While backing away from the photographer, Valley Railroad's No. 40 arrives in Deep River, Connecticut.

The Valley Railroad's Chief Mechanical Officer, J. David Conrad, is performing the rarely seen "Ring of Fire" that will "sweat" off the tire of the Right No. 1 Driver belonging to the Valley's 2-8... (more)

A big bird is dwarfed by the bigger Moonda Viaduct in Salisbury Mills, New York.

Smokin' CSXT 7307's sun-glassed engineer checking out the photographer in Newburgh's river front park while flying over a trompe-l'œil mural of scenes from the troubled town.

The Steamtown "Scranton Limited" crew ties up and "goes for beans." (Fine Italian subs if you want to know.) Slide a few switches and turn a like number of knobs and the diesel has been put to sle... (more)

What do you do when steam locomotive parts have not been made in over 50 years? If you are a lucky Chief Mechanical Officer, there is a donor locomotive on the property. Well, poor ole' 3377 is S... (more)

In the background, Rich Jahn of The Anthracite Railroads Society Inc is leading the work painting F-3 No. 664 in Lackawanna colors while legendary engineer Seth Corwin readies his "chicken-bone" (... (more)

Here is something you don't see everyday, a brand new welded tank for a steam locomotive tender! Apparently, 3254's tender was leaking too much so they got a new one. And for those of you who thin... (more)

Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 parts under reconstruction at Steamtown's Scranton shop. Here you see eight rods, polished and ready for mounting. Hopefully soon that cab will feel the heat of a b... (more)

Here you see CP 2317 and CN 3254 in their accustomed stalls (18 and 19) in the Steamtown roundhouse the centerpiece of this National Historic Site. Quick; name another roundhouse with with more th... (more)

The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society, Inc. F-3 being changed from the Central Railway of New Jersey to the Lackawanna. Looks great!

In the middle of a great roundtrip excursion from Tunkhannock to Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania, 425 gets a spin on the reactivated CNJ turntable. Hard to remember, but this turntable has felt the weight... (more)

Reading & Northern 425's crew firemen Ryan Bausher, Bill Riegle, conductor Rich Bernhart and engineer Shane Frederickson proudly pose in front of their charge at the beginning of a great roundtrip... (more)

C&O No.614 does a screaming run-by in Port Jervis, NY with Ross Rowland at the throttle. Those were great trips. May 614 do so again!

For my 100th RP image let me introduce a genuine steam locomotive engineer. This is Aaron Stout and he is about to unleash Canadian National No. 3254's 53,000 lbs. of tractive effort and thus prop... (more)