KCC 93 rests quietly in the engine house of Nevada Northern Railroad before the mornings work. a steady snowfall has begun as well and blows its way into an open bay door
KCC 93 and Nevada Northern 40 pose for photos before the days excursions on one of the railroads photography workshop weekends
KCC 93 and Nevada Northern 40 prepare for the days worth amidst the clouds of steam and smoke in the railroads engine house
Into the morning light. KCC #93 and NN #40 stage a dramatic entrance as they move out of the relative warmth of the engine house and into the chilly winter air. From the secon... (more)
KCC 93 simmers in the silhouette of only two lights in the engine house at Nevada Northern, Before a long days work at the start of a photographers weekend at the railroad
The sun is just about to drop below the mountains west of Ely, as NCCCo #93 steams past the RIP building headed for the engine house. Due to a recently developed bearing issue #93 was confined to... (more)
NCCCo #93 brings a string of empty ore cars into the East Ely yard. In the two decades I've visited the NN, #93 has been lettered for three different entities - "Nevada Northern", "... (more)
A cold night in Ely finds KCC 93 simmering during a night photo session in February 2019
New Hope & Ivyland Railroad 40 rests in New Hope before departing with the first train on the day after Christmas.
Black River and Western 60 prepares for the day at the yard in Ringoes, NJ
New Hope & Ivyland Railroad 40 prepares for the day by the coal pile as the crew inspects
Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 Breathes of steam and clouds within the chambers of her engine house before a days work on the railroad. The sky light windows and bay doors create some dramatic ... (more)
Steam and soot swirl around KCC 93 and Nevada Northern 40 pose for a photo op together in their engine house at Ely. a touch of light from the sky lights of the building, and the open bay doors, m... (more)
KCC 93 and Nevada Northern 40 pose for a photo op together in their engine house at Ely. during one of the railroads Photography charter weekends, in February 2019
KCC 93, under the Nevada Northern Railroad Museum, runs by the museums shops as evening falls on the railroad.
KCC 93, under the Nevada Northern Railroad Museum, passes by their original freight depot in East Ely Yard, on one of the days first photo runbys on a photographers workshop weekend. Feb 2019
Sisters....of sorts. Sitting in front of the locomotive restoration and maintenance facility in Rusk, Texas, you see a pair of Baldwin steam locomotives that have handled the lion's share o... (more)
KCC 93 pulls back into East Ely Yard, while the mountains in the background dwarf her. During the February 2019 Photography weekend at the railroad.
The crew of New Hope Railroad Engine 40 prepare for another day, filling her tank with water. A less than perfect day weather wise, Fog commands the scene along with a mix of steam and soot.
Nevada Northern Railroad hosts its annual photo workshop, here, the night shoot, run by Steve Crise, is in full swing as KCC 93 stages next to their Rotary Snow Plow
Engine 40 Simmers as night falls at New Hope Railroad, the Christmas season excursions are about to begin!
Nevada Northern's rotary snow plow was the featured subject for the annual night shot in 2016. #93 was a nice addition to the event, which was well worth every penny spent and every minute to t... (more)
As much of Southern California is slammed by a passing storm front, the skies have begun to clear over the Santa Paula Valley. Those clear skies are briefly interrupted, however, by the rising smo... (more)
Last call at the canyon. After more than 15 years in intermittent service, Grand Canyon Railway Consolidation #29 makes her last call at the Grand Canyon Village Depot on October 26th, 2019... (more)
Model railroading at 12" to the foot scale. Looking every bit like some of the over/under arrangements that are common on basement model railroad layouts, Grand Canyon Railway #29 comes cru... (more)
The last doubleheader. With Grand Canyon Railway Locomotive #29's Form 4 set to expire effectively at the end of the day, the railroad took one last opportunity to team her up with the 4960... (more)
Freight Extra 29 heads north. With a very gusty wind whipping the Arizona high desert, Grand Canyon Railway Locomotive #29 heads north out of the Williams Yard on the old AT&SF Grand Canyon... (more)
A Power Line-Up. On a windy, chilly morning in late October, a quartet of Grand Canyon Railway trains sit poised in the Williams Yard preparing for a busy schedule of events. These trains... (more)
Pinning on "The Flyer". With morning servicing completed, Nevada Northern's Consolidation #81 stands in front of the railroad's coaling and water towers in the East Ely Yard, read... (more)
The GCRY 29 steams toward the northern leg of the Williams Wye as it prepares to finish up its day of work and put her train away for the day.
