The Last Day. On her last day in service, CP 2317 performs for a small group of photographers at the DL&W signal bridge off Ridge Row in Scranton. Unusually for Pennsylvania, the ... (more)

All Quiet On The Western Front. After dark on Sunday night, things have started to quiet down at Steamtown. Even though the telltale smoke plume from the roundhouse means steam wil... (more)

Rare Mileage? Likely treading where no passenger train has before, AMTK 818 tiptoes off Steamtown's front display track. The steam locos normally parked there had been moved elsewh... (more)

Getting A Workout. After an interminably long wait to get the train unloaded, 3254 finally makes a spirited runby at Moscow with her crew putting on a little flair for the Railfest ... (more)

Nuts And Bolts. #26's boiler, having been stripped down for overhaul for the past several years, is finally nearing the point of re-assembly. With the smokebox and front tube sheet... (more)

Fading Away. With the use of steam power fading fast on Mount Washington, #9 is determined to go out in style. Although steam still held down one daily trip to the summit in 2010, ... (more)

Ruins. Another look inside the wreckage of the Boston & Maine's Billerica shop reveals the open hall of what was once the backshop. Hard to believe this was once a good-sized indus... (more)

No Longer Worth Stopping. While Lawrence was once a large industrial center, its glory days are long gone and today the city no longer even merits an Amtrak stop, evidenced by Bosto... (more)

Post-Apocalyptic? The decaying remains of the Boston & Maine's primary backshop may look like something from a war zone, but in fact the building is just a victim of neglect and the... (more)

Crossing over Moat Brook, Extra 573 treats the caboose passengers to a view of the Mount Washington Valley on the way to Conway.

Hangar Queen. Sitting the exact same spot she was in when I visited a year earlier, this old B&O veteran can't be working too hard in her retirement.

Jumping The Gap. Leaving New York's Capitol District in a hurry, a westbound CSX stack train leaps over the outfall from the Watervliet Reservoir on a warm July morning.

Racing The Setting Sun. After losing time getting stuck behind the Q633 at Rotterdam Junction, Q393 makes up lost time hustling west along the Mohawk River. Even with open railroad... (more)

On The Night Shift. The station agent at Ashland assumes the iconic pose preparing to hand up orders to a passing train. A night scene from the 2010 White Mountains Railfest. L... (more)