About once every 4 years, the steam enthusiasts among us get to see Strasburg's ex N&W 12-wheeler doing exactly what her sisters did in front of Winston Link's cameras 50+ years ago...hauling a lo... (more)

If ever a location said Strasburg Railroad, Groff's Grove would be the place.

There are few places in this country where a steam engine pulling wooden coaches doesn't look out of place. This is one of them. Here, open farmland, simple wooden barns and even horse-drawn ca... (more)

A Decapod in Paradise.

Over the years, I've been to this spot many times looking for a well-lit shot of 475 tackling the grade between Cherry Hill and Esbenshade. Time after time, I'd wait here in brilliant sunlight..... (more)

In her 41st year on "The Road to Paradise", ex Great Western Railway #90 brings her 9-car "Wine and Cheese Train" past freshly tilled fields at Fairview. In a recent thread on a prominent... (more)

There are not many tourist railroads in the US that can claim to have been operating the same locomotive for nearly 50 years. Such is the case with this one. Strasburg's ex-Canadian National S... (more)

The Strasburg Railroad's 100 year-old Canadian National Switcher #7312 hauls a mixed train into Groff's Grove on a cool November afternoon. This locomotive has been at Strasburg for nearly half ... (more)

There very few locations in the eastern US where steam powered trains pass each other on a regularly scheduled basis. The short list includes the Cass Scenic Railroad, the Mount Washington Cog R... (more)

Each year, on the weekend before Veteran's Day, the Strasburg Railroad runs heritage troop trains, complete with authentic reenactors filling roles as WWI and WWII military personnel. And as usu... (more)

A couple of old draft horses show differing levels of interest in the passage of...well,....another old draft horse of sorts.

With a husky bark, Strasburg's 102 year-old, M-Class 12-wheeler leaves Groff's Grove for East Strasburg Depot. Although I have a lot of Groff's wedgies from over the years, this one stands out be... (more)

This classic shot of a Strasburg Railroad hourly passenger train arriving at Groff's Picnic Grove has eluded me for years. Either the light wasn't right, or the loco didn't smoke and in nearly a... (more)

A local mixed train begins to move westbound onto the main line as a departing express passenger train clears the yard to the east. A scene like this was commonplace 75-100 years ago but is exce... (more)

Fireman Doc S. takes a break from the coal scoop to ensure the track is clear ahead as GWR #90 barrels through Carpenters Crossing with the hourly train. Since all of the crossings on the Strasb... (more)