Bound for Salmonberry.....and very nearly there. The former McCloud River Railroad Locomotive 25 emerges from the iron bridge at the confluence of the Nehalem and Salmonberry Rivers on for... (more)

At home in the woods. Former log-hog McCloud 25 is right at home in the deep woods as she hauls a mixed freight along the shore of Oregon's Nehalem River toward Salmonberry on a rainy Octob... (more)

A transplanted log-hog. The former McCloud River Railroad Locomotive #25 hauls a mixed extra across the little bridge over Nehalem Bay, en route to a water stop just over a mile ahead, in d... (more)

Hot shot freight. Engineer Dana Deering holds the final long blast of the whistle as his hot shot freight charges through Albee's Crossing on the southbound run to Wiscasset.

In this u... (more)

Station stop: Alna Center, ME. Alna Center Station Agent Ed Lecuyer observes the arrival of a late afternoon freight from Albion, which is bearing supplies for several local farmers. Short... (more)

Precious cargo. The crew of WW&F #10 eases their train back to the platform at Alna Center Station for a quick freight drop off, before proceeding south to Wiscasset with their most preciou... (more)

Evening southbound freight. WW&F Locomotive #10 whistles for the lonely grade crossing in the tiny town of Alna Center, Maine. Brakemen scramble to their posts and begin to apply the hand ... (more)

Desert Dawn. A Denver & Rio Grande Western Freight runs westbound out of Antonito, Colorado at sunrise on a chilly, October morning.

Pipe loads for the gas fields. D&RGW K-36 #488 charges westbound out of Lava Loop, with loads of steel pipe that are destined for gas drilling operations in the Farmington, NM area, the bet... (more)

Lava at sunrise. The first rays of October sun break over the sagebrush as a westbound D&RGW Freight negotiates the east side of the Lava Loop and an imminent stop to water the locomotives.... (more)

Five hot! Producing an awesome set of exhaust plumes, the entire operable fleet of steam engines at the Cass Scenic Railroad puts on a display of mountain muscle at the annual Railfan Weeke... (more)

Some were built for power and some were built for speed. The former Meadow River Heisler #6 hauls a short freight through the Cass Yard in the early morning light.

Like a car stuck in l... (more)

Whittaker arrival. In a scene that is just classic Cass, the former Meadow River Lumber Co. Heisler #6 makes its entrance into the Whittaker Station at MP 4, complete with the obligatory in... (more)

Pusher power! The driver of a well-kept Model A Sedan gets an up-close look at the raw power of Western Maryland Consolidation-type helper locomotive, as it brings up the rear of a Frostbu... (more)

Charter Outtakes: "729 bring it ahead. Give us a little smoke." One of the staples of steam photo charters is the smoky run-by. Although a properly fired steam locomotive usually doesn't ... (more)