Bullet Train! Amtrak Acela Express #2038 captured at speed at 1/25th of a second in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Andalusia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2038Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: November 09, 2014
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.
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)
An ACS-46 Sprint'n! A pan at 1/80th.
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.
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.
Illinois Central 1937 Box Car #41390
Color photograph from my collection -captured here in a pan, a 1937 steel box car built for the Illinois Central Railroad - the Main Line of Mid-Ameri... (more)
Amtrak Acela #2016 captured tack sharp in a pan at 1/60th.
Interestingly, this is my first and only shot of #2016 on RP. Equally interesting - this makes for only the 8th appearance of #2016 ... (more)
Norfolk & Western No. 611 barrels east in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Elliston, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: NS 958Photo Date: July 03, 2015
N&W #611 highballs through Bedford, VA in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Bedford, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 04, 2015
A "Goodview" of the Virginian on the Virginian - captured in a Railroad: Norfolk SouthernLocomotive: EMD SD70ACeLocation: Goodview, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NS 1069Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 03, 2015
NKP #765 highballs through Allentown, PA captured at dusk in a zoom pan at 1/8th!
Nickel Plate #765 rods down, captured many years back in a pan at 1/10th.
Highball in 3D!
Reading & Northern's blue Pacific charges north in a downpour through the Lehigh Gorge in a pan taken at 1/20th of a second
A Lerro Productions / Lerro Photog... (more)
The pan that started it all!
I remember the day well. It was a dark and dreary February morning in Port Clinton, PA. I set up for the shot, along with a bunch of friends, but didn't hav... (more)
A blast from the past!
WM #734 captured in a zoom pan busting out of Brush Tunnel captured at 1/8th.
Western Maryland #734 storms Brush Tunnel
A pan captured at 1/6th.
Highball!
CNJ #113 thunders through the town of Schuylkill Haven with a six car consist - the sound was incredible as the locomotive's diminutive 51" drivers spun like mad in an ef... (more)
A crew member rakes the cinders and coals from the ash pan of Canadian Pacific No. 2317. This removes the excess accumulated ash and keeps the firebox draft properly flowing allowing oxygen to th... (more)
Rush hour at Woodbourne!A zoom pan captured at dusk at 1/20th of a second.
A married pair of SEPTA Silverliner V's race east at rush hour en route to Ya... (more)
With the city skyline as backdrop, an Amtrak Regional Express makes a late night sprint through Philadelphia, PA, bound for Wilmington, DE in this Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 607Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: January 10, 2016
Amtrak AEM-7 No. 939 in a pan captured at 1/50th.
Amtrak's AEM-7 No. 948 in pan shot at 1/50th captured in Bristol Township, PA back in 2014.
Northern Central Railway No. 17 "York" captured in a pan at 1/15th bound for New Freedom, PA. These high-drivered 4-4-0 locomotives were actually capable of great speeds. Speeds today... (more)
Speed Limit 15? Hardly! R&N No. 425 charges through Nesquehoning at speed during a Fall Foliage exursion. A zoom-pan captured at shutter speed of 1/6th of a second.
Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific races towards Port Clinton captured in a pan at 1/30th against a background of Fall foliage.
Morning Highball!
Everett Railroad's 2-6-0 Mogul No. 11 has the highball and accelerates through the town of Hollidaysburg, PA with a morning commuter train bound for Roaring Sprin... (more)
Everett Railroad's 1920 built Alco 2-6-0 Mogul shows no sign of her age as she roars through Hollidaysburg, PA with a two car commuter train captured here in a "zoom-pan"... (more)
A profile shot of Everett 2-6-0 No. 11 - captured in a pan shot at 1/500th of a second - one of my fastest ever shutter speeds used for a steam locomotive pan... ; )
It's been a while since I've posted a good pan shot - in an effort to catch up, here are 3 in one shot!
Sometimes, when the weather is less then optimal, rather then swapping out rolls of film, I like to take my chances with a pan. March 12th - I forget what year, was one of those days. Southern's... (more)
Southern served! A pan shot of Southern 2-8-2 No. 4501 captured at Trion, GA on March 13th, 2018 at 1/13th! Captured on the second to last runby of a two day charter with Lerro Productions - “wh... (more)
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 in a more)
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 in a pan at 1/6th!
