Smoke! Western Maryland 2-8-0 734 is dwarfed by her smoke plume as she accelerates out of Lap and down the Sunnyside straightaway during one of the numerous runbys on the first of three cha... (more)

For this year's Fall Spectacular, the two operating locomotives switched consists (passenger train and freight train) for one trip. On Sunday's trip, 2-8-2 15 took two open cars with it on the mix... (more)

With no wind, the plume from Western Maryland 2-8-0 734 just hung over the train at Helmstetter's Curve, partially blocking out the sun and creating unique lighting effects.

From the top of Price Hill.. Wetsern Maryland 2-8-0 734 swings across Cash Valley via Helmstetter's Curve, a Western Maryland photo location made famous by photographer William Price and th... (more)

The steam to diesel transition reached the East Broad Top later than most other railroads. As the railroad's four Mikados were taken out of service one-by-one in the late 1990s and early 2000s, 55... (more)

East Broad Top 2-8-2 15 has just crested the southbound grade at McMullins Summit (just beyond the bridge in the background) and is beginning the descent into Orbisonia with a mixed freight during... (more)

SEPTA Bullet car 205, built in 1931 by the J.G. Brill Co., cruises through the suburbs of Philadelphia with a load of commuter on this sunny fall afternoon. In reality, 205, which operated from el... (more)

Norfolk Southern's two F9As, two F7Bs and matching consist ease over the Susquehanna River and floodwall on the former Wilkes Barre Connecting Railroad's Gauntlet Bridge. Unfortunately there's onl... (more)

The casino in downtown Rock Island (one of 9 in the state) looms in the background as Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 7081 arrives back in town from Walcott, Iowa, with an excursion for Midwest flood relie... (more)

In just under a week, railfans will once again descend on Orbisonia, Pennsylvania to take part in an annual ritual, the East Broad Top's Fall Spectacular, held every year on Columbus Day weekend.

Fallen flag. Iowa, Chicago & Eastern SD40-2s 6415 and 6400 prepare to depart Nahant Yard with a southbound manifest just before noon on a hazy October day. Just over two weeks later, the IC... (more)

The sun hasn't even risen on this cool October morning as the Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington crew gets ready for another long day of work in the Maine woods.

Trolley pan. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. 80, a 1932-built Brill car, accelerates through the Steamtown yard with a full load of passengers during the 2009 Lackawanna Rai... (more)

The quiet of a Sunday morning in Penobscot is shattered by the arrival of Reading & Northern 4-6-2 425, blasting southward with an excursion from Pittston to Jim Thorpe and return. Thanks to the c... (more)

Surrounded by modern signals, a signal box and crossing gates, a solitary telegraph pole survives in downtown Three Bridges. Originally built to service the Lehigh Valley's communication needs, it... (more)