At the end of a service day, Wilmington & Western Locomotive #98 runs light across the Rt. 41 grade crossing at Greenbank Station. The crew has dropped the passenger consist on the west side of t... (more)

The Wilmington & Western Railroad's #98 is one of the few 4-4-0 American Locomotives that still operates with any regularity....and she's a fine looking example of the type. Here, she crosses the... (more)

WWRR 98 traverses the S-curve at Brandywine Springs before crossing one of many bridges on the line along the Red Clay Creek during a Carl Franz Photo Charter.

Steam Meets Steamer! Wilmington and Western typically runs a Steam Meets Steam event on July 4th, with #98 and #58. I arrived 4 days early but still managed to catch two stea... (more)

Wilmington & Western's #98 rolls down the line toward Hockessin with the sun setting fast.

Wilmington & Western's #98 pulls it's train over one of the many bridges along the line from Greenbank to Hockessin.

Wilmington & Western's #98 pulls it's train over one of the many bridges along the line from Greenbank to Hockessin.

Highball! The conductor keeps on eye on the platform for any stragglers and gives the fireman the sign to tell the engineer to take the train north.

As the photoline was busy setting for their shots, I took the liberty of taking a few long exposures of majestic #98 as she sat on the trestle with the creek flowing below. Prints available.

W&W #98, a American classic.

Once again, W&W #98 and it's passengers traverse through the woods and over the line's many trestles bound for the small rural town of Hockessin.

A glint Panmore)

Smoke on the Water. Glint, water, plume and a bridge, this is a favorite from the line for me. Click to full size for an image that has a 3-D like quality. The backlighting provides the d... (more)

The Wilmington & Western Railroad's 4-4-0 #98 was chartered by Carl Franz for a trip up to Hockessin and back, on January 27, 2008. Numerous runbys were performed at several different locations, i... (more)