After a grueling cold night of yard chores, CN 7470 and her crew can finally turn in and get warm. A Lerro Productions sponsored event.

As the sun begins to set, the shadows overpower the train and surrounding farm but allows for an interesting silhouette against the sun lit mountain.

Nearly half a mile away, this late night SEPTA local lights up the catenary and tracks. Note at how the back lighting shows how unstraight the catenary really is.

With a fresh coat of snow, a late afternoon Acela tries to make up time after delays from the mornings snow storm.

With wind chills below zero and snow blowing in the 35mph wind gusts, the brakeman attempts to throw the frozen switch so CN 7470 can quickly finish her chores. A Lerro Productions sponsored event... (more)

Engineer Barney Gramling fulfills his last minute duties before turning in for the night. For those of you wondering, poor Barney stood up there in this position for over 10 minutes for the photog... (more)

Truly a dirty job. Its nearly midnight and the shop crew are hard at work to fix a broken spring on the trailing truck under the still red hot firebox.

A 1930's era pickup truck and train crew check over the schedule before departing on the Sunset-Moonlight Special. At only 17 years old, the Susquehanna 142 fits perfectly in this picture.

Both CP 2317 and CN 3254 simmer in the roundhouse after a long day of festivities during the Lackawanna Festival Weekend

From atop the tender, the fireman of MILW 261 looks on at the passing train.

Linn Moedinger, Jim Rice and Stephen Weaver work to clear the switch so plow #66 a and N&W #475 can plow through. It will be just 36hrs until the next nor'easter will come through and dump more sn... (more)

Engineer Barney Gramling inspects is locomotive before turing in for the night. He and the rest of the SRI crew have a long weekend ahead for the PM 1225 photo charter event.

Not your average hitchhikers.

New Hope's #40 makes the first trip of the day after being delayed and hour by the early morning snow storm.

While waiting for the train, I quickly realized what really makes the Strasburg Railroad so special.