Un-rebuilt Battle of Britain Class SR 34081 '92 Squadron' approaches Swithland Sidings with the 1045 Loughborough - Leicester North during the Great Central Railways Autumn Steam Gala Event markin... (more)
Looking resplendent in the evening light, a freshly washed Canadian Pacific 2317 assembles a passenger train for an NRHS night photo session. When the fire was lit this day, the husky 4-6-2 had ... (more)
As operations are wound down for another day, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' sits in the cold yard. This was not a photoshoot, it was illuminated only by the yard lights and improved through HDR techniqu... (more)
Now reduced to yard duty, CP 2317 still is a beautiful site to see as she shuttles passengers around the yard.
The Last Time CP 2317 Will Be Operating For Awhile! CP 2317 goes for a spin on the turntable during Steamtown's Railfest as spectators and railfans look on. After running on Sunday, it is... (more)
Steamtown's CP 2317 Pacific with the "Scranton Limited" is passing the former DL&W Scranton station (now a upscale hotel) and the University of Scranton's athletic field. The engineer is making th... (more)
Coming off the wye at Pittston Yard, the Reading & Northern's "Blue Pacific" #425 climbs the hill with the NRHS "Lehigh Rambler" consist in tow on a special excursion from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranto... (more)
Handsome 2317, resplendent in fresh paint, gets ready for the day's work on a gorgeous October day.
#425 takes a spin on the turn table in Jim Thorpe. This is the first time in a while that anything, let a lone a steam locomotive has been turned here - even if they do have to use a backhoe to mo... (more)
Steaming past Tower at Steamtown Lackawanna Railfest 2008
CN 3254 being turned on the turntable, at Lackawanna Railfest 2008.
The triumphant recent return to steam of classmate 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' reminded me that the inaugural member of the class, 'Britannia' has now been out of service for over 11 years. Restoratio... (more)
Canadian Pacific #2317 is lead into the Steamtown roundhouse after hauling an excursion to Moscow, PA.
The engineers qualified to run Steamtown's CP Pacific 2317 up "the Hill" come together on the turntable in Scranton. This somber gathering marks the locomotive's last day of service before a manda... (more)
The last time 2317 takes a spin on the Steamtown Turntable for the next several years. The crew has dropped the fire and are about to put her back in stall #18 after using her last two day... (more)
Crew members prepare L&N 152 for the day trips. Visit KYRail.org for more info.
663 getting a steam bath from #2317 on its last operating day before she goes down for her 1472.
The crew prepares their fine looking "pacific" for her trip west.
Both CP 2317 and CN 3254 simmer in the roundhouse after a long day of festivities during the Lackawanna Festival Weekend
152 pulls her train up to the station past the engine house and C&O 2716 for the afternoon run to Boston.
The keystone number plate from this locomotive was saved and resides in someone's personal collection.
BB18 1/4 1072 'City of Lithgow' reverses into the headshunt at Top Points, before running through the crossover and rejoining its train for the return to Bottom Points.
Short-timer on the table The regular, morning turntable demonstration is being conducted at Steamtown National Historic Site, but most of the park visitors this day are unaware that the maj... (more)
Reading & Northern's 425 is being prepared for a test run to Hickory Run State Park.
2010 NRHS Convention night photo session; doesn't get any better than this!
Our train has stopped to throw a switch. Mr. Dan McFadden adds the following: "That is a CNJ switcher (RS-3) off in the distance. They had quite a business with local industry in High Bridge. The... (more)
Former Canadian Pacific #2317 rolls into the Scranton yard, passing a Reading RS2.
The elusive Wedge shot: It's hard to get a decent side lit shot of the 425 as it moves though pretty close quarters in the Lehigh Gorge State park. However, some early morning switching moves al... (more)
Eng #4540, NYC 4-6-2 K-11e in the Dumont, N.J. yard waits its next departure for Weehawken. August, 1950 (Private donation)
The human element... Preparing for the inaugural break in run unassisted. Many thanks to Andy Muller and the men and woman of the R&N, standing proudly behind a proud railroad heritage.
All aboard! Many many thanks to the crew responsible for pulling off a successful inaugural run of the R&N #425! Railroad: Reading & NorthernLocomotive: Steam 4-6-2Location: Port Clinton, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: RBMN 425Train ID: RBMN 425Photo Date: December 29, 2007
She's alive! Reading & Northern's 'Light Pacific' #425 runs past the station at Port Clinton during her second fire-up since restoration. Her first real test run will also be this da... (more)
The return of the Four-and-a-Quarter. Reading and Northern 425 has just coupled up to a few passenger cars and is ready to depart on her first break-in run after over a decade of inactivit... (more)
Really cool guys... The young fireman watches as he is left alone to watch the engine as everyone else walks off for cookies and Gatorade. Not posed. He just has a good dentist.
Engineer Seth Corwin oils around on #2317 while getting ready to pull the Scranton Limited.
Class P-7 B&O 5312 is serviced. The location is the BOCT roundhouse looking north along Wood St. with Cook Co. General in the distance. Today, this is UP Global One property. All the P-class "P... (more)
The Scranton Limited. 2317 is waiting for her passengers to board for the first yard shuttle on her last day of operation before her 1472 day inspection.
A crew member watches as 2317's feedwater pump is blown down.
2317 backs out of the roundhouse and onto the turntable on during Steamtown's 2010 Railfest.
Lots of goodies to look at down at the Depot in downtown Duluth. Wisconsin Central SD45 # 7495, DM&IR SD18 #193, Hallet Dock FM H10-44 #11, Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Alco RS-1 #101, a woma... (more)
G3h Pacific 2461 takes water in the morning during the turning and servicing of all of the commuter steam power at the Glen.
