Illinois Central 1950 Caboose #9926

A railfan enjoys the view from open window of an Illinois Central red caboose, seen here in action in a pan at 1/13th. IC #9926 was built in 1950.

The mandatory pan shot - Southern No. 630 at Burgin, KY - my last shot of the day. Do you recognize the fireman? A pan at 1/30th.

A Swedish meatball in a pan.

Traveling at well over 100 mph, an Acela Express sure covers a lot of ground in a 50th of a second! Captured here southbound (railroad west) a pan shot featuring Acela Express #2013 racing throug... (more)

Amtrak AEM-7 No. 939 in a pan captured at 1/50th.

Gold Rush!!!

Virginia &Truckee #29 (former Longview, Portland & Northern Railway #680) leads McCloud River #18 in a double-header over a pass at Gold Hill, NV, in a race to Virginia Cit... (more)

It is possible that amusement park rides such as "The Whip" of 1914 and the "Wild Mouse" of the 1960's were inspired by the V&T - a line proclaimed to be the "crookedest shortline in America". Th... (more)

Virginia & Truckee No. 29 captured with a fast freight in a pan at 1/8th in Silver City, NV.

R&N #425 captured in a more)

Fast freight - at any cost! Western Maryland was well known for using steam for pusher service to speed it's freights over the 1.5% grade seen here at Helmstetter's Farm. A pan at 1/10th taken ... (more)

R&N #425 roars through Molino, PA during one of two Autumn Leaf excursions. This was the first image of the day and was a pretty good indication of how the rest of the day would progress, albeit,... (more)

A pair of "Toasters" led by AEM-7 No. 931 race through Croydon, PA, ducking the 105 mph speed restriction signs while they pass the station on the express track. A zoom pan captured bac... (more)

Great Western #60 gets the highball - a pan at 1/6th. Taken during a Lerro Productions charter featuring Black River and Western's former GW #60 dressed in the livery she wore when purchased ion ... (more)

I always seem to have better luck with trains then weather these days. From the very start, I knew exactly how a recent visit to Princeton junction would Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: ASEA AEM-7
Location: West Windsor, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 947
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 2013

Great Western #90 in a pan at 1/15th.