SOU 630, with its manifest in the background, idles along the mainline at the NS Bristol Yard, just prior to re-coaling. Minutes before, it unloaded several 21st Century Steam Excursion passenger... (more)

Flying high over the Crooked River bridge on a sunny fall day, what could be finer than a beautiful streamliner?

The Stump Dodger in its element. Because of the extensive gold dredging along the Powder River in the early 1900s, much of the 5-mile right of way of the current Sumpter Valley Railroad is ... (more)

Glory Days. In a scene reminiscent of the glory days of the V&T, Locomotives 29 and 18 charge out the east portal of the "Yellow Jacket Tunnel", pouring gorgeous plumes into the desert sky.... (more)

Safety First: A resounding message at the historic railroad. From the equipment to the logo, it can be found and seen in practice by the way the crews run the railroad.

The Great Goodbye: 6 "Streaks" lined up at Locomotion, Shildon, 3 under steam

The dynamic duo of Nevada Northern's steam fleet sit in front of the recently restored wig-wag signals on a beautiful Valentine's Day (in my case, birthday) evening. A special thanks to all those ... (more)

SY 1396's making a "atomic bomb" on the mountain top. I've never seen a wonderful steam view like this. But the view has disappeared

Winter eruption. I've never seen a plume quite this dramatic. Needless to say, it was cold. A Pete Lerro charter.

Steam, Sun and Snow. The 7th, and possibly last annual "Steam in the Snow" excursion on the Conway Scenic Railroad delivered hefty doses of all three elements as it wound its way from the N... (more)

Just after daybreak, Southern 630 has backed down to Grand Junction to pick up her train for the day's run to Summerville, Ga and return. It's a beautiful fall day and the excited passengers will ... (more)

With the North Pole Express making a later Friday evening trip north to Ashley, Michigan, I plotted locations for possible night shots, with few 'scenic' or identifiable locations along the way. ... (more)