Basking in the sun at Bakersfield while waiting for its next assignment. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The last train of the day will soon reach Brocken train station to enable a visit to the highest mountain in northern Germany with a steam-powered narrow-gauge railway - only a few meters are stil... (more)

On this sunny Sunday 95 1027, built in 1923 as a T20 of the former Royal Prussian Railroad, ran the 2nd excursion train of the 2025 season. On the steepest grade of the Rübelandbahn, the train ha... (more)

99 222 is heading the 2nd passenger train to the Brocken on this beautiful winter day. The train has just passed the level crossing east of Schierke. The footprints in the snow beside the tack are... (more)

On a beautiful sunny winter's day, 95 1027 is heading the first excursion train of 2025 on the steep grades of the Rübelandbahn. Here the train can be seen on the steepest part of the track, shor... (more)

The first steam train of season 2025 is on its way. 95 1027, built in 1923, is leaving Blankenburg in the Harz mountains on the steep grades of the Rübelandbahn. In former times this railroad was... (more)

Union Pacific 2-10-2 5529 is seen at Victorville California in 1933. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The steam tank locomotive OKz32-2 hauling a special passenger train from Chabowka to Kasina Wielka.

The narrow-gauge railroad from Radebeul to Radeburg crosses streetcar line 4 at the "Weißes Ross" stop. The train has priority, and of course the cars have to wait too.

Atchison, Topeka& Santa Fe 2-10-2, number 3876, had a total engine and tender weight of 687,000 lbs., and a tractive force of 81,500 lbs. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, where my gre... (more)

With the second passenger train on the Selketalbahn, 99 7243 is heading to the stopover station Drahtzug on this bright fall morning, with leafs in full foliage.

When 99 7241 climbed the Brocken in the late afternoon of October 22, 2024, the exhaust steam spread like a cloud of fog over the dense spruce and fir forests along the Brocken route.

On this crisp and clear fall morning, 99 7243 with the first passenger train to Harzgerode, is heading to the stopover station of Drahtzug (named after a former wire drawing company located here) ... (more)

Narrow gauge engine 99 7243 has left Quedlinburg with the first passenger train of the day and is now leaving Bad Suderode on the steep grade to Gernrode in service of the Selketalbahn.

With helper locomotives UP 5525 & 5521 pushing at the rear, Union Pacific 2-10-2 5526 is seen leading a fifty six car eastbound freight near Pine Lodge California in 1933. Otto Conrad Perry photo,... (more)