The former station and headquarters of the New York, Ontario & Western railroad is derelict and in imminent danger. In 2004 a fire gutted the opposite end of the building and no repairs were ever ... (more)

A different take on the basis of the industry we hold dear.

Two stablemates together again after about 55 years. While they were both alone in the Steamtown roundhouse, I bet there was a lot of catching up to do. Of the 6 surviving NKP Berkshires, these tw... (more)

I bet you have never seen a full size steam locomotive getting a new coat of paint. (OK, I never have.) Here black is being applied to 6039 at the end of it's asbestos project at Steamtown by boil... (more)

Fireman Jack Emerick III, using his famous overhand grip, is bailing coal into Steamtown's CN 3254's mighty maw so the locomotive can blast up the 1.5% grade to Moscow. Even though it is day time,... (more)

How old do you think this little gem is? 1890? 1880? Well, you are wrong! This little unassuming 4-4-0 was made in 1864! That is 149 years old and amazing. Yet another cool fact: it was built for ... (more)

In the Scranton roundhouse, AKA "the barn," Bruce and Kevin were prepping steam locomotive CN 2-8-2 No. 3254 for the days run after repairs the day before. They were using a fork lift to replace t... (more)

Soon...

It is January 1958 and steam is dead almost everywhere; except here on the CNR! I've got a Leica, Kodak Panatomic-X and I am not too late! Actually I was a child in long ago '58 with no knowledge ... (more)

Here you see a fire's eye view of a Lima pacific's firebox crown sheet. This firebox happens to belong to Boston & Maine's No. 3713. That is the fire door on the left and a partial thermic syphon ... (more)

MWCR No. 2 Ammonoosuc on Jacob's Ladder. Here is the culmination of a 50 year wish full-filled. As a child, I vowed to see this one day. I always knew it to be one of the only 100% steam railways ... (more)

The New York Central lives. Metro-North honors its predecessor at the annual Harmon Shop Open House. Its amazing to see an F unit in 2007!

The young man in the engineer bib is one of the hobby's biggest steam fans; I've seen him and his father at many a steam event in the east. The object of his attention is No. 5, who only gets to s... (more)

It's 7:16 PM and my fellow New Yorkers are transferring in a dash from the N or Q train to the No. 7 to further their journey from Manhattan deeper into Queens. The white skyscraper over the train... (more)

The number 7 subway goes back to the City to get another load of commuters under the watchful eyes of the Chrysler and the Empire State building.