During the DVZO winter steam weekend, the locomotive Ed 3/4 # 2 "Hinwil" got stuck in the snow while manoeuvring to catch water on Saturday and had to be laboriously excavated by hand.

The distant headlight heralds the approach of a train to Kandy's station, with its impressive semaphore signals. The night shift signalman looks on.

On the afternoon of June 5, 2018, a hostler cleans the running gear of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 2-8-2 K-36 No. 484 just outside the railroad’s enginehouse in Chama, New Mexico.

The legendary Fred Mattison ascends to the cab of Number 90 (2-10-0) on December 30, 2016 after briefing the assembled masses about the morning's revenue freight run, which would be a coal powered... (more)

At Union Pacific’s Downing B. Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Gary Dunlap, a carman by trade, carefully applies the winged nose logo to UP GE ES44AC No. 5401 during the painting proce... (more)

Two crewmen ride the point on a former BN waycar shoving back into Hobson Yard just before sunset.

Brian in the office. Valley Railroad Engineer Brian Messinger keeps a sharp eye on the track ahead as he takes Valley Railroad Mikado #40 and Santa Special #4 north through the Deep River s... (more)

Protecting the shove, on not so well maintained track. Photo by Jeff Stupar.

"Resume Speed": Engineman Shane Frederickson looks over his locomotive outside of the Outer Station in Reading, PA in preparation for one more departure to Port Clinton. Resuming speed f... (more)

The engineer of Pere Marquette #1225 guides his iron horse through rural Owosso. Pere Marquette #1225 was built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. This locomotive was the very sam... (more)

"A Team of Two": Enginemen Ryan Bausher and Shane Frederickson are working hard as a team to keep Reading & Northern #425 rolling through the Dutch countryside of Berks county, Pennsylva... (more)

As night falls, NS crew clears switches at Streator Yard

Patrons of the January 2019 Pete Lerro photo charter were surprised to see a female in the fireman's seat of the locomotive. Being a fireman on a steam locomotive is a gritty job, but this lady wa... (more)

On a bitter cold afternoon, crew is tending to Vale #97 before the next Holiday train ride.

CN X112 pulls upto the bunkhouse at Armstrong, where a Sioux Lookout crew will hand the train to one from Hornepayne.