As SP 4449 stops for a few minutes for crews to check on a sticking brake shoe, two ponys graze in a nearby field completely oblivious to the massive machine.
The sun breaks from behind the clouds just in time and for just long enough to light up the 4449 as it backs up for a photo run by.
Nickel Plate 765 charges past for this run-by as part of Train Festival 2009.
A view of the photo run-by site at the park in Ithaca. The 600 people riding the train were joined by half the chase-n-pace crowd, resulting in a complete jam of people.
PM 1225 performs a photo runby in Ithaca.
Coming to a complete stop right in front of us to Flag the crossing (Gates out of order) the 1225 follows a fast moving storm front South back to home.
Pere Marquette #1225 - steam as steam should be. Southbound, towards Owosso, MI. One of my personal favorites.
After PM 1225 completed a photo runby just outside Ithaca, Michigan, it made another smokey scene for the bystanders and photographers in town as it got back up to speed.
