There are not many tourist railroads in the US that can claim to have been operating the same locomotive for nearly 50 years. Such is the case with this one. Strasburg's ex-Canadian National S... (more)

Canadian National #7312 returns to the engine house after its final run of the day.

A Canadian National mixed train crosses the high plains of Alberta amid endless fields of grain. To anyone but a die-hard railfan, such a caption would work perfectly with this image. Of course... (more)

There very few locations in the eastern US where steam powered trains pass each other on a regularly scheduled basis. The short list includes the Cass Scenic Railroad, the Mount Washington Cog R... (more)

Each year, on the weekend before Veteran's Day, the Strasburg Railroad runs heritage troop trains, complete with authentic reenactors filling roles as WWI and WWII military personnel. And as usu... (more)

A local mixed train begins to move westbound onto the main line as a departing express passenger train clears the yard to the east. A scene like this was commonplace 75-100 years ago but is exce... (more)

A Strasburg Railroad mixed train makes it's way through the Lancaster County farmlands on a cool November afternoon.

With the clouds that have darkened the skies most of the day in the distance, Strasburg's Canadian workhorse, former Canadian National 0-6-0 7312 makes easy work of a 10-car mixed train on the uph... (more)

AS 7312 watches the sun set a Strasburg employee closes the barn doors of the enginehouse after another successful day of hauling passengers.

The sun finally makes an appearance late in the day for Strasburg's Trains and Troops. Engine #7312 hussles her unusually long 10 car consist back to East Strasburg.

A well-worn yard goat backs away from the water plug and gets back to the business of shifting cars in a scene from the 1920s. Of course, RP regulars will recognize this as the Strasburg Railroa... (more)