The night hostler pauses for a moment between SP 4449 and NKP 765 to enjoy his cigar.

A fireman on the Huanan Narrow Gauge Coal Railway trims coal in the tender of C2-class 0-8-0 no. 168 during a stop at Xiahua Station. Xiahua, 12 miles east of Huanan, is a common meeting point for... (more)

Hard to believe this was only five years ago.

Two 0-4-2 locomotives from Barclay and from Fowler are performing the first runpast of the day. Unfortunately, very shortly after the sun raised, the clouds appeared and it started to rain. This w... (more)

Two Southern Pacific units pose next to each other at Brightside Yard, home of the Niles Canyon Railway and GGRM. This was a night shoot put on by Vic Neves, producer of the popular railroad phot... (more)

The Real "Polar Express" locomotive 1225. At 5 degrees and clear blue skies who could ask for better photography conditions of a steam locomotive. Here we see 1225 heading north with another Sold ... (more)

"Old #18" is alive and well running a series of trips through the countryside and farmlands that have remained virtually unchanged since the line was originally laid in the 1880's. A 1/6th more)

The fireman washes out the cab to get ready for the days trip.

It's a 300 mile round trip from 'Armitage Grange' to the SVR. I had previously 'recce'd' this wonderful location but it was the usual story, right place, right locomotive, wrong weather. In the ev... (more)

Starlight, starbright, first train I saw that night... A trek several hundred feet from the photoline allowed this image to come to fruition. PM #1225 sits under a starry Michigan night. A 10 se... (more)

An 0-4-0+0-4-0T Mallet makes a parallel departure with a 2-6-2T from Alexisbad. The high line leads to Harzgerode, whilst the lower line heads off to Eisfelder Talmuhle. Fellow photographer, Canad... (more)

'Night Moves'

Pere Marquette 1225 is silhouetted against the setting sun on the last runby of the afternoon on an Historic Transportation Preservation photo charter.

Barrow Hill Shed was the last operational round house in the UK, now home to Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society the site sees various active steam and diesel locomotives visiting. Here we see three m... (more)

Photo special sponsered by Historic Transport Preservation.