The firebox on an N&W J is 578 square feet. All of which was hot and ready the morning of May 29, 2015. The crew was getting 611 ready for her big return to Roanoke.

Baldwin class of 1942- Frisco #4500 rests at Route 66 Historical Village in Tulsa, OK.

Built in 1882 as a Wagner Palace Sleeping Car, the Pullman Company modified the rail car in 1910 for the U.S. Bureau of Mines’ program to improve mine safety and rescue operations in Colorado’... (more)

Photographer- my Father- Guy Lisowski. For the 150th anniversary of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, George Hart lettered his former CPR 4-6-0 for the P&R and ran a series of trips in Septe... (more)

Pennsylvania Railroad D16sb class "American" type, Altoona Works class of 1905 and star of the 1969 film; "Hello, Dolly!" (sorry, Barbara Streisand) Ronks, PA June 2016.

North Pacific Coast "Sonoma."

Virginia & Truckee's #13-"Empire" Baldwin class of 1873 shows off her splendid paint scheme by way of lights and mirrors. Empire is a center piece display at CSRM.

Photographer- Unknown- from a 35 mm Kodachrome slide. Former N&W Class 'J' 611 lays over in the C&O Fulton Yard on a hot and humid Wednesday July 20, 1983 between trips for the 1983 NRHS Conventio... (more)

I am fortunate to be just old enough to have seen G's run in regular service. GG1 #4935 strikes an impressive pose at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

Former Southern Pacific Railroad, Baldwin class of 1921 heavy Pacific. One of two Espee Pacifics restored post-steam era. She is on loan to CSRM by the Pacific Locomotive Association, last operate... (more)

Union Works class of 1851.

1939 "John Bull" replica on display. I was fortunate to see this under steam circa 1983.

N&W 611 simmers the night away before three days worth of morning and afternoon turns, over Memorial Day weekend. The big J performed flawlessly.

The final stage of the day for Trains magazine editor Jim Wrinn's Fired Up! [N&W 611] photo charter- a night photo session outside the Bob Julian roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Mu... (more)

Espee Cab Forward getting into the Christmas spirit at California State Railroad Museum.