Alpenglow. A combination of direct sunlight and diffracted light ("alpenglow") illuminates the peaks of the Sierra on the west side of the Owens Valley as a Southern Pacific crew ... (more)

46115 crosses the border into Scotland with an excursion train from York to Edinburgh

D&RGW train 1, the Scenic Limited, is seen at Salt Lake City Utah on September 6th 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Street running ops, in JaguariĆŗna city, with ABPF #604 side by side with a Scania truck.

This was the first of a series of rail tours organised by Vintage Trains in 2023 to celebrate the Centenary of the GWR 'Castle Classā€™ Locomotives. GWR 7029 'Clun Castle' double headed with GWR 5... (more)

4-6-0 steamlocomotive 38 # 1182 of the DB Museum, not operational based in the Bahnbetriebswerk Arnstadt (hist), on the turntable. The locomotive of type "Preuss. P 8" was built in 1910 ... (more)

Rio Grande Southern 20 leads an extra mixed freight over Ferguson Trestle, named after the man that was hanged off of it, as the sun peaks over part of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the far di... (more)

Rio Grande Southern 20 sits on Ferguson (aka Hangman's) Trestle as our group of photographers partaking in a Trains Mag photo charter do some silhouette shots of the train while waiting for the su... (more)

A cold early morning with wonderful autumn colours and low sun sees GWR 7029 'Clun Castle' lean into the curve at Claydon with the 1Z70 'Merchant Venturer' 0819 Solihull - Bristol Temple Meads

D&S 463 pulls up to the station stop at Rockwood.

After running engine lite to Hermosa, Southern Pacific T-44 18, the "Slim Princess," prepares to take on water while waiting for the arrival of train 463. The 18 was originally built... (more)

Two car Northern Pacific train number 264 is seen on the curved trestle at Dorsey Idaho in 1931. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Up Near Ames

Okay, so we're not near Ames on the Ophir Loop, but, here's a shot of Rio Grande Southern # 20 on the Cumbres and Toltec pulling a period correct train with a matc... (more)

Early morning start for SR 30506 as she departs Loughborough with the 0900 to Leicester North during the Great Central Railway's Winter Steam Gala. SR 30506 was a guest locomotive at this years Ga... (more)

BR 73082 'Camelot' accelerates away from Loughborough with the 0945 to Leicester North during the Great Central Railway's Winter Steam Gala. BR Standard Class 5 73082 'Camelot' was this years gue... (more)