In the late 1950s in southwest Pennsylvania, a maintenance of way worker takes a break from repairing a lineside telephone booth to observe the passage of the daily B&O RDC run from Pittsburgh. Th... (more)

I thought it was unusual to see the old Westmoreland Grocery Co building in Fayette County

Running down Main Street obeying traffic signals

With eight cars, the caboose, and in a tight curve on a steady climb, 734 darkens the sky and the sound delights the senses, a beautiful sight and a beautiful day. Just west of Trimble Road crossi... (more)

Passengers on the "Notch Train" enjoy a spectacular view as they cross the Willey Brook Trestle near Crawford Notch. This location is a steep hike up from the highway, seen down in the valley floo... (more)

The 11:30 excursion to Ringoes is officially underway, passing some of the last remnants of colorful fall foliage along the line.

With a good head of steam, Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 climbs the hill from the Provo River bridge to Casperville Road near Charleston. The lack of a smoke plume while 618 works the grade is evidence... (more)

Oilcreek & Titusville returns to Perry Street on a beautiful fall late afternoon after another run down the historic Oil Creek Valley where the petroleum industry began in 1859. The Brakeman prepa... (more)

Rain or shine Mountain Thunder lives up to its name

A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon..with a bag of snacks and watching two pretty WMSR Geeps as they return to Cumberland with a long train.

The right-of-way of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad follows the Animas River, crossing it several times during the course of the journey. The bridges range from old iron trusses to... (more)

The amount of steam is evident that #40 is foaming like crazy, as she walks up the grade at about 10MPH. Nonetheless, she still sounded great.

The 1PM train coasts into Lahaska in the early part of the fall foliage season.