Here is a detail photo of the 750's headlight and smokebox front, featuring the prominent brass 'candlesticks' astride the headlight. 750 also wore a brass eagle above its headlight while in excur... (more)

The regal 750 turns 100-years-old this year; she was constructed in 1910 by Alco for the FEC. Famous for powering Southern and New Georgia steam excursions, the 750 is now one of the premier exhib... (more)

The 74 zooms over Cedar Creek and a dirt and gravel road as it leads Q649 southbound.

T108 climbs through Vinemont, at milepost 334 on the former L&N mainline.

One of the most interesting exhibits at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania allows visitors to take a gander underneath Pennsy 'Consolidation' 1187, an Altoona Works product of 1888. The variety a... (more)

This is an early morning run-by during Pete Lerro’s photo charter with former N&W 475 masquerading as the 382. Although it was cloudy all morning, there was just enough filtered sunlight during ... (more)

The 475 was done up as the 382 for Pete Lerro's N&W photo freight at the Strasburg Railroad. To accomplish this, numerous minute alterations were made to the engine, such as the spark arrestor on ... (more)

portrait of a railroader

The 475 (disguised as the 382 for a Pete Lerro photo freight) dusts the snow-covered Amish farmland with a nice coat of cinders.

I was quite taken with Strasburg's former CN 'Mogul' during my visit to the railroad. She's a sharp-looking little engine with a nice loud exhaust. Here she leads the last passenger run of the day... (more)

Up to her running boards in snow, the 89 makes a quick solo run to clear some flange ways. Strasburg's yard and shops can be seen to the left.

In the last rays of sunlight, Strasburg's former N&W 'Mastodon' 475 returns to the shops with the snow plow in tow, after having cleared the line for tomorrow's events: a photo charter and the fir... (more)

A pair of former TFM SD70MACs leads NS train 339 southbound through downtown Birmingham. The trailing unit has been relettered KCS, but the lead unit is one of a few still in pure TFM attire.

A crane loads the 610's tender with coal while the engine is serviced on a mild December afternoon. The 610 is all decked out with Christmas lights for a series of North Pole Limited trips on TVRM... (more)

Slowly but surely, Southern 630 is coming back together at TVRM's Soule Shops in the midst of an extensive restoration to operation. The 1904-built Alco is one of three former Southern Consolidati... (more)