This "Virginia Rocket" is in actuality, Strasburg Rail Road's former N&W No. 475 in disguise captured during a Lerro Productions charter at t... (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)
Strasburg Rail Road's 2-10-0 Decapod, No. 90, highballs through Cherry Crest Farm with the last excursion of the day on a return trip to the depot. Captured in a Railroad: Strasburg Rail RoadLocomotive: Steam 2-10-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SRC 90Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
A United States Army Transportation Corps train, former CN 2-6-0 No. 89, highballs west towards Lancaster, PA. Captured in a Railroad: United States Army Transportation CorpsLocomotive: Steam 2-6-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: USATC 89Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
A US military mixed train operated by the United States Army Transportation Corps highballs west bound for Harrisburg, PA. Captured in a Railroad: United States Army Transportation CorpsLocomotive: Steam 2-6-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: USATC 89Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
A pan captured at a shutter speed of 1/40th featuring a SEPTA Silverliner V, No. 705, leading a short commuter train northbound through Tullytown< PA. The Silverliner V's are rated for speeds of ... (more)
Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 No. 2 captured in a Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Idaville, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 17, 2018
Threading a truss bridge at 1/13th - a pan shot featuring Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 No. 2 captured at speed crossing the Nehalem River in Mohler, OR. Part of a Lerro Productions charter on th... (more)
With a clear track ahead, Polson Logging Company's 2-8-2 Mikado, No. 2, charges north through Garibaldi, OR captured at speed, rods down, a Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 18, 2018
Polson Logging Company's No. 2 catches the evening Sun leading McCloud No. 25 northbound in a double header by the bay through Garibaldi, OR. A Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 18, 2018
W.H. Eccles Lumber Company's two-truck "Hustler"
Whoops, did I say "Hustler"? I meant Heisler! In a Railroad: W.H. Eccles Lumber CompanyLocomotive: Steam 2-Truck HeislerLocation: McEwen, Oregon, USALocomotive #: SVRy 3Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 21, 2018
Heisler Locomotive Works 2-Truck Heisler
The fastest of the geared steam locomotive designs, yet has the same low-speed hauling ability of other geared locomotives such as the Shay... (more)
Sumpter Valley Railway's 2-8-2 narrow gauge No. 19 captured at speed in a Railroad: Sumpter Valley RailwayLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Sumpter, Oregon, USALocomotive #: SVRy 19Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 14, 2018
A Reflection Shot that Panned out Perfectly
A modern day Sumpter Valley No. 19 keeps pace with a reflection of itself from the past against the unchanged backdrop of the Elkhorn Range dur... (more)
Assisting with the war effort, a Pere Marquette Berkshire is pressed into service hauling a troop train, captured here in a Railroad: Pere MarquetteLocomotive: Steam 2-8-4Location: Elsie, Michigan, USALocomotive #: PM 1225Train ID: Lerro CharterPhoto Date: January 12, 2019
In what is thought to be one of the earliest known examples of a "zoom pan", Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is captured racing west with a passenger train through rural Michigan. Notes on print s... (more)
Dog in a Zoom Pan - or; Dog on a Billboard. Either way, the Acela is the actual focal point of the shot, all else somewhat blurry, no doubt due to the fact that dogs don't wear glasses... Amtrak... (more)
On a frigid day in March, an Acela Expess barrels south along the NEC passing "Old Glory" and ducking the signal bridge at Croydon, PA, bound for Philadelphia. A zoom-pan captured at 1/... (more)
Two Amtrak Acela Express's captured in a first ever "zoom-pass" pan shot at Eddystone, Pennsylvania. No. 2012 is leading the northbound to Philadelphia while No. 2039 pushes on the rear of the so... (more)
A pan shot from my collection featuring Tremont & Gulf Railway's 2-8-2 No. 30 with a fright charging past the depot in Maydelle, TX. Notes on slide state ASA 100 with shutter speed of 1/15th. If ... (more)
Another from the archives -
Back in the day, when you could still find the B&O running EMD F units daily, in West Virginia, there was a guy who was working on a technique called the " more)
Wilmington & Western's 0-6-0 No. 58 charges across Lancaster Pike in Wooddale, DE while en route to Yorklyn on a Fall Foliage excursion. A Railroad: Wilmington & WesternLocomotive: Steam 0-6-0Location: Wooddale, Delaware, USALocomotive #: WWRR 58Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: November 07, 2020
A late evening Amtrak Regional Express sprints through Bristol, PA, on the express track, captured by the station in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 625Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: February 03, 2020
A late evening Amtrak Acela captured in a zoom-pan at 1/25th, eastbound, through Bensalem, PA, passing Cornwells Heights station on the express track.
