Big Boy in the beautiful Weber River valley on the last lap to Ogden. Thanks to my very patient wife of 38 years for persuading me to make the trip and for her help with driving/navigation.

The gate is down for the NW 1218 doubleheading with the 611 from Lynchburg, VA to Salisbury, NC for the 1989 NRHS convention.

GG-1 No. 923 (PRR/Westinghouse, 2-43) is hustling "The Bankers" toward Washington on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The classic old store on the right along E. Bel Air Avenue is long-gone.

NW 611 and 1218 doubleheading up the Blue Ridge grade after the 1987 National Railway Historical Society convention. (From a Kodachrome 200 slide)

The UP 4014 is starting up the westbound Wasatch grade out of Evanston, heading into a wind-whipped light steady rain

Pennsy K4s No. 1361 on the wye at Bellefonte, with a short consist of three cars. Last I heard (February, 2019) they are planning to manufacture a new boiler.

Big Boy 4014, the 844, and the 2650 have just emerged from the tunnel across from the I-80 Castle Rock exit, and have about 8 miles to go to the summit at Wahsatch, Utah, about 500 feet higher at ... (more)

A couple of Pan Am Heritage Geeps (BM 77 & MEC 52) are switching the yard with GWR (ex-UP) GP9 No. 296. The signal bridge is from Midvale, UT, on the Rio Grande.

150 years and one day later, the politicians are still pontificating at Promontory, reenacting the driving of the golden spike. They do a great job here of recreating the scene, on a seasonal bas... (more)

A pedestrian steps around the gate just as the Erie Heritage Unit approaches the crossing, and fortunately decides to go no further.

A Big Boy meeting an FEF-3 in Ogden was an everyday occurrence in the 1940s and 50s, but quite a sight to behold in this day and age. The masonry wall behind the 844 is the modern-day FrontRunner... (more)

The Spike 150 Train Excursion is rolling along at about 40 mph behind UP Big Boy No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844, paralleling old US Route 30 and I-84.

A steady light rain with some snow mixed in is pelting the 4014 as it heads toward the summit at Wahsatch, Utah, about 10 miles upgrade

The 4014 and 844 have created their own cloud formations as they exit Weber Canyon on the last lap to Ogden.

Emulating the famous photo of the Jupiter and 119, the UP 4014 and 844 are seen here after the ceremonies of May 9. Note the differences in driving wheel and pilot wheel diameters between the big... (more)