SP 4449 makes her way through former Great Northern territory under beautiful blue skies on a holiday weekend en route to points East.

Built for speed!   Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy's E-5 "Silver Pilot". A pan at 1/6th by yours truly. One of my all time favorite diesel engines.

There was quite a lot of steam in town as the Holidays approached on December 6th at Steamtown National Historic Site. CP #2317 takes charge of the Lackawanna Station shuttle while CN #3254 prepa... (more)

Things have progressed nicely for #425 since December, 2007 when she had her first break-in run. Now in full paint and well traveled, I was compelled to come full circle and catch her again, this... (more)

"Old #18" is alive and well running a series of trips through the countryside and farmlands that have remained virtually unchanged since the line was originally laid in the 1880's. A 1/6th more)

Traveling at well over a hundred mph, this is one Amtrak Corridor train that does not stop at the Cornwells Heights Station just outside of Philadelphia. Please stay behind the yellow line... (more)

British Columbia, Canada - on my "to live at" list. This is one of the few trains I managed to photograph due an earlier avalanche, derailment (no injuries), and the consequent 2 day shut down of... (more)

Fare thee well, Hiawatha... fare thee well. A special thanks to Steve Sandburg and crew for keeping the essence of the Milwaukee Road alive. A favorite from the excursion sponsored by Lerro Prod... (more)

They say not to put the cart in front of the horse, in this case 4,620 horses, but I think this may be an exception to that rule. All 'board!

Milwaukee Road #261 makes good time shuttling 9 gondolas to interchange with the Twin Cities and Western in Buffalo Lake, MN. Once a two track main, the line is now single and sees mostly TC&W t... (more)

A brisk Winter chill shares the company of Union Pacific's Big Boy #4012 as the 1.2 million pound giant sits poised in the yard awaiting her next assingment. The Turbines have taken the th... (more)

Starlight, starbright, first train I saw that night... A trek several hundred feet from the photoline allowed this image to come to fruition. PM #1225 sits under a starry Michigan night. A 10 se... (more)

'Night Moves'

A nice crisp 1/25th Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Owosso, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 15, 2008

Early morning silouette. Taken Sunday heading North on the "dark side" of Smith Road low to the ground and underexposed by a stop or two.