Otto's speed estimate was 80 MPH for this 13 car train near Valparaiso Indiana, on the PRR Chicago-Fort Wayne Line, in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The 49er, UP train number 48, (8 cars 35 MPH) is seen near Echo Utah on October 23rd 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Western Pacific 2-8-2 311 leads 45 cars west bound at Elko Nevada on July 29th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Rise and shine 611. Just moments after sunrise, Norfolk & Western J-Class Northern #611 makes a spirited charge across the Amish Farmland along Pennsylvania's Strasburg Rail Road, hauling a... (more)

The Gyermekvasút (English: Children's Railway) or Line 7 is a narrow gauge railway line in Budapest, which connects Széchenyihegy and H?vösvölgy and is 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi) long. The forme... (more)

Southern Pacific train 25, The Owl, is seen at Los Angeles California on August 1st 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1794 and ATSF 4-8-4 3773 lead train 19, The Chief, near Gallinas Colorado, on June 16th 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Having crossed Steptoe Creek the daily northbound passenger train is climbing toward Hi Line Junction. I always thought 81 was the best looking engine on the roster so after it was restored we de... (more)

ATSF 2-6-2 1105 is leading Colorado & Southern train number 1, The Colorado Special, north bound with twelve cars at Colorado Springs on June 28th 1925. Directly behind the Santa Fe locomotive is ... (more)

The CWD Mikado #12604 is shunting at the Agra Cantt station. The Indian AWD (American War Design) / CWD (Canadian War Design) steam locomotives were the war design locomotives. These two classes s... (more)

The engineer on Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad K-36 No. 487 shares a private moment with one of hostlers at Chama, New Mexico, after the day’s run to Osier, Colorado, and return on the afterno... (more)

The CWD Mikado #12604 is shunting at the Agra Cantt station. The Indian AWD/CWD steam locomotives were the war design locomotives. These two classes showed strong American features and were used f... (more)

Western Maryland 1309 awaits its departure from Cumberland on a dreary October morning.

YACOLT WA May 12, 2013 — Chelatchie Prairie Railroad returned the Crosset Lumber Company 2-8-2 No. 10 to service on Mothers' Day 2013. It looked like the cars were full for both roundtrip runs. ... (more)

Photographic Charter in the Scottish Highlands.120 Photographers from all over UK spent 2 days in Scotland