Login · Sign Up 

 
At the Trottle
A tribute to the engineers who drive the engines of America's railways. Comments welcome from those who sat behind the trottle.
Photo Album By: partneylr777
 
Link to this album:
https://www.railpictures.net/album/1024/
 

This photo album contains 220 photos, sorted by
displaying .

« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 »

  « Previous Page · New Search · Next Page »

Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 381630

Engineer Dickens blows the whistle of 844 as it thunders down the tracks as the wind blows through the hair of engineer Dickens with a crowded steam engine cab.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Lugo, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 844
Train ID: SWCYR 19
Photo Date: November 19, 2011


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: David Carballido-Jeans

Added: Nov 20, 2011

Views: 5,128
Comments: 5

Favorited: 26
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 381496

Valley Railroad CMO J. David Conrad at the throttle of the Valley's newest steamer, 3025. Photo taken by Valley Railroad employee wearing all necessary PPE. Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40m... (more)

Railroad: Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Essex, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: VALE 3025
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 18, 2011


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Chase J Smith

Added: Nov 19, 2011

Views: 6,586
Comments: 1

Favorited: 13
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 375520

To a railfan like me, there are few places I'd rather be... This is a different view of the same spot recently uploaded to RP.net. Thanks to Potomac Eagle for their hospitality during Romney RR D... (more)

Railroad: Potomac Eagle Scenic Railway
Locomotive: EMD F7(A)
Location: Springfield, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: PESX 722
Train ID: PESX Shuttle train
Photo Date: September 17, 2011


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: J. Alex Lang - www.jalexlang.com

Added: Sep 19, 2011

Views: 4,587
Comments: 0

Favorited: 12
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 373150

Engineer Earl Knoob looks ahead from the cab of San Luis & Rio Grande #18 as we climb the east side of La Veta Pass at 13mph on the trip back to Alamosa. The throttle is wide open and we are along... (more)

Railroad: San Luis & Rio Grande
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: La Veta, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SLRG 18
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July, 2011


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Chris Starnes

Added: Aug 26, 2011

Views: 4,683
Comments: 2

Favorited: 14
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 366738

Friendly wave from the engineer of the SCL 2011 in Spartanburg, SC || Sept. 1971

Railroad: Seaboard Coast Line
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: SCL 2011
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September, 1971


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Tom Sink

Added: Jun 22, 2011

Views: 4,687
Comments: 1

Favorited: 17


Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 360015

The Steady Hand - ARR's #1 engineer, Frank Sheppard applies his 40 yrs of experience as he gently guides ARR's weekly passenger train, the Aurora, north along the frozen shore of the... (more)

Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: north of Chase, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: ARR 4328
Train ID: ARR 235N
Photo Date: February 12, 2011


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Dave Blaze...

Added: Apr 10, 2011

Views: 8,352
Comments: 4

Favorited: 23
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 347060

Throngs of curious people swarm the spartan cab of a BNSF switcher at 125th Anniversary of Conquering Cajon Pass celebration. Engineer/host was very patient and informative.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: NRE 3GS21C
Location: San Bernardino, California, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 1308
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 13, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Andre Beverly

Added: Nov 29, 2010

Views: 10,376
Comments: 0

Favorited: 22
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 345724

Portrait of a railroader.. N&W engineer Owen Hawkins poses for a photo from the cab of N&W 1218. Lerro Productions/Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Railroad: Norfolk & Western
Locomotive: Steam 2-6-6-4
Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NW 1218
Train ID: Lerro Photo Charter
Photo Date: November 12, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Chase Gunnoe

Added: Nov 18, 2010

Views: 8,671
Comments: 1

Favorited: 16
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 345427

Portrait of an engineer, a man and his machine. Ed Dickens, Engineer, and Manager of Heritage Equipment & Facilities, poses for a photo while performing post-trip maintenance in St. Louis.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3985
Train ID: Missouri River Eagle
Photo Date: October 06, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Rick W.

Added: Nov 16, 2010

Views: 8,308
Comments: 2

Favorited: 26
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 344414

The late Steve Bremmer at the controls of the Conrail Shared Assets Operations SA35 switching a Gold Lumber in Farmingdale, N.J.

Railroad: Conrail
Locomotive: EMD GP40-2
Location: Farmingdale, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 4402
Train ID: CSAO SA35
Photo Date: January 09, 2002


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Anthony Paci

Added: Nov 07, 2010

Views: 4,775
Comments: 0

Favorited: 8


Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 343703

Cab ride on Sierra Number 3. Railtown Engineer George Sapp and Fireman Warren Smith carefully coordinate the departure of Sierra Number 3 and her special Passenger Extra from the site of a ... (more)

Railroad: Sierra Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Jamestown, California, USA
Locomotive #: SRYC 3
Train ID: Sierra 3 Extra
Photo Date: October 03, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Kevin Madore

Added: Nov 01, 2010

Views: 9,895
Comments: 2

Favorited: 24
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 340616

Inside the cab of KCS GP22ECO No. 2810.

Railroad: Kansas City Southern Railway
Locomotive: GP22ECO
Location: Metro, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: KCS 2810
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 08, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Steve Schmollinger

Added: Oct 09, 2010

Views: 13,751
Comments: 1

Favorited: 27
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 339479

Inside the engine house engineer Jeff sits behind the controls of restored steam engine Southern 401 the day of its inaugural runs.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Monticello, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 401
Train ID: Special
Photo Date: September 18, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Doug Wolfe

Added: Sep 30, 2010

Views: 4,782
Comments: 1

Favorited: 10
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 338266

Celebrity driver, Bill Andrews, has a bite to eat during a break at Hellifield station while driving LMS pacific no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland on the Tyne Valley Tourer railtour on 18th September... (more)

Railroad: London Midland & Scottish Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Locomotive #: 6233
Train ID: unknown
Photo Date: September 18, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: Graham Williams

Added: Sep 18, 2010

Views: 2,875
Comments: 1

Favorited: 2
Click Here to see the photo!

Photo ID: 338000

WE ARE REALLY GOING TO GO AFTER IT! Ed Dickens, UP steam engineer, emphasizes that he wants at least 3/4 of a glass on the boiler water level leaving Huntington due to the steep grade and t... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Huntington, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: UP 844
Train ID: Portland Rose
Photo Date: September 12, 2010


Subscribe · Profile · Add to Favorites · Add to Album

By: ExNavyDoc

Added: Sep 15, 2010

Views: 6,948
Comments: 1

Favorited: 23
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 »

  « Previous Page · New Search · Next Page »



Copyright © 2002-2022 RailPictures.Net
Do Not Sell My Personal Information