"Nickel Plate High Speed Service" Apparently, the tag line applies to it's passenger service as well. A Railroad: Nickel Plate RoadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-4Location: Bannister, Michigan, USALocomotive #: NKP 765Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 25, 2009
SP #4449 rounds the bend at Fisher River Siding on an epic journey through Great Northern's former High Line just West of Trego, Montana.
SP 4449 leads a string of private cars through Montana on one of the most scenic routes in the USA. By far one of the most thrilling (and challenging) chases I've ever participated in. Kudos to ... (more)
SP 4449 makes her way through former Great Northern territory under beautiful blue skies on a holiday weekend en route to points East.
Got coal? NKP #765 is out for a sprint, pacing at 1/15th and begging for more throttle.
The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad offers direct express service from New Hope to Lashaska, non-stop, 7 days a week in the Summer. An engineeer's side pan at 1/6th.
A narrow band of light makes it through the trees and iluminates the nose of #40 as she makes her approach to Lahaska.
CNJ #113, an Alco 0-6-0 locomotive built in 1923, is seen here undergoing a complete and comprehensive restoration outdoors under tarp by the former Reading Station in Minersville, PA. The group ... (more)
PROGRESS: C&O #2789 Built by Alco in 1947 for the Chessapeake & Ohio, she's one of several Kanawha survivors. She was donated by the railroad in 1961 to the city of Peru, Indiana ... (more)
N de M #3028, built in 1946, rests in the sun getting a nice Mexican tan. She is slowly undergoing restoration to operation at the capable New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. This class of engine was... (more)
Men at work. After months sitting in a location far from photogenic the shop crew has moved former Alco built NdeM #3028 away from the parking lot and onto the shop track. Work proceeds,... (more)
Highball signal ahead for #765! A pace shot at 1/13th.
"Westbound"
Arriving in La Crosse, Indiana... For more information visit the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society here: FWRHS Boarding Pass
Catch me if you can! A zoom pan taken at 1/10th of a second.
W&W #98 leans into a curve as she rounds the bend into Spring Valley, DE.
W&W #98, along with #58, chuff through the rock cut at Wooddale. 1:1 scale model railroading at it's best!
"Hey, he's already got a best friend and the lady of the house ain't home!" "Arf!"
W&W #98 takes a moment in passing to reflect...
W&W #98, a 4-4-0 American, gets assistance from #58, an 0-6-0, former Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad on the journey through the backwoods of Delaware during Pufferbelly Day in a double... (more)
January, 2009 marked W&W #98's 100th birthday. The date was officially celebrated in ceremonies on May 17th. To help celebrate, #58 joined the party and ran double headed with #98 to Mt C... (more)
On the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad - everyday's a photo charter. On a day like today, my ticket to ride was only a souvenier.
Over the river and through the woods, to Lahaska and back we go...
The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, a former Reading Railroad branch, presents endless photo opportunities along with very enjoyable 1 hour scenic rides behind a large 2-8-0 steam engine. For more... (more)
Time flies when you are having a good time! An engineer in training smiles wide for the camera in a pan taken at 1/6th of a second.
Father and daughter watch as the crew maneuvers #40 in place for another outing. On the other side of the platform a father introduces his son to the same scene while a fan rushes forward to capt... (more)
NHIR #40 roams through the scenic landscape of Bucks County, PA on a glorious Spring day.
All 'board! Passengers embark on their journey to Lahaska one fine Summer's day while a few remain behind to capture a memory.
A Canadian highballs through a cut in the woods en route to it's next destination on a bitterly cold day. Many thanks to the crew at Steamtown for a fine show!
Mainline memories...
Look, up by the lake! Faster then a speeding photographer, more powerful then a GP9... Steamtown 's 3254 Mikado at speed. A pan at 1/30th.
Steamtown is in full bloom this Winter as former CN #3254 rounds the curve at Elmhurst during the annual Ice Harvest train excursion to Tobyhanna.
A rare alignment of sun, shade, trees and a lens to scope it.
Nothing special here... just a small set of cars being moved from Bartlett to North Conway. The kind of thing you'd see everyday on RP circa: 1956.
A skillful crew from the Canadian National assembles a small set of cars at Bartlett for movement East to North Conway, NH.
A CN local makes it's way through the White Mountains towards Conway, NH on a brisk Winter day.
Canadian National #7470 enjoys "trackage rights" on the Conway Scenic former Maine Central line through the White Mountains. This mighty 0-6-0 was originally built for the Grand Trunk Railway and... (more)
