Engineer Fred Mattison is about to climb onto his steed during dawn of an early spring morning outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

"Steam Dreams"

At 7.15 AM, about 5 minutes before departure for the trip back home from Dresden towards Lyss/Switzerland. The former Deutsche Bundesbahn 4-6-2 express train steamlocomotive 01 # 202 of associatio... (more)

The PM 1225 prepares to come off the turntable while another Berkshire type and the LRR 110 Pacific stand by.

"Skookum", a 2-4-4-2 Mallet Baldwin steam locomotive built in 1909, and completely rebuilt over the last 15 years, is crossing the 835 bridge near Wheeler, OR on the Oregon Coast Scenic ... (more)

Southbound express train with 4-6-0 # 6990 "Witherslack Hall" of the Great Central Railway is ready for departure at Loughborough Central, while a young couple is waiting on the platform... (more)

Crossroads in monochrome. DRGW Mudhen #464 awaits its next call to duty at the Crossroads Village water tank alongside stablemate 10-wheeler US 152 on a cold evening in January.

Reservoir - Reflecting on the Past

I've shot this bridge and angle a few more times than really necessary over the past few years. I always look for is a calm river condition for the... (more)

Sunset encounter. A cold January sunset reflects off the door of a farmer's pick-up as he waits for the passage of an eastbound passenger train at rural crossing in Eastern Michigan.

In what is thought to be one of the earliest known examples of a "zoom pan", Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is captured racing west with a passenger train through rural Michigan. Notes on print s... (more)

Beautiful sunset with coal mine steam loc

Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 425 at track speed moments before arriving in Port Clinton, Pa on one of its Christmastime excursions .

An impressive and colorful spectacle. During sunrise, Garratt steam engine 15A #414 "Ubhejane" ("Black Rhinoceros") with its NRZ passenger train is crossing the 198 m (650 ft) ... (more)

Santa train taking families to meet Santa.

Gold country narrow gauge. One of the real gems in preservation railroading struts its stuff for the cameras as Sumpter Valley's Mikado #19 makes an eastbound run out of Sumpter, headed for... (more)