A tight shot of the workings of this old steam engine.
Close up of the running gear of Southern Pacific steam locomotive #2472.
Nuts, bolts, and pins
PRR #8063, a rare 4-4-2 survivor, glimmers in the light as PRR #7002 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Following an early morning wash, water slips off the 6325's eccentric rod.
CP Hudson 2816 Special is being serviced at the Dresser wye and is still for this portrait of her machinery.
Wheels in motion! Pan shot. bw
A variation of a theme inspired by O'Winston Link, Pere Marquette #1225 gets her rods lubricated at the Steam Railroading Institute shops prior to a weekend of excursions through Southern Michigan... (more)
In response to John West's photo ( Click Here ), you're right, that's the kind of photo you'd be more likely to see in Illinois.
#844 - an impressive sight as the UP steam crew performs maintenance on the drivers which tower over them during a planned stop at Santa Rosa, NM.
Detail of a drive wheel, rods and linkage of the PRR E-7, built in 1902.
