A detail view of the CERM's EMD FL9 as the crescent moon sets in the background. Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm f/4L. This photo is also the cover image for my 2010 Railroads After Dark calendar.... (more)

A blacksmith hand forges a railroad spike at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum's blacksmithing demonstration. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM Macro

New England Central train NERWPA (Palmer, MA to Willimantic, CT turn) heads north through Mansfield Depot, CT powered by a lone FEC SD40-2. Some of the remaining New England fall color clings to ... (more)

Eastbound CSX train Q418 stirs up the evening air at CP-BOUND BROOK. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM Macro

Photographer Nick Palazini gets his shot of P&W train CT1 working the Tilcon Reed's Gap quarry in Wallingford, CT. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM Macro

Flower and power - One of the two locomotives assigned to CSX local B747 rests at the north end of Cedar Hill Yard in North Haven, CT as a late flower blooms. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 ... (more)

P&W train NR-2 skirts along the calm Thames River in Preston, CT amid the changing fall colors. Visible in the background across the river is the Mohegan Sun Casino & Hotel. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma... (more)

P&W train NR-2 rolls behind the former New Haven Railroad SS-119 tower, now part of Amtrak's Shore Line. Amtrak has indicated that the Groton tower will be demolished in the near future. Canon E... (more)

Photographers Nick Palazini and Dave Jodoin get their shot of LLPX 3003 in Plainfield, CT. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, Lumedyne flash.

CERM volunteer Rich throws some sparks on the museum's Baldwin 0-4-0T during the 6th Annual CERM Night Photo Shoot. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, Lumedyne flash. Flash by Fred Jones ... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland GP30 rests at the New Hope station as the clouds open up into a downpour. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, Lumedyne flash

Providence & Worcester train NR-2 heads south through Ledyard, CT on a sunny morning. Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Fisheye

Providence & Worcester train NR-2 skirts along Mill Cove in Ledyard, CT under cloudy skies, with a peek of blue - something that hasn't been seen in southern New England for a while. Canon EOS 20... (more)

Former CV wooden center cupola caboose #4052 undergoes restoration inside the Columbia Junction Roundhouse at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum in Willimantic, CT. Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 18-5... (more)

Pan shot of NS train 261's Roadrailers as it heads west. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM Macro