Nickel Plate 2-8-4 No. 765 in a (very) modest zoom pan at 1/13th, captured in Gouldsboro, PA during Steamtown's Railfest weekend in 2015.

A late evening Acela races west through New Brunswick, NJ, ducking the surviving PRR era signal bridge while en route to Trenton and points south. Slight zoom pan at 1/500th, but only to keep ISO... (more)

Pans down... my best yet

Through the years, I've managed to shoot all kinds of pan shots - steam pans, diesel pan, MU pans, zoom pans, night pans, and even pans in the rain. Heck, I even... (more)

"Stand Back!" "Train Approaching"

Amtrak's Acela captured at Cornwells Heights station in a nighttime zoom pan at a shutter speed of 1/30th.

A late evening Amtrak Acela captured in a zoom-pan at 1/25th, eastbound, through Bensalem, PA, passing Cornwells Heights station on the express track.

A late evening Amtrak Regional Express sprints through Bristol, PA, on the express track, captured by the station in a Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 625
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 03, 2020

Another from the archives -

Back in the day, when you could still find the B&O running EMD F units daily, in West Virginia, there was a guy who was working on a technique called the " more)

Two Amtrak Acela Express's captured in a first ever "zoom-pass" pan shot at Eddystone, Pennsylvania. No. 2012 is leading the northbound to Philadelphia while No. 2039 pushes on the rear of the so... (more)

On a frigid day in March, an Acela Expess barrels south along the NEC passing "Old Glory" and ducking the signal bridge at Croydon, PA, bound for Philadelphia. A zoom-pan captured at 1/... (more)

Dog in a Zoom Pan - or; Dog on a Billboard. Either way, the Acela is the actual focal point of the shot, all else somewhat blurry, no doubt due to the fact that dogs don't wear glasses... Amtrak... (more)

In what is thought to be one of the earliest known examples of a "zoom pan", Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is captured racing west with a passenger train through rural Michigan. Notes on print s... (more)

A pair of "Toasters" led by AEM-7 No. 931 race through Croydon, PA, ducking the 105 mph speed restriction signs while they pass the station on the express track. A zoom pan captured bac... (more)

Highball!

Everett Railroad's 1920 built Alco 2-6-0 Mogul shows no sign of her age as she roars through Hollidaysburg, PA with a two car commuter train captured here in a "zoom-pan"... (more)

Speed Limit 15? Hardly! R&N No. 425 charges through Nesquehoning at speed during a Fall Foliage exursion. A zoom-pan captured at shutter speed of 1/6th of a second.

Rush hour at Woodbourne!
A zoom pan captured at dusk at 1/20th of a second.

A married pair of SEPTA Silverliner V's race east at rush hour en route to Ya... (more)