Proud Pair: When I made plans and reservations to attend the second-to-last "Ramble" of the year, the intention was to catch freshly-restored 2102 in action. I've always been a fan of class... (more)

A Full-Size "Model Railroad." How many of us had a 4 x 8 HO train layout in the basement when we were younger? Mine looked a lot like this - a mix of old and new railroad equi... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 501 is an EMC E3 diesel locomotive built in November 1939 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. ACL 501 was a sole EMC E3 survivor, but was rebuilt as a E6 before being sold of... (more)

Fresh out of the shop....... VTR 313 takes a spin on the turntable in North Walpole NH. The 313 still needs some mechanical work before it hits the road, so for now it will be stored inside. Photo... (more)

Reading 2102 and Reading & Northern 425 slowing come up to their operating boiler pressures the day before their first doubleheader since 1988. This is also the first time the two locomotives were... (more)

While waiting for the roundhouse door to be opened, Southern FP7A 6133, makes a fine sight on this cool November evening.

Reading 2102 is slowly brought up to pressure having just had a fire lit in its firebox.

A 10 ton, 2ft gauge switcher for the Bucksgahuda & Western makes a trip around the turntable on a snowy winter day in northern PA.

The third and last "Kitson Meyer", type Z Locomotive of the old Transandean Railway from Los Andes to Mendoza, rests under the sun at the Quinta Normal Railway Museum. This locomotive wa... (more)

Masterpiece from the SLM Winterthur in the depot Realp of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke. The 0-8-0 T cogwheel steamlocomotives of type HG 4/4 were procured in nine copies from 1923 onwards by th... (more)

Reading 2102 simmers in Port Clinton while a re-enactor poses on the Port Clinton Turntable with a lantern and cigar. NOTE: This shot was obtained with permission of the railroad during a priva... (more)

Reading 2102 and Reading & Northern 425 simmer in the early morning hours of August 13th. This day marked the first time the two locomotives ran together since 1988.

0-4-2 T cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 # 6 "Weisshorn" is 120 years old, seen on the turntable of the Realp depot of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB). The locomotive was built in 1902 by SLM... (more)

A variety of NS power awaits service at Juniata.

An overhead view of the Juniata shops in July 2021. In the very back corner, you can see NS 6402 being worked on.