As the Southern Railway’s steam program grew, the road looked for larger locomotives to haul longer excursion trains. During 1979 and 1980, the Southern leased ex-Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2... (more)

Happy Halloween! CP 2850 (the original Royal Hudson) and LNER 4489 (the Dominion of Canada) are decorated for Halloween at Exporail.

R707 sets back towards the platforms at Southern Cross station, about to lead a triple-headed special to Seymour. This was run to celebrate 30 years of mainline running in preservation for this lo... (more)

R707 runs around her train at Southern Cross station, before leading classmates R761 and R711 on a triple headed special to Seymour. 707 is carrying a special headboard celebrating 30 years of mai... (more)

What the hell have you done to my locomotive? Oh brother, just another night on the railroad.

A night photo shoot at the Railgiants Museum, produced this shot of ATSF Baldwin 4-6-4 No.3450 under repair, with Narrow Gauge Baldwin 2-8-0 No. 3 in the background.

The Southern California Chapter of the Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society, also known as Railgiants Train Museum, held their second annual night photo shoot on August 29, 2015 at their mus... (more)

ATSF 3450 at the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, CA. Sam Calderwood simulates a Repair-in-Place during our annual fundraiser night shoot.

Just after dawn the sun's rays cast a glow over the front motion of a 15th Class Garratt 422 sitting in the shed at Bulawayo Loco in May 1989, a shed that was full of engines in steam. At the time... (more)

After surmounting Tehachapi Summit a visitor from Canada, British Columbia’s Royal Hudson 2860, is drifting near Monolith, Calif. en route to an appointment in the Los Angeles basin, escorted by... (more)

In May 1989 two 15th class Garratt engines take water at the water column at Victoria Falls railway station.

CP 2816 east departing Nipigon, Ontario.

Vintage Canadian National logo adorns the tender of the Baltic steamer displayed at Steamtown.

Framed by the Telegraph and communication wires; R707, R761 and R711 lead the 707 Operations special "30 years of Plan R" train. This train is almost exactly 30 years to the date sin... (more)