Carpe diem! GCRY #4960 is at her game at 5:30 AM as she storms by a photo line of felicitous photographers during a Lerro Productions charter at the Grand Canyon Railway. A pan at... (more)

Pan shot of MCRR RR #18 prior to reaching Bartle, CA.

Here's an old pan I took back before I was even born, featuring DRG&W #485, scrapped in 1955. This photo is not possible to take today (but it was last week after #489 dressed as #485 for a day, ... (more)

A blast from the past!  NH #3025 bursts through the foliage in a rainy day Railroad: New Haven
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Essex, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 3025
Train ID: Lerro Charter
Photo Date: May 22, 2012

Engineer Gary Baksi is at full throttle and eager to let this high drivered 4-4-0 loose on the newly restored right of way on the vernerable Wilmington and Western Railroad. Back to my roots with... (more)

A glint Panmore)

Stop, look and listen! Motorist break for a late afternoon appearance of Wilmington and Western's #98 as it races past the grade crossing of Newport Gap Pike en route to Greenbank Station.... (more)

Wilmington & Western's 0-6-0 No. 58 charges across Lancaster Pike in Wooddale, DE while en route to Yorklyn on a Fall Foliage excursion. A Railroad: Wilmington & Western
Locomotive: Steam 0-6-0
Location: Wooddale, Delaware, USA
Locomotive #: WWRR 58
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 07, 2020

Southern served! A pan shot of Southern 2-8-2 No. 4501 captured at Trion, GA on March 13th, 2018 at 1/13th! Captured on the second to last runby of a two day charter with Lerro Productions - “wh... (more)

New life for former Jitong Railway QJ #6988 seen here at speed in this pan photo taken not in China but amazingly, Eastbound enroute to Bureau, IL. Railroad: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-10-2
Location: Atkinson, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: IAIS 6988
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 16, 2006

Milwaukee Road #261 in a pan shot, caught between 2 QJ's and a near solid consist of Milwaukee Road passenger cars. BW Photo.

Built for speed!   Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy's E-5 "Silver Pilot". A pan at 1/6th by yours truly. One of my all time favorite diesel engines.

Illinois Central 1950 Caboose #9926

A railfan enjoys the view from open window of an Illinois Central red caboose, seen here in action in a pan at 1/13th. IC #9926 was built in 1950.

Illinois Central 1937 Box Car #41390

Color photograph from my collection -captured here in a pan, a 1937 steel box car built for the Illinois Central Railroad - the Main Line of Mid-Ameri... (more)

Catch me if you can!   A zoom pan taken at 1/10th of a second.

Leader of the pack! NKP #765 struts her stuff leading a pack of chasers on an excursion to LaCrosse, IN. No doubt, all those chasers paid for a ticket and elected to chase instead. A zoo... (more)

IAIS QJ #6988 double heads an Amtrak heritage locomotive across the bridge over the Moscow River. This was one of the few spots along the route that chasers were able to catch up to the train. A... (more)

In a cautious race to Boston, KY, L&N 152 gives quite the challenge arriving only seconds behind me prior to running around it's consist on the siding just ahead. A crisp Zoom panmore)

L&N #152 making excellent time on her way to Boston, KY. A pan shot at 1/13th. For more panned photos Railroad: Louisville & Nashville
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: New Haven, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: LN 152
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August, 2008

The mandatory pan shot - Southern No. 630 at Burgin, KY - my last shot of the day. Do you recognize the fireman? A pan at 1/30th.

Pan shot of 2-8-0, Western Maryland #734 (former Lake Superior and Ishpeming) at speed Westbound through the Narrows.

Steam at speed - a Western Maryland pan shot from 1999. I nearly gave myself whiplash panning at such close range!

Speed lettering and fireballs - a Western Maryland hallmark. A fireman's side Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Corriganville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WMSR 734
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 19, 2009

I'm an equal opportunity panner - this is for those who prefer the engineer's side. A bit of blow-by made for an exciting photo op! A 1/6th pan at Helmstetter's Curve.

This is what the light at the other end of the tunnel looks like once it clears - stop, look and listen! A 1/6th zoom pan.

For more zoom pans, select your preference: Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Frostburg, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WMSR 734
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 19, 2009

Western Maryland #1813 brings the rear of the train around Helmstetter's Curve. Nothing like a red caboose! A Railroad: Western Maryland Railway
Locomotive: Caboose
Location: Corriganville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WM 1813
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 19, 2009

A Western Maryland Fireball - a more)

Places to go, people to meet - Amtrak's Acela Express races the sun southbound past Perryville en route to Washington, D.C. A zoom Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express Trainset
Location: Perryville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 2036
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 23, 2011

To Wilmington, post haste!

A Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: ASEA AEM-7
Location: Perryville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 916
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 11, 2011

Train watching - Corridor style!
A zoom-pan captured at 1/6th. Click here for a... (more)

Lest anyone question why the Western Maryland opted for the Fireball livery... A pan at 1/8th.

