One of those rare occasions where the sunlight falls perfectly through the trees.....

After the Amtrak "Farewell to the AEM-7s" excursion on 6/18/2016, I had a chance to take a shot of the cab of the 942, the lead motor on the trip. Get these shots now, because these unit... (more)

Making the only ever visit by a Ka class to Gisborne, 942 is heading the Mainline Steam NZ Tour train near the Waikoau Viaduct, first of 5 steel viaducts 200' or higher on this line. Sadly, this ... (more)

Mainline Steam NZ Tour train approaches overnight stop at Napier. The next day Ka 942 would be the only Ka to ever reach Gisborne, just weeks before the world renown Napier - Gisborne section clos... (more)

Ka 942 hauls Railway Enthusiasts' Society excursion from Auckland to New Plymouth, seen here on the 1 in 35 (nearly 3%) Westmere bank just outside Wanganui. Built in NZ by Hillside and assembled ... (more)

Mainline Steam's New Zealand Tour train is hauled by Ka 942 to Napier near Takapau. The train continued to Gisborne the next day, the only time a Ka visited Gisborne. It was also the last steam t... (more)

Mainline Steam Ka 942 shunts on arrival at Gisborne, the only ever visit by this class. This was the last steam train to cover the Napier to Gisborne section which was closed in 2012. Gisborne i... (more)

Mainline Steam NZ Tour train on the last steam train to Gisborne, seen passing through the restored station of Ormondville en-route to Napier. The line beyond Napier closed in 2012. This is like... (more)

The Mainline Steam NZ Tour in 2011 featured the only ever trip by a Ka from Napier to Gisborne. Enroute to Napier the train crosses Kopua Viaduct, the last of 6 steel trestles north of Dannevirke.... (more)

Railway Enthusiasts Society ran a trip to celebrate biannual Whangamomona Republic Day with streamlined Ka 942. It is seen here departing Whangamomona on the Stratford to Okahukura Line. This line... (more)

Mainline Steam NZ Steam Tour heads for Gisborne with Ka 942 - seen here near Nuhaka with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop. This section of line was closed in March 2012 after storm damage and th... (more)

Mainline Steam Main NZ Steam Tour hash Ka 942 putting on a show coming off the Matahorua Viaduct which is 200' high. This was the first ever trip to Gisborne for a Ka class - sadly the last steam... (more)

Recreating a scene from many years ago, a streamliner headed by Union Pacific 942 rolls past a steam powered local on depot a siding. The scene is actually Perris, CA during the Orange Empire Rai... (more)

Mainline Steam's huge Ka 942 NIGEL BRUCE is New Zealands only operational 4-8-4. Built in 1940 by Hutt Workshops, she was converted in 1948 from coal to oil burning and the front planking/semi-str... (more)