Engineer Lennox Purinton prepares to service Nevada Northern 81 before its day of work.

A 2-10-2 and an EMD FT set are leading 99 cars, east of Belen New Mexico, in 1947. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Bridging. The C&O 1309 crosses over the Great Allegheny Passage as part of a photo charter.

Nevada Northern 81 leads its freight train towards Ely on a crystal clear February morning.

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 (4-8-8-4) splits the signals at Speer, Wyoming as it makes a test run.

D&RGW train 1, the Scenic Limited, is seen at Salt Lake City Utah on September 6th 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 and UP GP9 225 are seen leading a freight near Hermosa Wyoming on August 5th 1956. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Nevada Northern 81 charges up the grade at Lackawanna Crossing as it passes a 1958 International A-120.

Cumbres & Toltec K-36 No. 488 poses for a night photo shoot

The iconic 70 year old water tower at Speer, Wyoming has been torn down. It provided a great scenic element to many photos over the years, including when UP 4014 was doing a test run in 2021.

ATSF locos 1797 and 3811 are working hard near Morley, with 936 shoving at the rear. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

With the steam era “Lubritorium” service building in the background, N&W 611 simmers in the rain in Bluefield yard. Four months later many steam fans would shed a tear as Norfolk Southern anno... (more)

Crew members Con Trumbull and Ben Kuhns compare times on their respective pocket watches in front of Nevada Northern 81.

Amtrak's Empire Builder makes a "smoking stop" at the crew change point of Havre, MT. That allowed time to jump off the train and inspect Great Northern Northern no. 2584 which has been ... (more)

N&W 1218 is northbound at Grover NC.