#89 gets a once-over from an attentive crew member.

CN 89's fireman and conductor chat as they wait for Clearance out of Montreal with a Short Freight to Quebec in 1933. Check the date for better authenticity.

After a long hard day's work, a conductor slowly makes his way back home as #90 brings a late afternoon train into the yards.

Seth Corwin and Dick Roden, the heart and soul of CN #3254. bw

Veteran Ohio Central steam engineer, restoration expert, and Chief Mechanical Officer Tim Sposato operates Ohio Central 1293, viewed from the fireman's seat.

The engineer of today's runs, Adam, takes a short, well-deserved break for a few minutes before bringing #40 to the water spout and enginehouse. A special thanks goes out to the guys at the NHIR f... (more)

Fireman, Casey Quenzel, who not only does his job well but fits the part, keeps a careful eye on the pressure gauge. The steam from the ash being dumped and the evening sunlight shining through in... (more)

1947 or 2007? In this test shot, the crew discuss their orders as PRR M1 6755 and K4 3750 await their departure. In actuality, these locomotives have never felt the heat of steam in over 50 years.... (more)

Highballing!    Pan shot 1/25th @ f14.

TJ Gaffney cleans the headlight during a night photo shoot.

Another old Anscochrome saved by Photoshop. The headbrakeman takes water prior to the Farmington turn leaving Farmington for Durango. The Farmington tank was notorious for bad water, but apparent... (more)

Lunch simmers on the backhead while this Fegua crew drives their Baldwin mike up the 2.8 per cent grade between Zacapa and the El Salvador border. The johnson bar looks to be pretty far into the ... (more)

Engineer Barney Gramling inspects is locomotive before turing in for the night. He and the rest of the SRI crew have a long weekend ahead for the PM 1225 photo charter event.

Engineer Barney Gramling fulfills his last minute duties before turning in for the night. For those of you wondering, poor Barney stood up there in this position for over 10 minutes for the photog... (more)