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.

With a large hostling tour crowd watching in awe, N&W 611 crawls through the yard limits to reach the ashpit. This is where crews will rid the ashpan of the remaining hot embers before getting rea... (more)

With a little imagination, this could be Christmas Eve, 1957 in Rural Retreat, Virginia as O. Winston Link recorded his famous audio capturing the final days of N&W steam. The final edit of the re... (more)

As preparations for the first run of the day are being made, a member of 611's crew is looking things over while another climbs down out of the cab.

The 12:30 train makes its way back towards Strasburg depot as it rolls west through the Pennsylvania countryside

With N&W 611 doing the honors and putting on a show, the 2:00 train makes its way past the Red Caboose Motel as it enters Strasburg yard limits.

After a brief stop at Groffs, 89 pulls west towards the station at Strasburg as two railfans look on. There were a lot of people present on this day because it was the last day of operation of 202... (more)

I was finally able to mark seeing the 611 move under its own power off my bucket list! Here, they begin to pull from Groffs after picking up and letting off passengers at the picnic area. This was... (more)

For Labor Day, The Hardest Working Guy On The Railroad? This Thomas The Tank Engine is not a toy, but an actual steam engine. Built as Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal #15 (0-6-0T, H. K. ... (more)

Canadian National 2-6-0 No. 89, former Grand Trunk Railway No. 1009, nee CN No. 911, is captured here in her last few years, working a lonely prairie branch. Perhaps she'll be spared from the scr... (more)

An early morning freight led by 2-6-0 No. 89 plies through the Amish farmlands of Lancaster en route to Strasburg, PA.

"The Setup"

In a scene "Out of the Past", Great Western No. 90 awakes from "The Big Sleep" at the Strasburg Rail Road. Some photographers approach night photography with a "Shadow of a D... (more)

Downpour!

N&W No. 475 leads an excursion through the bucolic Amish countryside in Lancaster County, Pa, in the midst of a heavy downpour. Alas - this is the Strasburg Rail Road; ... (more)

Nothing like a cool refreshing 611 Big Gulp™ after a 9 mile round trip excursion to Paradise and back!

It's about time!

N&W No. 611 leads the 5 PM excursion past the railroad's new clock tower and on towards the station. Lancaster jeweler Brent L. Miller Railroad: Norfolk & Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NW 611
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 10, 2021