One of the Milwaukee's Baldwin Westinghouse EP3 Class motors leads the Columbian at Butte, MT. THe units were built in 1919 and were retired shortly after the Korean war.

Hey, it's nice to be in the front of the photo line, ain't it? It's a beautiful spring day at the steam program's favorite runby spot but the weather added to the sight.

A westbound Van east of Summit in Cajon Pass

The N&W local with M-class #422 and her 56" drivers pulls up under the bridge spanning the PRR yard trackage and roundhouse at St. Clair Ave.

Don't remember a whole lot about this picture. The building on the left is the iconic former headquarters of the D&H. The train is probably the westbound Empire State Express. I was enroute bet... (more)

The elusive Wedge shot: It's hard to get a decent side lit shot of the 425 as it moves though pretty close quarters in the Lehigh Gorge State park. However, some early morning switching moves al... (more)

RDG #2124 prepares for asbestos abatement. Asbestos fibers woven into sheets were commonly placed under the painted sheet metal of the boiler (lagging) to keep the boiler insulated. This kept th... (more)

As an afternoon storm breaks up, the sun peeks through just in time for this eastbound UP coal train to be photographed in golden evening light.

I recently came across several old family photos of a Soo Line wreck that occurred back on September 6, 1922. It appears that Soo Line #2701 ran right into the rear of Soo #2115, totaling it and t... (more)

I stumbled across several old family photos and discovered that one of my relatives had photographed a Soo Line train wreck that occurred in Stevens Point, WI back on december 30, 1916.

Hidden in the confines of the old Central Pacific Shops

A young man in his first truck flies down an old farm road, trying his best to out-run a pair of Berks high-steppin' across the Midwest with a fast freight. Thanks go to Lerro Productions and SRI ... (more)

Reading T-1 4-8-4s 2124 and 2100 perform a photo run along the Schuylkill River with an Iron Horse Ramble. These Rambles may have been the finest railfan excursions ever as the Reading went all ou... (more)

Former Erie F3 7101 leads an A-B-B-A set on an eastbound freight as the semaphore near the Endicott station drops. This late model F3 had been 710-A on the Erie and the type was sometimes referred... (more)

C&NW F7A No. 400 leads the North Western's business train accelerating south at Rosemount, Minnesota on the ex-Rock Island on Oct. 15, 1986. It's just after sunrise and the sun is peaking out as a... (more)