Layers of pink, yellow and orange illuminate the sky over the Road to Paradise as Strasburg Rail Road decapod #90 races home on the morning of October 18, 2020. While hauling passengers and the oc... (more)

A local visitor eyes both directions of track as Strasburg Rail Road #90 approaches from the east in the early morning hours of October 18, 2020. This photo was taken as part of the SRC's 60th ann... (more)

A local commuter in his Cadillac pauses at the Verdant View Farm crossing as Strasburg Rail Road decapod #90 speeds by on the morning of October 18, 2020. Built in 1924 for the Great Western Rail... (more)

Stalks of corn line the jointed rail of the Road to Paradise on October 18, 2020 as the SRC's decapod, #90, heads west in the early morning hours of a Fall day. This was part of the Strasburg Rail... (more)

A Fall sunrise greets the Road to Paradise, as Strasburg Rail Road decapod #90 hustles West on the morning of October 18, 2020. This photo was taken as part of the SRC's 60th anniversary celebrat... (more)

Dawn begins over the fields and pastures of Lancaster County on October 18, 2020 as the distinctive headlight and markers of Strasburg Rail Road decapod #90 indicate another day of steam railroadi... (more)

Well on her way over the rolling grades of the Strasburg Rail Road, SRC #90 sends smoke signals to the railroad's neighbors indicating that another day of railroading has arrived in Amish country.

At about 7:30 am Engineman Jim Rice gives a tug to the throttle of #90 and headed East on the morning of July 26, 2020. If you were running or firing a steam locomotive, you'd be smiling too.

The air test complete, a quick crew chat in the morning sun is required prior to departing for Leaman Place Junction with former Great Western decapod #90.

"Summer Glint": Hostler Jeff Frost eyes a couple appliances atop the boiler of former Great Western decapod #90 on the morning of July 26, 2020 as she sits on the blowdown pad in the eas... (more)

About one hour or so later the crew for today's "In-cab experiences", Eric Peffel, Jim Rice, and Russell Shurtleff, arrive on the job. I'd like to imagine that scenes like this were comm... (more)

Hostler Jeff Frost climbs aboard SRC #90 to check on his fire on the morning of July 26, 2020. While surrounded by beautiful Amish countryside, the searing heat and humidity of this gorgeous morni... (more)

With SRC #90 now over the ash pit, hostler Jeff Frost grabs a hose and gets to work flushing all the ash from yesterday's fire and overnight bank into the bottom of the ash pan and out into the pi... (more)

Under a brilliant sunrise, another morning of steam railroading began on the Strasburg Rail Road on July 26, 2020 as former Great Western #90 sits adjacent to the coaling dock. On this particular ... (more)

Soon after the eastbound coal drag, the eastbound manifest overnighting from Portsmouth, OH finally arrived and I headed east back through Welch and waited for her departure. About 30 minutes late... (more)