In Gletsch station on 1757 meter a.s.l. some contemporary passengers are waiting for boarding the steamtrain to the Furka pass. With HG 3/4 # 4 and HG 2/3 # 6 of the DFB.

This Steam and Safaris Charter train has just completed the climb from Tierkranz via 8th and 7th Reverses. 8th Reverse is clearly seen in the middle distance on the right. The line was closed in... (more)

Southern 630 steams through downtown Birmingham on its first run with an employee excursion. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit more)

Celebration of 150 years of the line Berne-Balliswil-Fribourg-Lausanne. The SBB Historic train is pulled by 2-10-0 steam locomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" through vineyards from Lausanne to Bern... (more)

HG 3/4 # 4 (former Furka-Oberalp Bahn) is crossing the Furka pass road near Km 48.9, a Fiat 508 Balilla 3 marce from 1932 has to wait.

HG 3/4 # 4 of the DFB with a train from Realp to Furka pass in the Furkareuss gorge near Realp, on a section without cogwheel and a grade of 3.5 %.

Contrast this with looking into the belly of an oil burner like UP 844. Certainly a different animal in a lot of ways, but once you have steam, it's pretty much the same. Taken with permission f... (more)

This picture could be taken about 75 years ago....HG 3/4 # 4 of the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) is entering the cogwheel section below Gletsch down to Oberwald, while on the street a FIAT Balilla 508 ... (more)

Reefsteamers Class 15F is seen nearing Slabbers Station a few minutes before sunrise.

N&W Class A 1207 at Columbus, Ohio Aug. 20, 1957 as a hostler moves it to servicing. Cylinder cocks are open to clear out accumulated moisture.

Strasburg's Chris Zahrt prepares 2-6-0 #89 for its service pulling the "half-hour" passenger train at while in the background 4-8-0 #475 moves down to the station area for its first passenger trip... (more)

Lit by the headlights of my Subaru Forester, Reefsteamers is readied for the departure of the annual Cherry Festival Train. The time was 2.54am.

Built in 1898 for the London Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSCR), class E4 tank 473 "Birch Grove" approaches Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway

Arcade, NY 7/20/2012 - The day's work hauling wide-eyed children and tourists is over for the Arcade & Attica's Alco steamer. As the fire drops, she will hiss and pop and sizzle for hours to come,... (more)