"This here is one of our finest," said the UP Manager. In a staged scene part of the annual night photography session at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona, a Union Pacific executive p... (more)

While snowy mountain tops can be seen in the background, the town of Pomona is in the mid 70 degrees on this warm January day, as a set of four Union Pacific units lead a stack train westbound.

I came across one of my old slides of Union Pacific 9000 on display at the Pomona Fairgrounds in the mid - 1980s.

Actors came together at the RailGiants museum to give photographers a glimpse into the past. Many scenarios played out over the course of the night. In this scenario, a crew member is conducting m... (more)

Ready to steam into the night! As 9000's headlight beams into the darkness a few crewmen look over the engine and discuss the route. It was such a pleasure to work on this annual night photosh... (more)

The crew of UP 9000 enjoy the view during a night photo shoot a the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona, CA. Thank you to photographer Steve Crise for providing the lighting and guidance to those who at... (more)

With the spectacular selection of props used during this year's Rail Giants Train Museum Night Photography Session, a roster shot of the 1926-built UP 9000 was one of the lesser sought-after photo... (more)

No Rain in California? Fine, We'll Make Our Own. Reenactor San Calderwood, of both Rail Giants and Santa Fe 3751 steam crew fame, gives photographers at the 2018 Rail Giants Train Museum N... (more)

Cigarettes are exchanged between soldiers as a steam crew awaits departure out of Pomona, the destination quite unknown at this time, as there is only about 10 feet of rail to go in the museum gro... (more)

"Holy...this is turning into quite the production." Shortly after those very words were stated by professional railroad photographer and night photography lighting expert Steve Crise, shut... (more)

Bringing UP 9000 back to life (in a sense) on a warm, August evening, reenactor Robert Smith steps into the time machine that is the massive 4-12-2's cab and strikes a pose. Giving the illusion th... (more)

Sparks flying during a night photo shoot a the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona, CA. Thank you to photographer Steve Crise for providing the lighting and guidance to those who attended this event.

Steve Crise's annual night photo shoot, which began with the move of the Big Boy locomotive 5 years ago, has only expanded into more creative ideas every year since. We step into the 40s on this w... (more)

Old friends gather in front of Outer Harbor Terminal #2 waiting for their photo to be taken at the San Pedro port during WWII. Or more accurately, actors from all over Southern California pose in ... (more)