Peek-a-boo, the second train of the day has just arrived to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Meanwhile, the two stars of the show sit at the head end of thier train waiting on their depature tim... (more)
Resting between runs, the GCRY 29 has just been filled up with water nearby and has backed back up to her train. The 3:30 depature time is only a hour away, to take her train back to Williams, AZ.... (more)
To join todays celebration at the south rim of the Grand Caynon, BNSF Railway brought a 5 car office car special to the rim. After dropping the cars futher back the unit was left at the opposite e... (more)
Golden smoke show! GCRY 29 puts on a classic smoke show as she begins to slow while pushing back her train.
Continuing to shove, the GCRY steam double header pushes thier train back across the Williams wye so that they can park the train in the yard.
After completing a days service on the doubleheader, the GCRY shoves the train back into the small passenger car yard near the Williams Depot with the sun setting in the backgroud.
Fueling up for the run to Cobre. Nevada Northern's Consolidation #81 sits at the coal tipple in the East Ely Yard, taking on fuel for her morning "Steptoe Flyer" passenger run to ... (more)
SR 630 with the stack capped for the rest of the weekend sits on the TVRM's shop lead waiting for it's day to get serviced by the shop team, and to be reassigned to the next scheduled excursion. W... (more)
on a warm Wednesday afternoon, Denver & Rio Grande Western 346 sits steamed up outside the roundhouse at the CRRM.
Seven years ago, 630 visited Atlanta, Georgia as part of Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Steam Program. On June 2, 2012 Nº630 is southbound by Industry Yard at East Point, Georgia on the Griffin... (more)
The Summerville Steam Special crew finishes up putting the Georgia train in the yard before the 630 heads back to East Chattanooga.
GSMR 1702 rolls into the yard in Dillsboro on its way west back to Bryson City with a Tuckasegee River excursion.
Holding the markers of the way to start the 150th Anniversary of the Borough of North Wales, Pennsylvania special, New Hope & Ivyland 40 (2-8-0 Consolidation, Baldwin, 1925, ex-Lancaster and Chest... (more)
Steam of the Smokies is back again as 1702 brings the first steam-powered Nantahala Gorge excursion of 2019. One may notice a couple changes such as the blacked out handrail on the front that was ... (more)
Southern 630 sits at TVRM's shops awaiting its next call to duty.
The fireman signals to the engineer on 1702 to reverse onto a cut of cabooses in the Bryson City yard while GP9 1755 awaits for another day on the Tuckasegee River.
Southern Railway No. 401 poses with a freight at Nelson Crossing Depot during a shove move in preparation for a Southern Rail Productions photo charter. The photo charter ran from May 17-18, 2018 ... (more)
Southern Railway No. 401 poses with a freight at Stair Tower during a night photo session during the Southern Rail Productions photo charter. The photo charter ran from May 17-18, 2018 on the prop... (more)
Southern No. 630 leads the Missionary Ridge Local on the Tennessee Valley Railroad property in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Nevada Northern Railway locomotive 93 steams past the coaling and water tower putting on a great show for the photographers attending the first ever Nevada Northern Railway Photo Workshop. For mor... (more)
A beautiful sunrise over Ely starts off an amazing day of adventure, as the steamers come to life out of the engine house. The two engines will travel a combined distance of about 20 miles, with a... (more)
Nevada Northern Railway locomotive 93 and 40 at the end of another long day rest in the confines of the warm engine house thanks to the efforts of crew members Con and Lennox. Steve Crise Photo ©... (more)
Nevada Northern Railway locomotive # 93 is passing two of the most iconic structures on the railroad, the coaling tower and water tower. Both structures are original to the railroad. Steve Crise P... (more)
Nevada Northern Railway locomotive # 93 passes two of the historic Western Railroad Supply wig wag crossing signals. Steve Crise Photo © 2019 (file # SJC_NNRY_0280139)
A timeless scene unfolds at the depot in Ely as fireman Con Trumball looks out from the cab of Nevada Northern No. 40 as the 1910-built product of Baldwin backs down onto No. 93 in preparation for... (more)
Near white out conditions existed in Ely Nevada today while crews were busy switching cars after the first weekend of the Winter Photo Freight 2019. Steve Crise Photo © 2019 (file # SJC_NNRY_0279... (more)
On a chilly morning in Ely, Nevada Northern No. 93 departs the engine house for the day's work as No. 40 builds pressure in the warm confines of the steam-era structure.
