Engineer Thomas von Trott smiles as he eases PRR 643 back during a switching maneuver on the 106 year old steam locomotive's first move of 2007.

PRR #643 performing a job it was originally built for - switching.

Another archive photo taken at Springfield showing NYC 0-6-0 6829 proceeding through a junction. Note that amazing signal above the loco.

A colorful lineup of 1940s and 1950s vintage locomotives are currently on display at the Whippany Railway Musuem.

Diminutive 0-6-0 B6sB (sB stands for 'superheater/Belpaire firebox' in PRR nomenclature) 8357 on the inter-shop tracks, hoping the bell will ring again as the internal combustion invaders are popp... (more)

10:00 Williton-Minehead 'auto-train' working during the 'Wizzer's' Winter Steam Festival.

If you imagine a Canadian National herald on the tender instead of the Strasburg lettering, this shot could be from the 1940s as 0-6-0 31 switches a small yard in New England or eastern Canada. No... (more)

Only this fence and a few tiny stalks are not covered by the latest snowfall to blanket Lancaster County and bear witness to the "ghost whistle" demonstration performed by SRC 0-6-0 31.

The silence at the oldest cemetery in Lancaster County is broken momentarily as SRC 0-6-0 31 leads the last excursion of the day through the snowy countryside.

Icicles linger into the morning before the sun reaches them as SRC 31 runs light to the station.

Too much steam and a lotta luck went into this one!

Former Granite Rock Company #10, now part of the California State Railroad Museum, makes a guest appearance on the Niles Canyon Railroad as part of their Steam Fest 2007.

Posing with one of the wigwag signals around the museum...

The final excursion of the day heads back to the Strasurg station with snow from the Valentine's Day Blizzard still coating the ground.

Mojave Northern 2 sits with a short train on a siding at the museum