90 about to cross Esbenshade Road on the first run on a beautiful sunny day in January! The classic six-chime whistle is blasting.

90 passes 611 on her way to the station.

Strasburg Rail Road 2-10-0 90 simmers outside the engine house before being put to bed. In the other stall is Pennsylvania 4-4-0 1223.

Late morning today brought some rain showers with some hail sprinkled in through the Lancaster area. As the showers cleared out cleared out, the sun provided some mild storm light as Strasburg 90 ... (more)

Not A Photo Freight. On December 30, 2016, Strasburg Rail Road #90 (ex-Great Western Railway of Colorado #90, 2-10-0, Baldwin, 1924) was called in to pinch hit for the railroad’s ailing d... (more)

The High Iron Co. ran a couple double-headed excursions from Jersey City to Wilkes Barre via portions of the now-abandoned CNJ Pennsylvania Division - otherwise known as CRR of PA. Strasburg Railr... (more)

Strasburg 2-10-0 90 meets the sunrise while passing the Caboose Motel outside Strasburg.

The High Iron Co. ran a couple double-headed excursions from Jersey City to Wilkes Barre via the old C&NJ (or CRRofPA here, if you will). Ex CP Pacific No. 1278 trailed Strasburg RRs Decapod No. 9... (more)

Strasburg Rail Road workhorse 2-10-0 90 rolls into Strasburg with the last train on a busy July day. The “leaning tower of crossing protection” is long gone, and a freight runaround siding occ... (more)

A cloudy day at Strasburg was redeemed with a small opening of sun as 2-10-0 90 passed a herd of cows laying in the grass.

Dressed in its pre-1983 livery, Strasburg 2-10-0 90 greets the sunrise at the Caboose Motel. The retro look was a celebration of 60 years of steam’s second act at Strasburg.

Strasburg decapod 90, sporting its pre-1983 paint scheme with the oval logo, storms upgrade between Cherry Valley and Esbenshade Road, as it begins a photo runby for its passengers at Verdant Vall... (more)

I took a ride over the Strasburg today to try and get some steam in Fall colors. I stumbled into a photo excursion that I didn’t know about, with 475 on the regular trains, and 89 and 90 working... (more)

Oh, Crap, the Tourists are Coming Back!

At least some of the population is enjoying the COVID-induced quiet in the normally busy tourist area of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Tha... (more)

Strasburg's conductor, period correct in almost every way, listens to his modern era radio for permission to depart Strasburg's depot for Leaman Place. An interesting contrast is the rusting E60C... (more)