CP 9782 leads three other locos as it traverses Morants Curve with an eastbound freight on 22nd March 2010. There were fresh grizzly bear tracks in the snow on the opposite river bank.

A broadside view of 70013 Oliver Cromwell as she passes at 75 mph while working the Great Britain railtour.

The driver of 70013 Oliver Cromwell lets her go while working the Great Britain railtour. The loco, which is owned by the National Railway Museum, was doing about 75 mph at this point and making a... (more)

Almost new loco no. CN 8904 double heads with SD40-2W no. CN 5337 at Jasper. The train was about to chamge crews before heading West.

I was in Jasper for just under 48 hours. This loco was idling in the station yard for the whole of that time. Global warming?

CPR no. 29 plinthed outside the CP HQ in Calgary. It carries a banner promoting a model train show. No. 29 is one of the earliest CPR company-built locomotives still in existence today. It was th... (more)

CN 4-8-2 no. 6015 plinthed outside Jasper station. It was built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company.

VIA Rail no. 6411 stands in a siding at Jasper with the stock of the No.5 service to Prince Rupert. The train was being serviced in between trips on this cloudy morning. The loco wears special Ope... (more)

My first shot in North America. A pair of locos stand dead by the Lafarge plant at Exshaw, Alberta, Ca. This was a Saturday morning and possibly they were parked there for the weekend. I believe t... (more)

An old shot from August 1980. The crowds (and a dog) turn out at Eccles Station to see 5690 Leander pass through on a main line special. Notice the two boys perched precariously on top of the hig... (more)

Another view of 3 cylinder pacific no. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, recently restored to traffic after major repairs. Here it is being loaded onto a road vehicle for transport to the West Somerset Ra... (more)

New build A1 pacific no. 60163 Tornado passes Parkside while working the Royal Train on 4th February 2009. On board were the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall travelling from Preston to ... (more)

Recently restored to traffic after major repairs, here is the magnificent 3-cylinder 4-6-2 no 71000 Duke of Gloucester. It is being loaded onto a road vehicle for transport to the West Somerset Ra... (more)

Another shot taken on my private guided tour of the Hejaz Railway at Amman, Jordan. Here, in the workshop 2-8-2 no. 23, built by the British firm of Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn in 1952, is receiv... (more)

I may be the luckiest man around today. I was given a private guided tour of the Hejaz Railway at Amman, Jordan as the guest of Mr. Mahmoud Al-khazaleh, the Director General of the Railway. He sp... (more)