Tools Of The Trade. All of the things that make this probably the best-equipped steam locomotive shop in North America fill up all the space not occupied by locomotives. The cage i... (more)

7312 rests in the shop, torn down for extensive running gear work, with her drivers just ahead of her. Better be careful when taking the shop tour - those driving wheels are very well-balanced an... (more)

On a beautiful winter's day in Lancaster County, we find ex-CN #7312 in charge of the excursion trains along the Road to Paradise.

There are not many tourist railroads in the US that can claim to have been operating the same locomotive for nearly 50 years. Such is the case with this one. Strasburg's ex-Canadian National S... (more)

Canadian National #7312 returns to the engine house after its final run of the day.

A Canadian National mixed train crosses the high plains of Alberta amid endless fields of grain. To anyone but a die-hard railfan, such a caption would work perfectly with this image. Of course... (more)

There very few locations in the eastern US where steam powered trains pass each other on a regularly scheduled basis. The short list includes the Cass Scenic Railroad, the Mount Washington Cog R... (more)

Each year, on the weekend before Veteran's Day, the Strasburg Railroad runs heritage troop trains, complete with authentic reenactors filling roles as WWI and WWII military personnel. And as usu... (more)

A local mixed train begins to move westbound onto the main line as a departing express passenger train clears the yard to the east. A scene like this was commonplace 75-100 years ago but is exce... (more)