1309 pulls one of the night time trips to the North Pole, seen here just outside of Cumberland, Md.

WMSR 1309 approaches the crossing just before Helmstetter's curve in La Vale, MD.

Flanked on both sides by Christmas lights at Strasburg Rail Road’s East Strasburg station complex, Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #475 takes water at the water tank on December 18, 2021. Wishing a Merr... (more)

The Steam Railroading Institute Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 is seen departing Owosso, MI amid steadily falling snow on December 18. The train is running as the third-last North Pole Express for the... (more)

Welcome Back, SMV 205. With storm clouds looming in the distance, Santa Maria Valley Railroad No. 205 makes as run for it as it breaks into the sunlight on its southbound journey out of Leb... (more)

Portrait of the little Italian built steam locomotive 202-002. The steamer has been built by Ernesto Breda in Milano in 1927.

Photo taken at 2:22am, outside temperature -22? (-8F) with wind.

Portrait of the small Italian Mallet steam locomotives 440-008. The locomotive has been built by Ansaldo in 1915.

Uintah Railway Lives Okay, Soooo it is not the Uintah Railway. However the former Baldwin logging 2-6-6-2 climbing a 6% grade is as close as you can get to experiencing a Uintah Mallet.... (more)

On the return trip from South Amana during its final run, the crew and passengers take lunch at Brooklyn which also allowed for a meet with the eastbound road freight CBBI. After about an hour in ... (more)

Iowa Interstate 6988 blasts off from a brief stop at Grinnell continuing on to South Amana during its final run before its 1472 inspection.

The Beauty of the Narrow Gauge Eureka & Palisade 4-4-0 "Eureka" and Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming 2-6-0 "Glenbrook" (both built by Baldwin in 1875) roll through the Lo... (more)

Rounding Windy Point The fireman aboard C&TS 484 has the 2-8-2 hot with a clean stack as the daily train between Chama and Osier comes around Windy Point on the last leg of the trip to Cumb... (more)

The two Italian Mallet steam locomotives 442-56 and 442-54 are double heading a mixed train between Nefasit and Asmara. The little house in the upper left corner of the picture is a station and sh... (more)