7312 rests in the shop, torn down for extensive running gear work, with her drivers just ahead of her. Better be careful when taking the shop tour - those driving wheels are very well-balanced an... (more)
925 leans into the superelevated curve at Christiana as she blows by the old PRR freight house at speed with train 664.
The organized night photo session has become a staple of Railfan Weekend at the Conway Scenic. The night before, however, I held my own little "disorganized" night photo session. A couple of my ... (more)
On a cloudy night in Worcester, P&W 3001 sits under the yard lights, while the sounds of a nearby Friday night football game fill the air.
EMD built only thirteen NW5s, not all of which survive. Southern Railway's single example still sees occasional revenue service in an unlikely place in central Massachusetts.
Amid the bright colors of October in western Massachusetts, MOED waits to get into the yard. EDMO's crew would finally bring it in later that afternoon before starting to put their own train toge... (more)
Looking a bit worse for wear outside the shop, Kancamagus sits with a sister as the vegetable oil-burning competition idles nearby.
After running to Sawyer River, then the remaining rare mileage to Redstone, and back to Sawyer River, Extra 573 made a quick round trip to Conway as the sun started to set.
Arriving at Conway center...must be train orders awaiting pickup by the crew.
Running cab-end forward against the hazy backdrop of Moat Mountain, 1055 pinch-hits for CSRX's steam loco, which was kept in the barn by ongoing boiler work.
In the care of an HHP, Amtrak 175 tiptoes over the soon-to-be-replaced Niantic River bridge. Viewed from the Niantic beach boardwalk.
Despite the best efforts of Timothy Mellon (and even latter B&M management) the Minuteman lives on in 2009.
I have a definite soft spot in my heart for this engine. Lighting by handheld flash, twilight sky by Mother Nature.
