#475 approaches Carpenter's Crossing as it returns to Strasburg on its final run of the afternoon. - Notice the Cardinal sitting in the tree!

Rare sight at Strasburg. While setting up for the last trip of the day at Cherry Hill, AB2 and I noticed something rare about the siding at Groff's. With this being the first day of operati... (more)

A full trainload of passengers enjoy the ride through the cold and bare Pennsylvania farmland on the first day of operation for Strasburg in 2009.

Strasburg's newest locomotive sits outside the enginehouse on opening day 2009. SRC 8618 (ex-LBC 1500, exx-CR... (more)

The "operator's view" from J Tower. An afternoon excursion train returns to East Strasburg, as viewed from the former PRR Lemo Tower (Lemoyne, PA) preserved on site at the Strasburg Railroad.

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)

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)

The day's trips have all been completed, the tourists have departed and the sun sets on the most popular tourist railroad in the lower forty eight.

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)

"Trains and Troops" 2008 is about finished as the crews slowly lead ex-Norfolk and Western 475 towards the enginehouse

A couple of old draft horses show differing levels of interest in the passage of...well,....another old draft horse of sorts.

Norfolk & Western #475 has the fading sunlight squarely on the nose as she emerges from the cut east of Carpenters Crossing. Her 8-car passenger train will put a cap on another very successful T... (more)

With a husky bark, Strasburg's 102 year-old, M-Class 12-wheeler leaves Groff's Grove for East Strasburg Depot. Although I have a lot of Groff's wedgies from over the years, this one stands out be... (more)

This classic shot of a Strasburg Railroad hourly passenger train arriving at Groff's Picnic Grove has eluded me for years. Either the light wasn't right, or the loco didn't smoke and in nearly a... (more)