departure of Sierra Number 3 and her special Passenger Extra from the site of a ... (more)

Inside the cab of KCS GP22ECO No. 2810.

Two sets of eyes are better than one on a Challenger steam locomotive, UP 3985, on the UP Chester Sub in Southern Illinois. Built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company.

Ted Schulte, UP steam fireman, keeps one eye on the track ahead, one eye on the steam gauge, and one hand on the atomizer as UP 844 and the "Portland Rose" speed west out of Huntington, OR 12 Sept... (more)

Sanding the flues Ted Schulte, UP steam fireman, takes a glimpse into hell while sanding 844's flues after leaving Huntington westbound. Many thanks to Steve Lee, the UP steam crew, and th... (more)

Big "O", UP pilot conductor out of Nampa, watches for signals ahead while UP steam fireman Rick Braunschweig adjusts the atomizer pressure. The fields west of Nampa are a blur in the early morning... (more)

WE ARE REALLY GOING TO GO AFTER IT! Ed Dickens, UP steam engineer, emphasizes that he wants at least 3/4 of a glass on the boiler water level leaving Huntington due to the steep grade and t... (more)

A man and his machine. Normally the Shop Foreman, Eddy Symons chases the SOO #2719 on its trip from Duluth to Two Harbors and makes sure no problems arise. Once in Two Harbors, Ed fires up the hel... (more)

Fireman Chris checks the firebox to make sure he has an even bed of coals.