WMSR 1309 backs through the famed Helmstetter's Curve after a trip up to Frostburg.

Inside the tunnel. Class 4 75078 runs past on a photocharter

A new day dawns over the town of Fillmore Ca. as the Sierra Railroad takes over the operation of The Fillmore and Western Railroad. Basking in the early Morning Sun's Rays are GP 35 No. 3502, Stea... (more)

On August 25, 2007, there was a a photo shoot on the Knoxville & Holston River led by Steve Barry. I went up specifically to shoot this engine because in a prior life, she spent some time in Winns... (more)

Arrival of the newly minted steam locomotive from China, JS 8419 is destine for Iowa and the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Note the damaged cab. © 1989 Steve Crise.

Malfunction Junction. On a sunny, warm, Forth of July weekend in 2022, the Western Pacific Railroad Museum's newly restored 0-6-0 #165 rumbles past "Malfunction Junction", with a ... (more)

Steaming again after nearly 70 years! Over the Fourth of July Weekend, 2022, the Western Pacific Railroad Museum held it's first public weekend of steam operations, using the newly restored... (more)

Ceres Rail Company's class 19D No.3322 and a short authentic South African Railways passangers consist trundle past an orchard on the Prince Alfred Hamlet branchline...

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's "Nantahala Gorge Excursion" crosses Fontana Lake near Almond, NC, with former US Army consolodation #1702 leading the way.

A little early fall color at Needleton. When you mention fall color on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, everyone pictures golden groves of aspens on the hillsides. In this s... (more)

On the High Bridge: Milepost 471.23. Here's a wide-angle view of the big K-37 #493 as she rumbles across the High Bridge over the Animas River (MP 471.23) with her Silverton mixed consist, ... (more)

Dawn breaks over Missionary Ridge as an empty early morning train works its way from Durango up to Rockwood, where the Durango & Silverton temporarily based their operations during height of the C... (more)

Engineer Russell and Fireman Kylah make it rain over the Animas River as they ease Durango-bound train 464 across High Bridge.

I stayed overnight in a dump of a motel, got up a 4:45 AM, got soaked in the rain, drove 400 miles round trip, spent hundreds of dollars, and after waiting 27 years, was it worth it?

You bet you... (more)