The 1300hrs Sunday excursion chugs past neighborhoods on it's way to lake Jem. Rumors are that this train may be taking different routes in the future.

The only train of the day departs Tavares and chugs past a reborn Wooten Park. The area has seen extensive development. To see... (more)

After backing off the wye, #2 tugs the 1300's excursion towards the depot for boarding. The tracks are right down the middle of the street on the sorrento branch.

We visited the mill at Ciudad Caracas in 2003. It was not operating and the locos were all dumped, as here. I read that the mill was working in 2004 but with diesel locos. Anyone know the identity... (more)

Deer Creek Scenic Railroad's tradition of running doubleheaders on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends continued in the 1980s. Santa Maria Valley #100 (blt. by Baldwin in June 1926) and Southern P... (more)

Deer Creek Scenic Railroad put on an unforgettable show for Labor Day, 1989. SP 1744 (Baldwin 2-6-0, blt Nov. 1901) and UP 618 (Baldwin 2-8-0, blt. July 1907) doublehead a packed train of riders f... (more)

I spent Memorial Day Weekend in 1990 soaking up the wonderfully historic mining district of Ely, Nevada. Nevada Northern Railway #40 was the star attraction of my weekend, pictured marching along ... (more)

Flying through the San Luis Valley
The crew on San Luis and Rio Grande 2-6-0 No. 1744 has an on time arrival of the afternoon passenger run in mind as the train cruises westbound betwee... (more)

Storming out of Alamosa, Colorado, a San Luis and Rio Grande train heads east at sunrise on September 20, 2007. The photo freight is led by former Southern Pacific 2-6-0 No. 1744.

Climbing out of Alamosa, Colorado, in the expansive San Luis Valley, a San Luis and Rio Grande eastbound pulled by 2-6-0 No. 1744, heads into a golden sunrise on September 20, 2007. The train will... (more)

Southern Pacific 2-6-0 #1744 leads the Heber Creeper's afternoon train from Provo Canyon through Utah's picturesque Heber Valley at Charleston.

August 31, 1980 was a triumphant day for Southern Pacific steam fans when 2-6-0 #1744 made it's first test run with Santa Maria Valley 2-8-0 #100 at Charleston, Utah. The 1744 was built by Baldwin... (more)