Steam shoots out of N&W 475's cylinders as she prepares to pull 10:15 AM Easter Excursion
Strasburg Railroad 475 (dressed as N&W 382) at the railroad's shops in Ronks, PA at the end of a Lerro Productions photo charter.
Old and new; MVHRs C17 705 watches its younger sister 967 "Spirit of the Mary Valley" shunt its train after returning from Amamoor as it navigates through a somewhat bustling yard, with ... (more)
After it's blow down and service, N&W 475 marches towards the station where it will pick up its train of excited children and parents on the final Night Before Christmas Train of 2018.
A view rarely seen from "J" Tower is Norfolk and Western M Class Locomotive 475 guiding a train of families on the final "Night Before Christmas" train of 2018. The locomotive ... (more)
475 becomes engulfed in her own steam as the crew prepares for the days activities
Norfolk and Western's "M" Class No. 382 and No. 475, both 4-8-0 Mastodons, bask under the light of a full Moon (and a few well placed floods) for a photo shoot with Lerro Productions at the... (more)
Pre-departure At BristolA lantern trail is left by the conductor walking train 201 as it prepares to depart the yard at Bristol, Virginia for Abingdon in the autumn of 1956. The loc... (more)
M Class comparison. Two of Norfolk & Western's numerous M Class 4-8-0s spend the cool autumn night outside an engine house in southern Virginia. Thanks to a "pit crew" of abou... (more)
A long exposure portrait of Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #382 (Strasburg's Rail Road ex-N&W #475) at night in Strasburg's yard. A great Lerro Productions charter.
Strasburg Rail Road along with the Norfolk and Western Historical Society presented 475 as part of a night shoot on a steamy Summer evening. The 4-8-0 locomotive was built in 1906 by the Baldwin L... (more)
The 2017 N&W Historical Society convention, was held at Strasburg Rail Road. Friday night, after torrential downpours, and 100% humidity, the night photo shoot commenced. N&W 475, made a timeless ... (more)
We can do it! A group of female railroad workers pose for a War Bond campaign photo at the end of their workday in a Norfolk & Western railyard. With serious looks and a little bit of grea... (more)
Takin' 5. A pair of ladies employed as yard hands enjoy a brief break from the filthy task of cleaning up after an aging N&W M-Class Locomotive in late 1943. Who knows what topics these tw... (more)
Living history. During the dark years of World War II, America's industrial machine was perhaps its most critical weapon system, yet the workforce that made it run, which had historically b... (more)
Steam envelops Engineer Dave Domitrovich who waits patiently on the deck plate of N&W #475.
Christmas came late to the Strasburg railroad following a morning of doubleheaded steam freight. The weather was cloudy and cold, but that didn't stop dozens of railfans chasing the consist across... (more)
A late afternoon mixed train rolls into the Strasburg yards
Engineer Brent Lefever eases the 475 out of the stall on May 26th, 2016. Strasburg has always been good at giving a look back into the steam era.
NM25 has just arrived in Quorn with 'The Afgan Express' from Port Augusta, and is about to shunt to the loco depot for servicing before the return trip. The entire consist is made up of original r... (more)
After completing a day's worth of Easter Bunny trains, Engineer Dave guides the 475 into the shed.
"ALIVE IS STEAM" 475 prepares for the days runs to Paradise and back.
After pulling SRC 475 out of the shop for the days excursions, the locomotive is looked over and polished by various employees and crew members before being put into service.
Returning with the final excursion of the day is SRC (former N&W) 475 as it enters the yard and shop complex.
A crew member directs the engineer by use of hand signals to move forward after lining a switch to the lead into the shops for the evening.
Rods Up! Strasburg's trusty 4-8-0 returns after another trip through the fields of Lancaster County. What, you say? The rods should be down? Pshaw! Just an arbitrary convention. :) To ... (more)
The passenger local arrives at its final destination, passing the engine house on its way to the station. In the distance, the next generation looms.
