It is possible to pan an active Pennsylvania steam engine, just a much smaller engine than most would hope for. PRR 0-6-0 643 put on a show during the Baltimore Chapter NRHS charter last May.

As the calendar flips to April, it's about time to put away the fleeces and gloves and say goodbye to winter, for a few months at least. SRC 31 leads the final train of the day into the setting su... (more)

Hopefully, we'll get another chance soon to see two 2-10-2s romping through Iowa on a revenue freight. Watching the QJs cross over Route 59 was an unforgettable experience.

Dragging yourself out of bed before 5 a.m. after a long night photo session, climbing on board a packed caboose at 6 a.m. and standing trackside a few minutes after 7 a.m. on a cool April morning ... (more)

Over 150 years old, B&O 25, The William Mason, can still put on a show, as it did last year passing the passenger car shops during the B&O Railroad Museum's Steam Days.

Even though it's now under the Pam Am banner, the East Deerfield yard is still ablaze in gray and orange, such as on GP40 379 and GP40-2W 504.

Late on a cold, February afternoon, a young sailor give his little sister something to remember to him by as he leaves behind his small Midwestern hometown to fight for his country in World War II... (more)

The big Berkshire strikes an imposing figure as it bursts out of the woods and across tiny Baker Creek while hustling southbound toward Owosso.

Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 storms southward over Baker Creek on the former Ann Arbor during Historic Transport Preservation's recent photo charter.

With plenty of men overseas during World War II, the railroads used any help they could get to keep troops and supplies moving, including many women. Alaina helped recreate that era by oiling 1225... (more)

The light setup at King Road provided many interesting angles, including this silhouette view of 1225 just before she headed back to Owosso for the night.

After waiting for yard goat 7312 to clear the main, CN 2-6-0 911 is ready to blast eastward with a short freight. Thanks to the crew at Strasburg for this trip back in time to eastern Canada in th... (more)

With a little assistance from 0-6-0 7312 on the rear, Canadian National 2-6-0 89 puts on a great steam show as it struggles to lift a local freight over one of the many hills in eastern Canada.

The whistle of Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 breaks the early Sunday morning silence as it hustles a freight northward through town.

All is quiet at the North Conway station on Friday night as a train sitting ready to leave early the next morning for a winter charter, while Conway Scenic 6516 waits for the spring thaw under a b... (more)