Resting after a hard days work

Shop crew ready to put #89 to bed after a long day of running.

#89 slows down for a stop at Groff's Grove to pick up a couple passengers in the picnic area. 1/15 pan.

CN #89, aka Strasburg #89, rounds the bend just after Noon on a cool March day through the rural countryside of Strasburg, PA.

Happy Thanksgiving! CN 89 leads the noon passenger train back to East Strasburg station past the Esbenshade Turkey Farm. Sitting on 60 acres of land adjacent to the Strasburg Railroad, the ... (more)

CN #89 gets her fill after a long day of pulling freight for a Lerro charter.

The fireman takes a short break while CN 89 simmers after a short but tough day's work out on the line.

After pulling the four half hour trains, CN 89 rolls back into the enginhouse.

With the two 'big' engines in the shops, Strasburg was forced to use a helper on their 9-car Easter Bunny Trains. Here both engines work hard up the 1% grade between Cherry Hill and Esbenshade, wh... (more)

CN 89 pulls the last train of the day up the grade at Cherry Hill and back to Strasburg.

With a little assistance from 0-6-0 7312 on the rear, Canadian National 2-6-0 89 puts on a great steam show as it struggles to lift a local freight over one of the many hills in eastern Canada.

Photographers maneuver themselves into position to get shots as crew members give 2-6-0 89 and 0-6-0 7312 some TLC during the night photo session of Pete Lerro's Canadian National charter.

A workman prepares to clean the headlight. Note the detail in the various lights. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

An approaching train lights up the rails as the local engine rests after taking on water. A Peter Lerro photo charter.

A local freight pulls out of a siding, uphill; the plume of the pusher is visible at the rear. A Peter Lerro photo charter.