Steamscape: Crown Point. The reconstructed Virginia & Truckee Railroad is one of my favorite steam operations in all of the US. Why? Well, because it is one of the few places where you c... (more)

Tunnel #4: The "Yellow Jacket' Tunnel. V&T Locomotive #29 bursts out of the East Portal of Tunnel #4, known on the original V&T as the "Yellow Jacket Tunnel", as she runs th... (more)

Long shadows at Donovan. The alpine sunset is fast-approaching and the afternoon shadows are getting very long as V&T Locomotive #29 takes a freight north past Donovan, en route to Gold Hil... (more)

Steamscape: Crown Point Fill. V&T Locomotive #29 charges north with her freight across the wide-open plateau that is the Crown Point Fill. The geography in the town of Gold Hill, NV has bee... (more)

Steamscape: Gold Hill Depot. After a brief stop to exchange crew members, V&T Locomotive #29 barks loudly as she drags her short freight up the very steep grade that begins the last mile of... (more)

Sunrise over Gold Hill. The first warming rays of sunlight bathe the chilly landscape of Gold Hill, NV, as a short V&T freight makes its way north toward the mining mecca of Virginia City. ... (more)

Sunrise at Scales. Just moments after the sun crested the hills to the east, a V&T freight charges north past Scales on its morning run to Gold Hill, and ultimately, the mining town of Virg... (more)

Cold 'nuff for ya? With the morning temperature hovering around 9F, Bridgton & Saco River Railroad Locomotive #7 charges upgrade from the yard at Top of the Mountain toward Alna Center and ... (more)

Two foot to Bridgton Junction. On a frigid day in January, a Bridgton & Saco River Mixed Freight makes its way south toward Bridgton Junction with some loads for interchange with the standa... (more)

Picking up orders. A hot-shot freight, headed up by Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30, sails past depot in Maydelle, TX on its eastbound run as the crew picks up orders on the fly. This is probabl... (more)

Grabbing orders. Here's a close-in view of a TRG #30 cab crew member grabbing train orders from a hoop, as his locomotive runs past the station platform at Maydelle, TX, without stopping. ... (more)

Waiting on the evening freight. In the early evening light, a motorist waits patiently in his Ford Model A, as a local freight passes through a rural crossing with its whistle blaring. Ou... (more)

Tanking at Palestine. Tremont & Gulf #30 has her photo freight in tow as she pulls up to the very unique-looking water tower in the yard at Palestine, TX. In this case, it's all for show, ... (more)

Maydelle after dark. Our 2019 Lerro Productions Charter at the Texas State Railroad started with some daylight runbys at the Maydelle Depot, simulating a freight picking up orders on the fl... (more)

Running the Palestine Wye. After arriving back in Palestine from her trip to Rusk, Tremont & Gulf #30 takes her photo freight onto the wye to be turned for the following day's operations. ... (more)