Reading & Northern 4-6-2 #425 thunders up the grade to the Hometown High Bridge on December 3, 2022 as she approaches Barnesville, PA on the former Reading Railroad mainline hauling the R&N's annu... (more)

The machine in the middle is a sparkless mining locomotive.

Boarding the train after a photo runby of the IGE steam charter "Winterdampf im Jura" at Le Frambourg between Pontarlier/France and Les Verrières. In the rear of the train is 2-10-0 &qu... (more)

The 4-6-0 fourcylinder compound expresstrain steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Historic is pulling a charter train of the IGE during the 3 days "Winterdampf im Jura" program from Pontar... (more)

ATSF 3940 is seen in mid-train helper service, near Pine Lodge California, on April 26th 1933, during The Great Depression. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Iron Horse Society's North Pole Limited passing the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel.

BLW 0-6-0 #26, pulling up to the edge of the turntable at Steamtown, with Iron Horse Society's North Pole Limited.

Winter steam at its best! Narrow-gauge 0-6-2T "U series" steam locomotive #298.53 is crossing the bridge of Waldneukirchen with a Christmas train bound for Grünburg on the Steyrtalbahn ... (more)

The Friends of the 261 North Pull Express makes its short run down the tracks from the Saint Paul Union Depot to the "North Pole" set up just east of the station. In the lead is the Nort... (more)

Winter steam at its best! Narrow-gauge 0-6-2T "U series" steam locomotive #298.53 is departing from Sommerhubermühle with a Christmas train bound for Grünburg on the Steyrtalbahn museu... (more)

On the first day of the program "Winter Steam in the Jura" of the German IGE the train run from Biel via Neuchâtel to Les Verrières and Pontarlier. 2-10-0 "Elephant" C 5/6 # ... (more)

The old steam P36-0218 is hauling a Santa Claus train

RBNM 425 departs the Reading Outer Station

Merry Christmas from Maine! WW&F Fireman Dan Malkowski braves the sub-freezing air as he wrestles the big spout on the Sheepscot Water Tank into position to fill the cistern on Locomotive #... (more)

Steam To Follow. Another recent addition to the SMS Lines fleet, SLRS 9 (née-USATC 4023, 0-6-0, Alco, 10/1942) has already been fired up to test its boiler. There is still cab and cosmetic... (more)