4 engines representing different eras of railroading history prepare to get put away for the night at the Steamtown Roundhouse, once the NRHS Night Shoot concludes. From left to right: CP 2317, CN... (more)

At the the B&OCT roundhouse (out of the view on the right), hi-tech steam thorobred 5571, a class T-3a-c 4-8-2 is spotted for service. More Chicago B&O steam is found at Railroad: Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Locomotive: Alco S2
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BOCT 517
Train ID: Hostle move
Photo Date: August 12, 1956

A fine trio of locomotives span the generations at the Utah State Railroad Museum. Union Pacific 4-8-4 #833 (an FEF-2) was built by American Locomotive Company in 1939, UP 6916, (a DDA40X) was bu... (more)

Steam helper service in 2010? No, but pretty close. Reading & Northern 425 shoves on the rear of a deadhead equipment move as it passes a stopped PNJT at Nesquehoning Jct. This train departed Port... (more)

A nice set of SD60s breaks the monotony of widecab Dash 9s in South Yard as they sit tied down on the lead of NS coal train 830.

Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder is right on time as it passes the BN helper set waiting for its next assignment in front of the Essex depot, which sat directly across the tracks from the Izaak W... (more)

All the servicing tracks are occupied with locomotives this day including an NS visitor and a still painted Conrail locomotive too.

At evening, Amtrak E8A and MBTA GP9 7538 are stored at the back yards of South Station. GP9 7538 is a former New haven engine.

You are looking at the world's most powerful articulated steam locomotive, C&O H-8 2-6-6-6 Allegheny 1601. It and it's brethren were rated for 7,498 horsepower at 46 MPH. Interesting how single un... (more)

The DeWitt Clinton and C&O 1601 composite the greatest display of alpha and omega design I have ever seen. Any observer can grasp the genealogy of steam locomotive engineering with this tableau. ... (more)

Progresive Rail SD40-2 9940 which serves as yard power stands beside a trio of BNSF ES44DCs while they await their next assignments in Fairburn Ga.

Big Boy and Amtrak diesel compare notes during Steamtown Lackawanna Fest 2009. Blue, sliver and black go rather well together. 4012 has just got some silver paint to go with the new black paint. ... (more)

Three generations of EMD power in maintenance at the Amtrak service area

Classic Soo power poses for about fifty photographers during the 2009 NRHS Convention in Duluth, MN. Lighting by Steve Barry and Alex Mayes.

A sudden burst of rain drove off many of the photographers right as the NS engine finally cut away from the NKP 765 after bringing it up from Fort Wayne.