Canadian Pacific 2412 is a G3g Pacific painted in an all black scheme. The running gear is cleaned at The Glen as the engine is serviced for later in the day.
Till Next Time: R&N 425 has put it's train away and is heading for the yard at about 5PM on Monday 7/5. Great show from the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. Riding in the open car behind the 425 sh... (more)
L&N #152 passing C&O #2716 in KRM Yard
On March 18th, US Sugar ran Engine #148 on a series of short trips out of Clewiston for the annual Sugar Festival being held in town. Here it is departing Clewiston on one of its afternoon runs. N... (more)
BB18¼ 1079 'The Bety' leads The Suburban Wanderer ARHS tour around the loop at Box Flat.
A K4 simmers at South Amboy.
A K4 sits under the coal dock at South Amboy. April 30, 1955 being a Saturday, the steamers get a break from the weekday workload pulling commuters.
Before she was famous she was just another face in the crowd.
The fireman has dumped 2317's fire and is now washing the hopper making sure all the ash has been removed. This procedure has been performed on 2317 every working day for years but there is a diff... (more)
With the morning turntable demonstration now complete, the National Park Service Yard Foreman leads his big Pacific out of the roundhouse complex and into the yard. Shortly, a Park Ranger will l... (more)
An SNCF compound Pacific type is shown broadside on the Bordeaux turntable.
West Country class 4-6-2, Holsworthy, sits on one of the locomotive shed tracks at Nine Elms.
The location is the BOCT roundhouse, as President Class #5312 gets turned in the steam-diesel transition era. The photographer may have been influenced to come to this location based on the allur... (more)
Overview of the service tracks at Meadows, the roundhouse lead at the top and the skyline of Manhattan barely visible through the smog above it.
Here we are at the Erie Jersey City yard with a mix of steam and diesel activity. Ansco color/color corrected in P/S
I visited the Carlisle area occasionally to see the last regular haunt of the fine 'Britannia' Pacifics. Though they were long past their best cosmetically, some excellent performances were still ... (more)
M4 under repairs at the Don River Railway workshops. The West Coast Wilderness Railway locomotive Mt. Lyell No.3 can also be seen in the background.
THE LAST SIX FEET that 2317 will roll under it's own power before her FRA mandated overhaul. Will we ever see her alive again?
Steamtown's CP 2317 Pacific with the "Scranton Limited" is passing the former DL&W Scranton station which is now a upscale hotel. Engineer Seth Corwin is making the engine bark as he accelerates t... (more)
The last steam engine to run on the Maine Central line on June 13, 1954 sitting at the entrace of Waterville yard.
A crowd of rail enthusiasts stray onto the track at Helidon on the South-West Line while the crew water steam locomotive BB18¼ 1079
The fireman of BB18¼ 1079 checks the sand dome before climbing the Great Dividing Range into Toowoomba while the locomotive is watered at Helidon on the South West Line. The crowd of 'once off' ... (more)
BB18¼ 1089 passes some old SX (Budd) Carriages in the yard at Drayton on the Wallangarra Branch with the 3-Day Overend Express Tour back to Ipswich Workshops West of Brisbane
BB18¼ 1089 picks up speed as it rounds a bend through Wayreema on the Wallangarra Branch with the 3-Day Overend Express Tour. A friend of ours travelling on the train managed to get a photo of u... (more)
The sun appears just as the Overend Express 3-Day Tour lead by BB18¼ 1089 powers over the McNally Rd Crossing at Cambooya on the Wallangarra Branch
BB18¼ 1089 passes a crowd of Steam Enthusiasts gathered trackside at Nobby on the Wallangarra Branch with Southern Downs Railway Overland Express 3-Day Tour
QR 1774D/1725D are attached to the front of BB18¼ 1089 at Gympie North on the North Coast Line after the Steam Locomotive's left hand side bearings kept overheating. The paintwork on QR 1774D ha... (more)
The QR 140th Anniversary Tour Train #MM01 lead by BB18¼ 1089 crosses InterCity Express 158/155 at Beerburrum on the North Coast Line
With some 60 passengers stranded due to an avalanche on Nay Aug Pass, CP #2317 is pressed into emergency service in a rescue operation but time is of the essence! She must leave immediately. Yea... (more)
The steam engine in the foreground was privately owned by someone, it was later scrapped in the late 70's. Where the IC and PC E units are is where the Amtrak Facility is today. The long bridge in... (more)
On media day before the big event father and son share a moment by the tracks.
Quite a bit of steam laying over on a Saturday at South Amboy
Rolling light past the WC yard office toward overnight parking track.
After a successful day pulling two excursions, 2719 rests in the golden glow of a setting sun.
After filling the tender, the crew was moving through the yard to couple the locomotive to the train. Usual operation has the locomotive facing east, but was facing west on this day for the trip ... (more)
Begging the question: what is more classic, a K4 or a Woodie?
a view from the inside of PRR 3807 waiting for service
Nice nightshot
After filling the tender, CP 2317 was crossing the roundhouse lead track on way to couple to train prior to run to Carbondale.
GWR 5080 'Defiant'
491 on the turntable
3011 in the snow with other vintage rolling stock
191 on a winter's night .
Steam 20 in the steam.
Engine 20 being put away for the night..
To celebrate the Centenary of the Great Western Railway Castle Class Locomotive, Vintage Trains produced a line up of four Castles around the turntable at the Tyseley Locomotive Works. From left ... (more)
