Jim Thompson receives a shower as he starts up No. 4's air compressor.

No. 4 is being steamed up for Hobo Days, its first public outing of 2012.

A scene on the Tanfield Railway, which claims to be the worldfs oldest railway from 1725. There is very little of the modern world in this view with two locos dating from 1891. The traction ... (more)

End of the night shoot and the fires are disposed off before the locomotives are reversed back into the shed.

It is gala time again at Tanfield Railway and as always a night shoot is arranged before the weekend's festivities. Here is a line up of locomotives being used as they wait to enter the shed for t... (more)

The chair in front of the fire is for her man when he returns from driving an early steam locomotive as they had no protection for the crew. The 0-4-0 locomotive in the shed illustrates this perfe... (more)

After the last run of the day, and after the fire was allowed to die out, C&H No. 3 is inching towards the engine house with only 25 psi remaining in the boiler.

In the midst of thunderstorms old Number 2 sits simmering on the turntable outside the train shed. Greg has just turned on the air compressor to pump up some air for the brakes. Upon attaining eno... (more)

Alex our brakeman, one of the student employees, brought in an 8mm lens that just happened to hook up to my camera, so I had a bit of fun with it between runs. Here I have old #2 poised to run aro... (more)

Visiting locomotive, Flagg Coal Co. #75 leads an excursion on the Walkersville and Southern Railroad across the Monocacy River bridge.

In a scene from a bygone era, the crew member standing on the caboose platform gives a friendly wave. The Flagg Coal Co. #75 was leading this excursion on the Walkersville and Southern Railroad. T... (more)

Second Day Bridge Shot. On its second trip down to Rynd Farm, "Hank" returns back to Titusville. This weekend marked the first time in 40 years that steam locomotives traveled through Oil Creek ... (more)

Calumet & Hecla 0-4-0T No. 3 alongside the former Mineral Range/DSS&A/Soo Line depot that's preserved at the Houghton County Historical Museum in Lake Linden, Michigan.