Engineer Fred Mattison and Student Fireman/Hostler Gabe Bocchino go over some small items prior to a day of steam railroading with SRC #89.

Engineer Fred Mattison is about to climb onto his steed during dawn of an early spring morning outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

Fireman and Hostler Gabe Bocchino climbs aboard CN mogul #89 as Fred Mattison sits at the hero's throne preparing to take his locomotive for a warm up spin towards the Paradise Lane crossing just ... (more)

Cotton ball shaped clouds dot the sky above the East Strasburg complex as SRC #89 blows down her boiler.

"Steam Dreams"

"A new day": Fred Mattison climbs aboard SRC #89 at the start of another day on the Road to Paradise.

Strasburg Rail Road's former Canadian National 2-6-0 89 blows for the crossing as it approaches the grade crossing at Cherry Hill, about halfway between Paradise and Strasburg. Former Norfolk & We... (more)

Looking more like it's part of a model trainset, SRC 2-6-0 #89 heads back towards East Strasburg with two freight cars from the NS interchange on the first day of the railroad's 2019 operating sea... (more)

Strasburg Rail Road 2-10-0 No. 90 passes over the only bridge on the Strasburg with the final Christmas Train of the 2018 season. Four Lumedyne strobe lights were used to light this scene.

Old No. 31, which made its first run on the Strasburg on September 1, 1960, is seen here 30 years later, ready to shove a heavy Santa Claus Special up the grade.

"Just another day on the job": Engineer Aaron Sholley is guiding N&W #475 and the 11:30 am train into the siding at Groff's Grove as Fireman and Engineman Dave Lotfi on GW #90 monitors t... (more)

Strasburg's conductor, period correct in almost every way, listens to his modern era radio for permission to depart Strasburg's depot for Leaman Place. An interesting contrast is the rusting E60C... (more)

In a wonderful sunset, SRC #475 races home on Long's Curve on her last day of operation prior to her mandatory 1472 inspection. #475 is expected to be back in action sometime in 2019.

"The Flying M": Engineman Aaron Sholley sits comfortably in the right hand seat of N&W #475 as she races through the weeds and fields surrounding Long's Curve outside of Paradise, Pennsy... (more)

"Brothers": Engineer Aaron Sholley, in the right hand seat of N&W M Class #475, gives a friendly wave and "high-five" to his fellow Engineman Dave Lotfi. To the workers at the ... (more)