SP 4449 races east for a sprint across relative flatlands, compared to the mountains in the background.

Looking good, All most glad it was cloudy, No shadows under the running boards.

SP 4449 leads the Cross Country Excursion into the north end of Savanna en-route to Train Festival 2009 at Owosso, Michigan. The train will grab some water and grease downtown before continuing ea... (more)

Lima black in a sea of EMD blue. Here we see NKP 765 get ready to depart on a 1988 NRHS Convention excursion from Bound Brook NJ to Temple PA. There the conventioneers will be able to ride behind ... (more)

Slowing for its second stop of the day at Grand Forks, SP 4449 rolls over the small bridge at Milepost 1 just west of town.

In honor of 4449 returning to Minnesota this summer, here's one of my favorite shots of the 4-8-4. During the American Freedom Train's visit to the state in 1975, the train was displayed in Minnea... (more)

A northbound Upper Canada Railway Society special from Toronto to Gravenhurst with 4-8-4 CN 6218 meets the eastbound Super Continental at Washago. I understand this area is now down to a single tr... (more)

The UP 844 does a "runby" while in a siding waiting to be overtaken by one of the "Cities". The 844 was enroute west from Cheyenne to Ogden with a Pacific Coast Chapter, R&LHS special returning f... (more)

Steamy streets! UP 844 creeps at a snails' pace down Jack London Square, which is lined with railfans, lookie-loos and people just passing by. I'm unsure of the last time JLS saw mainline s... (more)

The UP844 Steam special just 12 minutes into it's Oakland-bound journey exits the American River Bridge. Late summer-like temps hit the mid to high 90's across Northern California today.

Now here's something you don't see everyday! UP 844 gets a police escort down the streets of Oakland's Jack London Square. This is the first time the 844 has visited Oakland and the last time a st... (more)

In the late 1960's the Upper Canada Railway Society ran a number of excursions with CN 6218. This one was from Toronto to Gravenhurst (on the line to North Bay). Northbound the train traversed th... (more)

Following its visit to the Grand Canyon Railroad, ATSF 3751 heads back to Los Angeles via the ex-Santa Fe Phoenix line and Arizona and California Railroad.