Traveling at well over a hundred mph, this is one Amtrak Corridor train that does not stop at the Cornwells Heights Station just outside of Philadelphia. Please stay behind the yellow line... (more)
Canadian National #3254 at speed in a Railroad: Steamtown National Historic SiteLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: CN 3254Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 04, 2008
Coors Light - eat your heart out! A Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: ASEA AEM-7DCLocation: Hamilton, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: AMTK 937Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: February 22, 2011
It's alive!!
The Baldwin #60000 in a zoom Railroad: Baldwin Locomotive WorksLocomotive: Steam 4-10-2Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: BLW 60000Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 23, 2010
This is what the light at the other end of the tunnel looks like once it clears - stop, look and listen! A 1/6th zoom pan.
For more zoom pans, select your preference: Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-0Location: Frostburg, Maryland, USALocomotive #: WMSR 734Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 19, 2009
Linking 13 Great States with the Nation, a hot shot local traverses the South Branch of the Potomac River with freight bound for Petersburg. Special thanks to the South Branch Valley Railroad and... (more)
To Wilmington, post haste! A Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: ASEA AEM-7Location: Perryville, Maryland, USALocomotive #: AMTK 916Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: November 11, 2011
Moving at a good clip! A 1/13th zoom pan.
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)
Places to go, people to meet - Amtrak's Acela Express races the sun southbound past Perryville en route to Washington, D.C. A zoom Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Perryville, Maryland, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2036Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 23, 2011
Ever see a bullet fired backwards? A Bombardier "MultiLevel" cab car leads a NJT train down the Corridor towards Elizabeth, NJ. A Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier MultiLevel CoachLocation: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 7004Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: April 02, 2010
A good 'ol fashion runby! It's 1958 and the Nickel Plate Railroad is about to retire #765 but not without one last hurrah. Fans gather by Carland's Elevator with their Rolleiflex, ... (more)
An at speed ZOOM PANmore)
A NJT ACES train speeds down the Corridor en route to Atlantic City. A zoom Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: GE P40DCLocation: West Windsor, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 4802Train ID: NJT ACESPhoto Date: January 23, 2010
Catch me if you can! A zoom pan taken at 1/10th of a second.
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)
The culture of the Western Maryland survives today at CSX as evidenced by this "Fast Freight" captured in Yardley, PA. A zoom pan at 1/8th.
Highball!
CNJ #113 thunders through the town of Schuylkill Haven with a six car consist - the sound was incredible as the locomotive's diminutive 51" drivers spun like mad in an ef... (more)
N&W #611 highballs through Bedford, VA in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Bedford, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 04, 2015
NKP #765 highballs through Allentown, PA captured at dusk in a zoom pan at 1/8th!
I always seem to have better luck with trains then weather these days. From the very start, I knew exactly how a recent visit to Princeton junction would Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: ASEA AEM-7Location: West Windsor, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: AMTK 947Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: April, 2013
"Stand Back!" "Train Approaching"
Amtrak's Acela captured at Cornwells Heights station in a nighttime zoom pan at a shutter speed of 1/30th.
Train watching - Corridor style! A zoom-pan captured at 1/6th. Click here for a... (more)
It is possible that amusement park rides such as "The Whip" of 1914 and the "Wild Mouse" of the 1960's were inspired by the V&T - a line proclaimed to be the "crookedest shortline in America". Th... (more)
Leader of the pack! NKP #765 struts her stuff leading a pack of chasers on an excursion to LaCrosse, IN. No doubt, all those chasers paid for a ticket and elected to chase instead. A zoo... (more)
A blast from the past! NH #3025 bursts through the foliage in a rainy day Railroad: New HavenLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Essex, Connecticut, USALocomotive #: VALE 3025 Train ID: Lerro CharterPhoto Date: May 22, 2012
R&N #425 roars through Molino, PA during one of two Autumn Leaf excursions. This was the first image of the day and was a pretty good indication of how the rest of the day would progress, albeit,... (more)
The pan that started it all!
I remember the day well. It was a dark and dreary February morning in Port Clinton, PA. I set up for the shot, along with a bunch of friends, but didn't hav... (more)
Rush hour at Hoboken Terminal! A zoom pan captured at 1/6th.
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)
Bullet Train! Amtrak Acela Express #2038 captured at speed at 1/25th of a second in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Andalusia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2038Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: November 09, 2014
Jointed rail, wood ties, and a large beautiful Midwestern Northern at speed - Pete Lerro put on quite a production along with the eager anticipation and cooperation of Steve Sandburg, the Milwauke... (more)
In a cautious race to Boston, KY, L&N 152 gives quite the challenge arriving only seconds behind me prior to running around it's consist on the siding just ahead. A crisp Zoom panmore)
A blast from the past!
WM #734 captured in a zoom pan busting out of Brush Tunnel captured at 1/8th.
NH&I #40 captured in a zoom pan at 1/5th f/7.1.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
Boy, the Holiday season comes fast around these parts! A zoom pan at 1/6th under cloudy skies.
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 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)
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)
A late evening Amtrak Regional Express sprints through Bristol, PA, on the express track, captured by the station in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 625Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: February 03, 2020
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.
