That's an open fire but there are no chestnuts roasting. No. 40 drops her fire into the ash pit after a hard days work. I've always wanted this shot and thought I'd have to wait for a charter bu... (more)

Two days before pulling the first heavy train in Switzerland on the weekend, fire on the american built 141 R 568 (2-8-2, ex French Railways SNCF) was lit. The locomotive is coal fired with a stok... (more)

Sweatin' Steel! If I recall correctly, my father took me out of my 2nd grade class to go see the crew in the Strasburg shops change tires on one of their steam locos. A very educational field trip... (more)

David Shepherd's 2-10-0 class 9F 92203 visited the Great Central Railway for their Autumn gala. Here the fireman gets some 'rock' into the back corners while the train accelerates out of Loughboro... (more)

Driver Wayne Avery is about to place a shovel load of coal on the fire as RHDR #1 'Green Goddess' speeds along on just a breath of steam. The locomotive is of a running in turn following overhaul.... (more)

Fireman Ambrose has 261's fire under control and the boiler pressure pegged in this image taken just minutes prior to departure. In lieu of the organization's termination of their contract with NR... (more)

Fireman Jerry Beck checks the fire of Shay #5 as we coast down the mountain to Cass.

Locomotive WST drops its fire after the end of a busy day on Bowes Railway. No 22 is already on shed.

A NS welder is welding on the diamond as a light rain falls.

A fire burns in Cajon Pass as two BNSF intermodal trains meet just below Summit. One train is heading down track 2 as the other train approaches from Silverwood on its way up track 1. All train ... (more)

Fireman Chris Lambert throws in another scoop of coal as we head up the steep grades to Bald Knob.

This ic express appraching St.Stefanos small city 30km north of Athens.All the district is burning.On the off side there can be seen some flames and on the left a white heli fire.After 2 days, the... (more)

San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society volunteer member Wolf Fengler has a firm grip on his spot firing duties aboard the 3751. The ex Santa Fe steam engine was on display at Los Angeles Union... (more)

The belly of the beast! Here we see the firebox in the cab of PM 1225. This was taken during Steam Fest 2009.

A fireman on the West Highlands Railway historic Jacobite Steam Train fires up the engine prior to departure for Mallaig.