The Apache's Last Stand

I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to shoot the last great Alco show in the west. Back in May of 2012 I went on an epic week lo... (more)

Pick-Up at Tobyhanna

The PT-98 makes a quick stop in Tobyhanna before continuing its journey to the Delaware Water Gap. A matched set of Lackawanna painted ALCOs are the power ... (more)

Sitting in Chrome Crankshaft's facility in Alhambra, California, on May 12th, 1982, is RS-32 4005. (These are also known as DL-721s by builder Alco.) Placed in service by SP in April 1962 as Sou... (more)

One of WPY's "Cruise trains" was departing Skagway for a trip up to White Pass and return.

Re-engined RS-1 sits on the turntable at Glenn Yard.

Rare Mileage Excursion

In the 2015 season Steamtown offered a few rare mileage excursions on multiple DL branches. This would be the first of roughly a dozen rare mileage excur... (more)

M01 with M&E 18 plus 7 empty centerbeam freight cars heads east running between commuter trains enroute to Kearny, NJ Center Street interchange. Train originated from Kuikens Lumber in Succasunna,... (more)

Red through Morris Plains

M&E Alco 18 zooms on by on the Eastbound track on New Jersey Transit’s Morris & Essex line at Morris Plains NJ with temperatures hovering aroun... (more)

LSRC 975 meets its demise at the Alpena Yard back in 2011. The unit started its life as Boston & Maine #1517 before having its nose chopped and having a 12-251C engine put in by Morrison Knudsen. ... (more)

NYSW 3004 leading a northbound near Norwood, NY || June 1983

A pair of MLW 636's lead Olean based local OL-2, an Emporium turn, nears Port Allegany.

Blue Ridge Pick-Up

Having dropped their 6 loaded lumber cars at Kuiken Brother's in Succussuna, MO-1 made a quick stop on the High Bridge Branch to grab one empty from Blue Rid... (more)

Lake Junction Arrival

After departing the CSX interchange in Harrison nearly an hour and a half earlier, the MO-1 is back on "home rails" at Lake Junction. The striki... (more)

MKM unit sticking it's nose out of Santa Fe's Barstow diesel shop.