Strasburg Rail Road's 4-8-0 #475, ex-Norfolk and Western, arrives back in the yard with it's train from Paradise. To the left and center is the Red Caboose Hotel where guests can stay overnight i... (more)
Rise and shine! Â It's the start of a new day at the Strasburg Rail Road. No charter, no photo lines, just another day in August as the crew prepares #475, former N&W, to pick up a... (more)
A group of photographer and railfans gather at Strasburg early one October morning to bear witness to an unexpected sight in 2012 - a modern day steam powered freight carrier at work!
The Strasburg crew get an early morning start as they prepare to pick up freight left by Norfolk Southern at Leaman Place, four and a half miles east. First, former N&W #475 needs to couple up wi... (more)
It is shortly before 7am in Strasburg, PA on a beautiful August morning as the fireman on #475 climbs back into the cab prior to departing for the NS/Amtrak interchange at Leaman Place Junction. T... (more)
Heading off for a drink before retuning to night duty.
A Lerro Productions photo charter.
N&W 382 has just paused into position on the turntable at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. An additional museum piece sits on display, making for a good comparison of two generations of locomo... (more)
After leading a photo freight since dawn, N&W 475 has made a reverse move and is in the process of being serviced. A Lerro Productions photo charter.
Heading to the station to pick up the first train of the day.
An NW 4-8-0 ending its career is turned under the watchful eye of a Monongahela Connecting C415 (MCRR 701), whose paint is in surprisingly bad shape for such a new engine. :)
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With the day's run to West Jefferson long since completed, the shop crew at Bristol poses for a photograph with the 50 year-old Mollie they, and their fathers, have cared for seemingly forever. ... (more)
The Ma and Pa switcher is done for the night while the visitor from afar prepares to tuck in before returning home tomorrow. A Lerro Productions photo charter. (Maryland & Pennsylvania NW2 #81, ... (more)
The men share a joke after a long day with 382. Lighting by Lerro Productions.
#382 receives some TLC after a long day of running for the Lerro Photo Event.
The Engineer takes a Photo break while giving #382 some TLC after a day of Photos for the Lerro Photo Event @ Strasburg Railroad
N&W 382 arrives into Strasburg with a mixed freight as it passes an assortment of steam locomotives owned by the Strasburg Railroad. A Lerro Productions photo charter.
A Strasburg's Railroad employee attaches a spark arester to #475. The engine renumbered as Norfolk and Western #382 makes ready to leave the yard with over a foot of snow on the ground. A Lerro Ph... (more)
Less than 60 seconds from sunset, N&W 382 arrives into Strasburg. A Lerro Productions photo charter.
N&W 382 sits at the Strasburg Yard while Canadian National 89 approaches in the background. A Lerro Productions photo charter.
N&W 382 highballs westbound through Strasburg with a high priority freight train in tow. A Lerro Productions photo charter.
Linn Moedinger, Jim Rice and Stephen Weaver work to clear the switch so plow #66 a and N&W #475 can plow through. It will be just 36hrs until the next nor'easter will come through and dump more sn... (more)
With a fast passenger train now clear of the yard, a Norfolk & Western mixed local takes the main to begin her daily run through the Virginia countryside. Actually, what you see here is the kick... (more)
Low Angle shot taken by my 12 year old Son Eric.
After a long day of heavy trains, former Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 475 eases through the yard headed for the enginehouse in the last minutes of sunshine. From this angle, you can't even tell that th... (more)
How's this for thinking outside of the box? Everything fit together like a puzzle this fine August afternoon. I even captured a diesel in there for those of that persuasion.
N&W 475 rolls into the enginehouse as the sun sets on another day at the Strasburg Railroad.
Early on a August Friday morning Strasburg's former N&W M-class 475 switches the freight yard at Strasburg after returning from the NS interchange. No. 475 and crew have just spotted another biodi... (more)
The N&W local with M-class #422 and her 56" drivers pulls up under the bridge spanning the PRR yard trackage and roundhouse at St. Clair Ave.
