An early challenger at speed along highway 30. No photographer listed on slide.

A challenger making a lot of smoke. No photographer name listed on slide.

A Big Boy hauls a freight over Sherman Hill with another steam engine on the rear assisting. No information on slide as to who took the photo.

One of the early UP challengers in service. No information on slide as to who took the photo.

A mighty challenger pulling a reefer string over Sherman Hill. Photo taken by Jack Pfeifer.

Original slide from my collection. Thanks to UP we will see another Big Boy in action again.

Original slide from my collection showing J-class #611 - the best passenger steam locomotive ever built in history. The photo has been made in Norfolk VA.

Original slide from my collection. Big Boy #4003

Original slide from my collection. Unfortunately I don't have information where and when the photo has been taken.

It was bad enough arriving Peach Creek, W. Va. to find C&O’s steam operations had just been taken over by diesels in 1956, but the dismal, rainy, overcast Oct. 6th day didn’t help the enthusia... (more)

Not too far from Peach Creek, C&O had a string of 2-6-6-6’s condemned to scrap in the yard at Hinton, W. Va., such as 1624 on Aug. 5, 1956. I was too late to see and hear the brutes in action.

Kentucky & Tennessee #10 beginning the day at Stearns, KY || January 1962

On the PRSL Engine No. 460 is at Atlantic City' NJ after a fantrip run from Newark, NJ. This is Johns 1000th photo for Railpictures.net. Many thanks to all for allowing him to share his images.... (more)

Our first stop for service comes at Thorndale, where passengers are allowed to de-board and mingle about getting photos. We'll stay on the mainline to Lancaster, the Low Grade line shares the rig... (more)

It's May Day 1955, what better excuse for an excursion led by a PRR K4s? #7133, freshly wiped down by it's engineman, is ready to reverse back to the platform under the guidance of what is likely... (more)