Now THAT is a plume! Well, admittedly it's overkill, but dramatic nonetheless. UP's world famous 4-8-4 climbs east through Echo Canyon on a sunny October 22, 1978 afternoon. UP President John C. K... (more)

The crew get the first train of the operational

A beautiful afternoon rainbow shines above the conductor and his young companion who have just thrown the switch into the yard where their train will tie down for the night.

I drove 700 miles from St. Louis, Missouri this weekend so I could both experience Horseshoe Curve for the first time and capture this beautiful steam locomotive in this fantastic setting. The wea... (more)

Steam Incorperated's coal fired JA 1271 steams through farm land just outside of the town of Levin on kiwi rail's 3 foot 6 inch guage Main Trunk line, the main north / south line on New Zealands ... (more)

Steam Incorperated's coal fired JA 1271 leaving town for an excursion on kiwi rail's 3 foot 6 inch guage Main Trunk line from Paekakariki to the town of Taihapi and return.

Tavares, Eustis & Gulf 2-6-0 No. 2 poses under a tree filled with Spanish moss in the median running near the Orange Blossom Cannonball's station.

Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific 2-4-0 "Anaka" turns on the wye at Pu'ukoli to return on its 6-mile run to Lahaina on Maui Island of Hawaii Nov. 19, 2012. What remains of the former 3-ft. gauge sugar ... (more)

Wheels, Rods, Lights and Mirrors: The California State Railroad Museum's dazzling display of V&T #13 "Empire" looks like something borrowed from a Detroit Auto Show.

LK&P 3 is shown here pulling the "Sugar Cane Train" out of Puukolii station, on the return trip to Lahaina. They also stop at Kaanapali to fill the tender with water on the way. Locomotive #3 "Myr... (more)

Ka942 during a northbound photo run-by at Blacks Beach, on New Zealand's Gisborne Line. This was during Mainline Steam's two-week NZ tour 2011.

It had been nearly 6yrs since I had last been to the Grand Canyon Railway. While on that trip at a location called Quivero, I remember seeing a couple of cowboys on horses and wishing I could get ... (more)

Westbound
A Lerro Production charter.

In memory of WMSR conductor Richard Markle, who was called home on January 4th, 2010. The WMSR won't be the same without him. (Thanks to Paolo Roffo for the information and the text.)

PS: M... (more)