Mikes 1896 and 1831—a J-4A-J-4 doubleheader---blast out of Corbin on the “High Line” with a DeCoursey-bound train in 1942. The double tracked Cumberland Valley Division to Loyall is in the f... (more)

With its bell caught on the upswing, L&N K-5 Pacific 266--a USRA design of uncommon visual appeal--rolls out of the tunnel at Latonia with the morning southbound Pan-American to New Orleans. This ... (more)

The harsh mountains take on unreal hues under an impossibly azure sky. A pair of decorated QJs with 6638 piloting, drift lazily (and economically) downhill on the sharp curved approach to the famo... (more)

All was absolutely still and overnight mists still lingered. At 0700 the sun was yet to rise in Jingpeng valley. A rising crescendo of sound from an unseen source was building until - finally, th... (more)

Mikado 141R311 (US Built) and Chapelon Pacific 231E17 at the ferry terminal waiting for a connecting boat coming from England.

At the Calais Maritime ferry terminal, two Pacifics of PLM origin, 231K8 and 231G81, are ready for departure with the famous train "La Flèche d'Or" (the Golden Arrow). This was the standard and m... (more)

A mail train draws a steam assignment on this September day.

Burlington 4-6-4 4000 was built in 1930 as No. 3002, a member of class S-4, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. This class had 78-inch drivers, boiler pressure of 250 pounds per square inch, and 25x2... (more)

Let it Snow! An early December snowfall blankets Helmstetters Curve.

No less than 510 of these heavy freight locomotives were constructed by Skoda between 1952 and 1958 and were not only the last new steam class built for CSD but, lasting until the early-1980’s, ... (more)

Speed lettering and fireballs - a Western Maryland hallmark. A fireman's side Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Corriganville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WMSR 734
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 19, 2009

An attempt to put the 261 through some tight curves on the Wisconsin Central caused to rails to start turning over. You can see the rails are at an angle. Crews were frantic, but engineer stopped ... (more)

Soo 1003 passes through Eagle, Wis., on the Wisconsin & Southern heading to Janesville, Wis. It was chartered by Historic Transport Preservation for a photo freight while making the ferry move.

One of the Ipala Loops. When the International Railways of Central America (IRCA) built a line to connect Guatemala to El Salvador in the 1920's, it kept the grade over the mountains to about 2 p... (more)