Three of the Nickel Plate’s classy Berkshire locomotives sit out their final days at Bellevue yard before their inevitable dates with the cutting torches. James Lennon photo. Barry Lennon coll... (more)

Amtrak's newest wrapped Acela trainset roars through Levittown, PA on it's second day of revenue service. After the success of their first wrapped train for the History Channel, TLC's hit show Cak... (more)

A loaded CN coal train passes an empty CP grain train in the narrow confines of Black Canyon. At this location, the Thompson River twists through an oxbow so tight that the only routing option av... (more)

One of the Milwaukee's Baldwin Westinghouse EP3 Class motors leads the Columbian at Butte, MT. THe units were built in 1919 and were retired shortly after the Korean war.

Hey, it's nice to be in the front of the photo line, ain't it? It's a beautiful spring day at the steam program's favorite runby spot but the weather added to the sight.

A westbound Van east of Summit in Cajon Pass

The N&W local with M-class #422 and her 56" drivers pulls up under the bridge spanning the PRR yard trackage and roundhouse at St. Clair Ave.

Don't remember a whole lot about this picture. The building on the left is the iconic former headquarters of the D&H. The train is probably the westbound Empire State Express. I was enroute bet... (more)

The elusive Wedge shot: It's hard to get a decent side lit shot of the 425 as it moves though pretty close quarters in the Lehigh Gorge State park. However, some early morning switching moves al... (more)

RDG #2124 prepares for asbestos abatement. Asbestos fibers woven into sheets were commonly placed under the painted sheet metal of the boiler (lagging) to keep the boiler insulated. This kept th... (more)

As an afternoon storm breaks up, the sun peeks through just in time for this eastbound UP coal train to be photographed in golden evening light.

As a severe storm brews up trouble in the background, westbound empties glide downhill in dynamics through the beautiful Hawks Nest gorge. Photo taken at 10mm wide.

I recently came across several old family photos of a Soo Line wreck that occurred back on September 6, 1922. It appears that Soo Line #2701 ran right into the rear of Soo #2115, totaling it and t... (more)