A southern Belle from Virginia. Norfolk and Western, that is!

A rare steam powered double header wraps up the season for revenue steam powered freight trains, seen here with 8 cars in tow. CN #89 leads N&W #475 in this dark scene just before the sun broke t... (more)

Canadian National #89 finishes shuffling some cars in the yard just as the fog settles and the sun prepares to break free of a band of clouds, A scene reminiscent of days gone by in the Canadian... (more)

Well - this is not something you see everyday! A crazed group of railfans and photographers, myself included, likely set their alarm clocks at 4:30 AM to make it to Strasburg early enough ... (more)

Judging from the black smoke Strasburg RR #89 (ex CNR 89) is starting to pull and will soon be steaming back to Strasburg

Strasburg RR #89 (ex CNR 89) is running around her train at Paradise for the return trip to Strasburg. Note the overhead wires for the electrified Amtrak trains on the NS mainline in the backgrou... (more)

It's 6:39 AM and the crew of the Strasburg Rail Road heads out with a double header utilizing both N&W #475 and CN #89 to pick up a heavy 6 car load freight (8 with the caboose and coach of railf... (more)

The crew at the Strasburg Rail Road get an early morning start shuffling cars around in preparation for the last steam powered revenue freight of the year - and it's gonna be a big one - requiring... (more)

A modern day steam powered REVENUE mixed train for the new century? You bettcha! Wednesday's August 24th pickup was light and is seen here on the return trip at 7:30 AM pulling a load of lumbe... (more)

A steam powered revenue mixed freight train - what else would you have expected in the heart of the Amish countryside near Lancaster, PA.

Norfolk & Western #475 grabs a box car left by her successor, Norfolk Southern with whom the Strasburg Rail Road has contracted with to interchange freight along the Keystone Corridor at Leaman Pl... (more)

The Strasburg crew get an early morning start as they prepare to pick up freight left by Norfolk Southern at Leaman Place, four and a half miles east. First, former N&W #475 needs to couple up wi... (more)

Just a few minutes after a beautiful October sunrise Strasburg's 2-6-0 #89 brings 4 loaded revenue freight cars westbound (with a little help from Strasburg's SW8 diesel) through Cherry Hill enrou... (more)

The crew of Strasburg 89 uses hand signals to spot their caboose on a foggy and damp morning in Strasburg after retrieving one loaded grain car from the NS interchange at Leaman Place Junction.

The last light of day catches the flank of ex-Great Western decapod #90 as she is about to be put to bed for the night in the Strasburg engine house.