Norfolk and Western 475 is put away late in the afternoon after pulling the N&WHS Convention special.
The engine crew takes a few moments to pose with their steed before heading out with a mixed freight during Troops and Trains Weekend on Veterans Day weekend.
ExNW #475 hustles past #89 to get into position to start her work for the day.
The Fireman is greasing the rods and oiling the bearings and tending to maintenance chores as he prepares his engine for the next run while his passengers are boarding.
Steamrail VIC March 2018 Open Day
Union Pacific Thoroughbreds The crew of the steam program at Union Pacific Railroad set out to record the last time 844, 4014, and 3985 will ever be together again in the steam house i... (more)
With a Rio Grande freight passing on the left, and railfans on the right taking photos and quickly heading back to their cars, Union Pacific 3985 puts on a show as it slowly heads south to the Uni... (more)
The Clinchfield 676 (UP 3985) has stopped for servicing alongside a C&O C-20 steel caboose in Shelby Yard, KY
UP 3985 being serviced next to the UP Salt Lake City shops. The shops now belong to Utah's Frontrunner light rail and the logo has been removed.
The "Clinchfield 676" (UP 3985) is deadheading to Kingsport, TN for the 50th running of the Santa Claus Train in 1992. No steam this year for the 76th edition, but country stars Maddie ... (more)
Snow is falling on Saturday morning as Challenger 3985 is readied for an excursion from Denver to Laramie and return.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 sits next to the shop buildings on the day before an excursion to Laramie, WY and return.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 and baggage car are set to pick up a short ferry train in the morning for Cheyenne. The locomotive was coal-fired at this time.
Union Pacific 3985 is spending the early morning hours resting in the Cheyenne Roundhouse. Photograph taken with permission.
By the late 1950s, there were just two places in the United States that still featured big-time steam operations: The Norfolk & Western in the Appalachias, and Union Pacific in Wyoming. Cheyenne ... (more)
A face in the crowd
Challenger action in the yard at Cheyenne
UP 3966 goes for a spin. Click "UP 3966" in the loco # field for additional views of the engine being serviced that day.
The dedicated crew of the Union Pacific #3985 "Challenger" is lovingly performing routine maintenance tasks such as applying grease to critical moving parts shortly after arrival in St. Louis in... (more)
The crew of the Union Pacific #3985 "Challenger" is making a backup move to cut away the passenger cars before taking the locomotive to a location about 100 yards from here for refueling, inspecti... (more)
The crew of the Union Pacific #3985 "Challenger" is slowly repositioning the locomotive to a location about 100 yards east of here for refueling, inspections, and on-the-spot maintenance after cut... (more)
The largest operating steam engine in the world lays over in St. Louis.
Challenger X3966 is serviced and is backing up to it's train, impressive even on the dark side. For more color views from that day, click here... (more)
Challengers 3955 and 3950, along with those immediately behind, have most likely put in their final miles and are sitting cold waiting for disposition. For more color views from that day, click <... (more)
With cold Challengers sitting a few tracks over never to run again, survivor UP 3941 makes a move to the table for a spin still serving proudly but showing her age. For more color views from that... (more)
These Challengers have been deactivated and sit in the service tracks waiting for the inevitable. The UP shield is already gone from 3955. For more color views from that day, click Railroad: Union PacificLocomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USALocomotive #: UP 3950 Train ID: n/aPhoto Date: September, 1957
Challenger X3966 gets a drink before heading out to a waiting train in the yard. For more color views from that day, click here
Steam still prevailed at Cheyenne in '57, it still is home to UP's steam fleet today. For more color views from that day, click heremore)
With Old Glory flying overhead, UP 3985, sits still while getting serviced, as railfans take photos and a father and son team get a closer look at the big Challenger, while a classic Coke, advert... (more)
Grease, dirt, sweat and a lot of love, is what it takes to keep big steam rolling along, as two of the UP's Steam Team work to "Shoot the rods", at its midway service stop, eastbound for Missouri ... (more)
