Got smoke? The QJs produce the greatest plume that I have ever seen as they depart Walcott bound for Rock Island. What a sight!

MC 519 was built in February 1913 and is one of three remaining steam locomotives from the MEC. The others being 4-6-2 MEC 470 on display in Waterville, ME and 2-8-0 MEC 501 undergoing restoration... (more)

Engines from left to right: 4-8-4 #2102, Budd RDC, SD50 #5022 (pulling excursion), SD38 #2003, SD50 #5014, and SW8/M #801

The passengers have stretched their legs, the locomotive has been refueled, and the pilot crew has boarded and its time to highball! The Sooner Rocket behind UP 844 is starting the climb ou... (more)

RBMN 425 roars, literally, out of White Haven Tunnel in a cloud of fog, steam and smoke.

Frost lingers on a small pumpkin patch as CN 911 leads a small freight east before the sun has risen over the horizon. A Lerro Productions charter.

A young railfan watches the incredible light show between the catenary and pantographs as an Arrow set heads north towards New Brunswick.

Lesson #376: Sometimes a little research makes a photo worth posting. Last May I was given the opportunity to shoot the back-up switcher working the Gerdau Ameristeel plant in Perth Amboy, NJ. Wit... (more)

A view of the engineer side of SR 2-8-2 #4501.

Challenger at sunset. UP 3985 departs Fremont bound for Missouri Valley, IA after a short stop. A special thanks goes out to those who made the decision to send the train further ea... (more)

CPRR 63 "races" north towards its next station stop at Thurman, NY.

The sun breaks through the clouds to light up WIMX 7815 sitting patiently for it's next assignment. The dark clouds in the distance produced some of the only snow southern NJ has seen this winter,... (more)

New Jersey Transit has put their first new locomotives since 2003, the ALP46A, into service after testing in Pueblo, CO. NJT 4631, the newest, is seen crossing the Raritan Bay on the first day of ... (more)

EDRJ seen about two minutes before exiting the west portal of Hoosac Tunnel at 2:38PM.

A cloudy day on the first official day of TrainFest 2009 produced the best conditions for the 4449 to pass the elevator at Carland because of where the sun would be. I just wish the rain that had ... (more)