The Old Soldier. Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 emerges from the Essex Locomotive Servicing Facility on a late fall afternoon in 2018, as her crew prepares her to make 3 North Pole Expre... (more)
Going through old photos I found this shot of Old 97 taken in 2010 around the time she went out of service for her 1472 days of service expiration. The Speedlite mounted to the camera provided jus... (more)
Air temp 112 degrees
On the first day of the new month, Fillmore & Western No. 14 build pressure in the morning light at the railway's namesake yard. This morning finds the 1913-built steam locomotive fired up for its... (more)
As the morning light from the east spills directly onto the tracks at the Fillmore depot, FWRY 14 and her crew work west against the light as they prepare to deadhead to Santa Paula. Today's opera... (more)
Southern 630, with the help of Engineer Nick, Fireman Travis, and Trainee Tyler, glides back into Grand Junction Depot with TVRM 100, the daily "Missionary Ridge Local", as seen through ... (more)
After pulling a Nantahala Gorge excursion, GSMR 1702 cuts away from the train in Bryson City to take a spin on the turntable.
Southern steam locomotives Consolidation #630 (built by ALCO in 1904) and Mikado #4501 (built by Baldwin in 1911) are pulling a freight train into the wye at Grand Junction, Chattanooga. A great L... (more)
The 1904 American Locomotive Works Consolidation #630 and the 1911 Baldwin Locomotive Works Mikado #4501 pulla freight train into the wye at Grand Junction during the March 2018 Lerro Productions ... (more)
A doubleheaded steam freight winds its way through the yard at Grand Junction A Lerro Productions Photo Charter
Following a full afternoon's worth of photography on the point of the wrecking train, Nevada Northern No. 93 catches the last light of the day as it unloads a happy group of photographers at the E... (more)
Wrapping up another chilly day in Ely. With the day's operations concluded and the sun dipping low in the afternoon sky, Nevada Northern's beefy Consolidation #93 passes the Repair In Place... (more)
Which Alco Does it Better? As the first weekend of the Nevada Northern Railway's Winter Photo Session gets underway...those present get a unique smoke show as the shortline's pair of Alco d... (more)
It's just after 7:00 a.m. on this cold Sunday morning as Nevada Northern 93 comes to life inside the railway's original engine house in Ely. With it's morning preparations complete, the engineer o... (more)
Pausing at the Nevada Northern's iconic set of wig-way railroad crossing signals, locomotive No. 93 rests before loading up its partakers in this year's winter photo shoot for a trip up the Hi-Lin... (more)
Southern 630 blows off some steam as she pulls the 1st excursion of the day from the NS Asheville Yard on Sunday 4/21/13 at 8:00 a.m.
Turning for home. During a programmed 75-minute layover in Summerville, GA, TVRM crews begin the work of turning the power for the 50-mile run back to Chattanooga. Unlike many tourist lin... (more)
It's a process. Members of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum's Engine House Crew fire up the dual, smoke-box-mounted air pumps on Baldwin Consolidation #81, as they finish up the complex r... (more)
It finally happened! I decided late the day before to make a trip up to Knoxville to chase the last day of steam operations on the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad's "Three Rivers Rambler", ... (more)
To the house... Having filled their water and oil tanks, the crew of Georgetown Loop Locomotive #111 backs their engine toward the two-stall engine house in the Silver Plume Yard. Shortly,... (more)
Changing of the guard. Patrons awaiting the Georgetown Loop's evening dinner train watch with interest as Steam Locomotive #111 heads for the fueling station, as it comes out of service, fo... (more)
Tanking in Silver Plume. Although the larger station facilities and passenger parking lots are at the bottom of the hill in Georgetown, all of the Georgetown Loop Railroad's support infrast... (more)
Colorado Railroad Museum 346 with Engineer getting her fired up for a morning run
With a day of four round trips complete, Fillmore & Western No. 14 rests in the yard as the crew begins to thoroughly inspect the locomotive prior to putting her to bed for the night. One of these... (more)
The morning light spills over the hillsides and onto the town of Fillmore as the Fillmore & Western's pride of the fleet, No. 14, builds pressure in the yard prior to shuffling over to its train f... (more)
Southern Railway No. 154 is seen heading up a photo train on June 17, 2017. The locomotive featured a special Asheville paint scheme for the charter, which was organized by myself under Southern R... (more)
The 113 year old Ks-1 Class Southern Railway 630 has no issue fitting on the old Central Of Georgia Turntable at the East Chattanooga Shop.
1890 Baldwin build Southern Consolidation #154 poses at the water tower in downtown Knoxville A Southern Rail Productions photo charter
An 1896 vintage narrow gauge museum piece looks on as her larger and younger stablemate steams around the CO RR Museum.
A steam locomotive sits outside the window of a stopped passenger train in 1922.
After a lovely day of excursions, the Great Smokey Mountain RR 2-8-2 no. 1702 prepares to cross over the turnout leading to her sheltered turntable, readying for the next day's work.