"Stand Back!" "Train Approaching"
Amtrak's Acela captured at Cornwells Heights station in a nighttime zoom pan at a shutter speed of 1/30th.
A late evening SEPTA "push-pull" Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 905Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 01, 2019
AMTK No. 612, captured in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Tullytown, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 612Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 31, 2019
One of SEPTA's 15 ACS-64's (American Cities Sprinter) captured in a Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 908Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 29, 2019
Got Things To Do, People To See, Places To Go...
Amtrak's Acela Express captured in Tullytown, PA in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Tullytown, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2037Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: September 21, 2019
Twilight's last more)
Have camera, will pan...
AMTK No. 2024 in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2024Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 29, 2019
SEPTA's ACS-64, No. 904 pulls north through Bristol, PA in a Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 904Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 02, 2019
First ever FISH EYE pan??!
Warp V! I took lots and lots (and lots) of frames utilizing my 8-15 mm fish eye lens (because, why not?) and eventually managed this one - SPAX N... (more)
A FISH EYE pan of an Amtrak Regional Express!
Yup - wrap your mind around that, lol. Utilizing my 8-15 mm fish-eye lens, I managed a second fish-eye Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 665Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 09, 2019
The finish line
Amtrak's Acela No. 2000, the first in a series of 20 power cars, built between 1998 and 2001, nears a finish line in 2021, with the introduction of the new "Avelia Li... (more)
Into the Night
AMTK No. 2002 races into the night at 125 mph, east through Bristol, PA, in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2002Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 27, 2019
AMTK No. 658 races west through Secaucus, NJ, just shy of the Portal Bridge, en route to Newark, NJ and points south. Captured in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: AMTK 658Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 14, 2019
Panned Pan!
An NJT ALP-46A TransTech pantograph captured at speed drawing 12 kV/25 Hz in a minimally cropped high res Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier ALP-46ALocation: Secaucus, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 4643Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 14, 2019
NJT No. 4906 highballs past a green signal as it races its way through Secaucus, NJ, and on towards Secaucus Junction. A Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier ALP-46Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 4906Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 14, 2019
Pans down... my best yet
Through the years, I've managed to shoot all kinds of pan shots - steam pans, diesel pan, MU pans, zoom pans, night pans, and even pans in the rain. Heck, I even... (more)
Random "pan" shot
- captured in Secaucus, NJ along the Hackensack River at a shutter speed of 1/60.
To Wilmington and Beyond!
An Amtrak Regional Express buzzes through Philadelphia, bound for Wilmington, DE, and beyond, in an evening Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 652Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: September 28, 2019
A late evening Acela races west through New Brunswick, NJ, ducking the surviving PRR era signal bridge while en route to Trenton and points south. Slight zoom pan at 1/500th, but only to keep ISO... (more)
Amtrak's AMTK No. 667 captured in a pan at 1/80th... no, let's make it 1/60th. Better yet - 1/20th, sprinting eastbound through Bristol, PA.
Pan Shot
Acela Express "golden hour" pan at 1/60th - eastbound through Bristol Township, Pennsylvania.
Tack sharp at 1/60th - a pan shot featuring AMTK No. 615 westbound through Bristol Township, PA.
A SEPTA "American Cities Sprinter" leads an eastbound commuter push-pull through Bristol Township, PA, in a pan shot captured at 1/80th.
Amtrak "American Cities Sprinter" No. 614 in a pan shot captured at dusk, westbound through Bristol, PA.
Monty Panthon's - "Pan, pan, pan, pan..."
Over the years, I've shot many pans. Lovely pans. Some would even say wonderful pans. When shooting pans and pantographs I typically capture o... (more)
Strasburg Rail Road's 2-10-0 "Grande Dame" No. 90 captured in a pan shot at 1/15th just east of Carpenters Crossing, in Paradise, PA, at the Strasburg Rail Road.
No. 90 was built for the Great... (more)
"I'll get by with a little help from my friends" - a double header pan shot captured at 1/15th!
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 double heads with Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. ... (more)
Dashing through the woods....
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 captured in a pan at 1/15th, dashing through the woods, hardly creeping, in a race towards Virginia on a run that started i... (more)
N&W No. 382 captured dashing through the woods in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-0Location: Paradise, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NW 382Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 05, 2019
