This is the view the folks on this Amish farm are treated to year round -- right from their front porch! No. 90 stops to perform the "ghost whistle" ritual on this chilly winter afternoon.
Smoke hissing and whistle screaming, Great Western #90 swings around the curve at Carpenters on the final day of operations in 2007.
I stepped out of my time machine just in time to catch #90 cross Esbenshade Road on a hazy afternoon. Nikon D50 18-55mm. www.railroad-photography.com
Warmed up for another trip back in time. Nikon D50 70-300mm. www.railroad-photography.com
On a bitterly cold early spring day Strasburg 90 (newly acquired from the Great Western) and High Iron Company 127 (ex-CPR 1278, later of Gettysburg Railroad boiler explosion infamy...thanks for c... (more)
Highballing during Strasburg's Troop Train Weekend.
Thomas the Tank Engine passes Strasburg's tree-bedecked water tower.
On a rather Chilly "Day out with Thomas," the good old little engine brings his nine car train past the Red Caboose Motel, and back into the station at Strasburg.
Thomas proves that he's a good little engine as he pulls this long nine car train of kids and their parents back to the station in Strasburg.
Last run of the day.
Pacing the 11am run back to Strasburg.
Engine #90 reverses to the water tower to ensure steam for tonight's dinner train.
CN 7312 handles a cut of cars as the sun rises on the horizon on a chilly autumn morning.
Busy day at the CN branch yard. Canadian National.
Canadian National #7312 brings a mixed frieght Westbound. Steam still plies the rails of this small community, bringing pasengers, farm equipment and food from the big city.