Strasburg #90 climbs the grade on a warn summer evening.

Steam meeting steam. The number of places in the US where this happens with any regularity are dwindlng slowly. I can think of just four....Osier, Silverton, Cass and this place...Groff's ... (more)

Steam powered trains pass at one of the most hallowed spots on any tourist railroad. The Strasburg Railroad recreates scenes that would have been commonplace 100 years ago, but are rare in the 2... (more)

If ever a location said Strasburg Railroad, Groff's Grove would be the place.

There are few places in this country where a steam engine pulling wooden coaches doesn't look out of place. This is one of them. Here, open farmland, simple wooden barns and even horse-drawn ca... (more)

Over the years, I've been to this spot many times looking for a well-lit shot of 475 tackling the grade between Cherry Hill and Esbenshade. Time after time, I'd wait here in brilliant sunlight..... (more)

As the sun sinks toward the horizon, Strasburg's 103 year-old M-Class 12-Wheeler drifts down the hill from Esbenshade to Cherry Hill with the dinner train in tow. Open coach "Hello Dolly" looks ... (more)

Strasburg's mighty decapod hauls the train called the "Evening Breeze" out of the dark shadows of Groff's Grove and into the bright setting sun at Cherry Crest Farm. She's about 7 minutes out fro... (more)

CN 89 works her way up the easy grade toward the stop at Groff's Grove.

Not one of Strasburg's powerhouses like 475 or 90, CN 89 is undeniably attractive with her simple lines. Being built in 1910, she is nearing her 100th birthday and still looking great. 89 has 63" ... (more)

On paper, Strasburg is a somewhat intimidating place to shoot if you want new angles. It's only 5 miles long, has no bridges, tunnels, or bodies of water of any significance, and is very popular w... (more)

Strasburg's Lancaster, Oxford, & Southern powered coach adds a tiny bright bit of color to the rolling farmlands of Lancaster County.

With an extra long, 9-car consist for the Easter Holiday, Strasburg's mighty decapod barely breaks a sweat on the 1.2% grade between Cherry Hill and Esbenshade. Seen here emerging from Ground Ho... (more)

The Strasburg Railroad's 100 year-old Canadian National Switcher #7312 hauls a mixed train into Groff's Grove on a cool November afternoon. This locomotive has been at Strasburg for nearly half ... (more)