I learned very fast with this railroad. I couldn't just cut through the bushes, or run up a hill. The foliage is thick, with a lot of mean thorns. Lots of uneven ground, and water.

Beauty abounds along the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad.

The final train of the day Oregon Coast Scenic McCloud River 25 passes Barview MP 844. Three Graces Rock formation can be seen in the background.

McCloud River 25 has just departed Garibaldi, Oregon with a load of passengers heading for Rockaway Beach.

All spiffied up and looking good, with hopes of restoration in the not too distant future. With all the ex-MCRR steamers still around it must have been quite an operation in steam. A great Memb... (more)

2-6-2 T passenger train steamlocomotiv 35 # 05 of the BDZ exhibited in Tryavna on the Shipka pass line. Built in a series of 45 between 1910 and 1921.

The 2-6-2 former Deutsche Bundesbahn steamlocomotive 23 # 058 of the Eurovapor pulls 4 former SBB diesellocomotives Bm 6/6 # 18504, 18508, 18503 and 18513 from Winterthur freight yard to the shed ... (more)

AT&SF 2-6-2 1859 is seen at Colorado Springs in 1918. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The crew of South Devon Railway's 2-6-2 steam locomotive # 5526 enjoy an ice cream on the platform at Buckfastleigh before departing for Totnes Riverside.

2-6-2 tank steamlocomotive # 5526 of the South Devon Railway will leave Buckfastleigh with the 14.15 h train to Totnes Riverside, on the heritage open days. The locomotive of the class 4575 was bu... (more)

The 2-6-2 steamlocomotive # 5526 of the South Devon Railway, in Great Western Railway paint scheme, is running around her train in Totnes Riverside.

The signalman at Buckfastleigh hands the token, attached to a ring, to the staff on the South Devon Railway's 2-6-2 # 5526 as the train departs for Staverton and Totnes Riverside. The South Devon ... (more)

2-6-2 tank steamlocomotive # 5526 of the South Devon Railway will leave Buckfastleigh with the 14.15 h train to Totnes Riverside, on the heritage open days. The locomotive of the class 4575 was bu... (more)

Wichita Kansas, 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Steam Under Wire. On Sunday, September 19, 2021, Ventura County 2 (2-6-2, Baldwin, 1922) crosses Broadway, one of several marked and controlled crossings on the Southern California Railway ... (more)