Nevada Northern #81 chugs up the grade with Ruth just around the bend.

With the sun rising fast over the Sangre De Cristo Mountains in the distance, D&RGW #463 hustles west past Lava Tank towards Chama, NM on October 19, 2023.

Crossing Cascade Trestle outside of Osier, CO D&RGW #463 continues its journey west with a train of empty stock cars on October 19, 2023.

"End of Standard Gauge" - a phrase that marks this section of the former D&RGW narrow gauge mainline near Antonito, CO. From here towards Chama and beyond it is all 3 foot track as K-27 ... (more)

At the Hillsdale Depot, an old wig-wag provides a nice contrast to the nicely maintained Berkshire as it rolls to a stop

Strasburg #89 rolls out of the tree tunnel and approaches Carpenters Crossing on a quintessential summer day.

Strasburg Rail Road 90 hustles by the American Flags at Fairview on a sunny December afternoon.

ATSF 3706 receives some TLC at Needles California in 1933. The 4-8-2 has an eight car Chief in tow. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

AT&SF train number 20, The Chief, is seen at Needles California in 1933. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Strasburg Rail Road 90 approaches Esbenshade with its first passenger train of the day.

On a dreary, rainy, foggy fall evening, Reading & Northern #2102 departs from Port Clinton for the final leg of it's trip back to Reading

Nevada Northern 81 rolls downgrade out of Tunnel 1 on the return trip back to Ely.

Shooting in Colorado's Animas River Canyon can sometimes be an exercise in futility. The lighting is all sorts of 'wonky' when you're in the earlier parts of the morning and the far canyon wall i... (more)

Norfolk and Western 2156 is escorted out of Portsmouth, leaving its familiar Appalachia behind one last time on its way back to St. Louis.

"Sunrise at Lava Tank": D&RGW #463 rounds the curve at Lava Tank on October 19, 2023 as she pulls a freight train of empty stock cars west towards Chama, NM on the Rio Grande 3 foot narr... (more)