Backwoods Mallet

Until recently, photos of the Jädraås-Tallås Railway's Mallet facing the morning sun were unobtainable, as it always ran facing west. The repair of the turn... (more)

An excess of atmosphere

In the little country station of Kvarnabo, 1911-built 4-6-0 No. 24 departs after a station stop that saw no passengers get on or off. The torrential rai... (more)

Northwoods Idyll

Preserved ten-wheeler No 995 skirts one of Finland's 187,000 lakes. Beautiful to look at, but remember, this is mosquito country. This was a prearranged c... (more)

High Latitude Summer With its wood fire so clean there is almost no smoke visible, preserved 10-wheeler No. 995 moves its matching wooden coaches at track speed between Nurmes and Lieks... (more)

The Last Runpast Nine days of eight-coupled steam came to an end with this double-headed run past at Michell's Pass, in wonderful warm mid-winter sunshine. A Farrail tour.

The Red Devil Modern steam as it could have been. SAR 26 Class tops the summit with a photo freight in a strange and unfamiliar landscape.

Rare Mileage cab ride

Sharing his spectacular view with us, the operator urges his little draisine (motor car) towards yet another tunnel on the Trans-Iranian Railway, in the mi... (more)

Pan pan pan

Making the best of the low shutter speeds required on a gloomy day, I took this shot of McCloud River RR 25 on a Lerro Productions photo charter on the Oregon Coast ... (more)

Extreme Atmosphere

Looming out of the thick coastal fog, and doing its best to add to it, McCloud 25 emerges from the murk.

Entering Wheeler

With all its locos facing north, it can be a challenge getting a nicely lit smokebox on the Oregon Coast Scenic. If you get to Wheeler early enough, it can be... (more)

Out of the Fogg

Polson Logging No 2 runs over Stasek Slough at Tillamook, with a plume worthy of a Howard Fogg painting.

Steam on the Sloughs

McCloud River Railroad 25 manages to catch the sunlight, even on the smokebox door, as the Oregon sun sinks into nearby Tillamook Bay.

Basking in the Oregon sun

McCloud River Railroad 25 enjoys the warmth of the setting sun and ocean breezes, waiting patiently for the photographers to finish their last shots on... (more)

Railfan in Training

This young man was excited to see Polson Logging No. 2 making a sprightly arrival into Wheeler on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway. It brought back youthful ... (more)

Paint so fresh you can smell it

West Coast Railway Association's immaculate ex-CP FP7 leads a short excursion train between Whistler and Pemberton on what was then the BC Railwa... (more)