Fast freight - at any cost! Western Maryland was well known for using steam for pusher service to speed it's freights over the 1.5% grade seen here at Helmstetter's Farm. A pan at 1/10th taken ... (more)

A blast from the past!

WM #734 captured in a zoom pan busting out of Brush Tunnel captured at 1/8th.

Western Maryland #734 storms Brush Tunnel

A pan captured at 1/6th.

A nice crisp 1/25th Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Owosso, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 15, 2008

"Nickel Plate High Speed Service" Apparently, the tag line applies to it's passenger service as well. A Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Bannister, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 25, 2009

SP #4449 often coined "the Most Beautiful Engine in the World" seen here in a Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Bannister, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: SP 4449
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 24, 2009

The illusion of speed was no illusion... Welcome back #1225! Having captured both NKP #765 and more)

It's early dawn and the morning parade of heavy freight manifests begin rolling through America's heartland. NKP #765 along with PM #1225 team up in a double-headed pan... (more)

A good 'ol fashion runby! It's 1958 and the Nickel Plate Railroad is about to retire #765 but not without one last hurrah. Fans gather by Carland's Elevator with their Rolleiflex, ... (more)

Pere Marquette #1225 leads a hot shot early morning westbound freight just before sunrise under a dramatic Michigan sky. Taken nearly four years back, this is one engine and a fine crew that I mi... (more)

Nickel Plate #765 rods down, captured many years back in a pan at 1/10th.

Assisting with the war effort, a Pere Marquette Berkshire is pressed into service hauling a troop train, captured here in a Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Elsie, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: Lerro Charter
Photo Date: January 12, 2019

In what is thought to be one of the earliest known examples of a "zoom pan", Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is captured racing west with a passenger train through rural Michigan. Notes on print s... (more)

Jointed rail, wood ties, and a large beautiful Midwestern Northern at speed - Pete Lerro put on quite a production along with the eager anticipation and cooperation of Steve Sandburg, the Milwauke... (more)

And now for something... completely diesel. A 1/10th Railroad: Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP30C
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: TCWR 4300
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 10, 2008

Gold Rush!!!

Virginia &Truckee #29 (former Longview, Portland & Northern Railway #680) leads McCloud River #18 in a double-header over a pass at Gold Hill, NV, in a race to Virginia Cit... (more)

It is possible that amusement park rides such as "The Whip" of 1914 and the "Wild Mouse" of the 1960's were inspired by the V&T - a line proclaimed to be the "crookedest shortline in America". Th... (more)

Virginia & Truckee No. 29 captured with a fast freight in a pan at 1/8th in Silver City, NV.

Pan Shot Early American attempts to break the rail speed record were made at Mt Washington but speeds in excess of 20 mph were not achieved. It was believed the downhill runs... (more)

Steam at it's best - New York, Susquehanna & Western T&HS's #142 seen here in a Railroad: New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W)
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: BDR 142
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June, 2006

A NJT ACES train speeds down the Corridor en route to Atlantic City. A zoom Railroad: NJ Transit
Locomotive: GE P40DC
Location: West Windsor, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NJT 4802
Train ID: NJT ACES
Photo Date: January 23, 2010

130+ MPH on the Corridor!
A Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express Trainset
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 2004
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 2010

7,100 Horsepower at Speed!
An ALP-46 races through the Garden State towards New York City as seen here in a Railroad: NJ Transit
Locomotive: Bombardier ALP-46
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NJT 4601
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 2010

Coors Light - eat your heart out!  A Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: ASEA AEM-7DC
Location: Hamilton, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 937
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 22, 2011

An AirTrain monorail performs a low-level flyby at Newark International Airport.
A Railroad: AirTrain Newark
Locomotive: Monorail
Location: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March, 2011

Rush hour at Hoboken Terminal!
A zoom pan captured at 1/6th.

Ever see a bullet fired backwards? A Bombardier "MultiLevel" cab car leads a NJT train down the Corridor towards Elizabeth, NJ. A Railroad: NJ Transit
Locomotive: Bombardier MultiLevel Coach
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NJT 7004
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 02, 2010

I always seem to have better luck with trains then weather these days. From the very start, I knew exactly how a recent visit to Princeton junction would Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: ASEA AEM-7
Location: West Windsor, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 947
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 2013

Great Western #60 gets the highball - a pan at 1/6th. Taken during a Lerro Productions charter featuring Black River and Western's former GW #60 dressed in the livery she wore when purchased ion ... (more)

Black River & Western 2-8-0 #60 captured in a pan at 1/6th.

It's been a while since I've posted a good pan shot - in an effort to catch up, here are 3 in one shot!

AMTK No. 658 races west through Secaucus, NJ, just shy of the Portal Bridge, en route to Newark, NJ and points south. Captured in a Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 658
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 14, 2019

Panned Pan!

An NJT ALP-46A TransTech pantograph captured at speed drawing 12 kV/25 Hz in a minimally cropped high res Railroad: NJ Transit
Locomotive: Bombardier ALP-46A
Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NJT 4643
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 14, 2019