Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 H-6 eases through the Narrows at first light for Trains Magazine's Welcome Back 1309 Charter.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's H-6 Mallet 1309 storms upgrade around Helmstetter's curve near Corriganville, Maryland, during Trains Magazine's "Welcome Back 1309" photo charter.

The 0-4-0T steam locomotive "Winifred" (1885) meets a Bentley from the 1950s.

At 1/8 of a second for the pan, the rods on the Queen of Steam become nothing more than a blur. Probably my slowest pan speed ever.

Day one of the Trains Magazine photo charter of US Sugar 148 was a trip from Clewiston to Okeelanta, with 10 empty sugar cane cars ahead of the passenger consist. At the wye in Okeelanta, the pass... (more)

Trains Magazine's photo charter train with US Sugar's pacific #148 is seen here crossing what I call the "curvy bridge", over a canal near the Sugarton cane loadout on the west side of C... (more)

US Sugar's shiny Pacific runs west across the Miami Canal, after leaving the Okeelanta sugar mill.

US Sugar's shiny Pacific glides east across the Miami Canal, nearing the Okeelanta sugar mill.

Bath & Hammondsport 11 rests in Hammondsport, New York as its crew enjoys a rest with some tea and coffee. In reality, Everett Railroad 11 rests in Roaring Spring for a wonderfully staged nigh... (more)

After a blistering cold morning in the city of Owosso, the morning crew of the Pere Marquette 1225 has gone on duty to begin building the train for the day's North Pole Express runs. With the Cyli... (more)

What a time this was. Steam returns to the NS mainline with an excursion westbound out of Roanoke. 630 came via TVRM.

The stars take the stage. The early morning sun glints off the gilded tenders of Eureka & Palisade #4 "Eureka" and Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. #1 "Glenbrook", as... (more)

DRGW 318 waits at the Colorado Railroad Museum for its turn to receive some restoration love. The 2-8-0 locomotive was built in 1896 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Denver & Rio Grande Western #491 (2-8-2) runs past the Colorado Railroad Museum's vintage rolling stock as it gives passengers a ride around the grounds.

A "modernized" replica. With the afternoon sun sinking rapidly toward the horizon, the Northern Central Railway's York 17 prepares to depart our last photo location and head back ... (more)