Stop, look and listen! Motorist break for a late afternoon appearance of Wilmington and Western's #98 as it races past the grade crossing of Newport Gap Pike en route to Greenbank Station.... (more)
A glint Panmore)
Wilmington & Western's 0-6-0 No. 58 charges across Lancaster Pike in Wooddale, DE while en route to Yorklyn on a Fall Foliage excursion. A Railroad: Wilmington & WesternLocomotive: Steam 0-6-0Location: Wooddale, Delaware, USALocomotive #: WWRR 58Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: November 07, 2020
Engineer Gary Baksi is at full throttle and eager to let this high drivered 4-4-0 loose on the newly restored right of way on the vernerable Wilmington and Western Railroad. Back to my roots with... (more)
Lest anyone question why the Western Maryland opted for the Fireball livery... A pan at 1/8th.
Speed lettering and fireballs - a Western Maryland hallmark. A fireman's side Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-0Location: Corriganville, Maryland, USALocomotive #: WMSR 734Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 19, 2009
I'm an equal opportunity panner - this is for those who prefer the engineer's side. A bit of blow-by made for an exciting photo op! A 1/6th pan at Helmstetter's Curve.
This is what the light at the other end of the tunnel looks like once it clears - stop, look and listen! A 1/6th zoom pan.
For more zoom pans, select your preference: Railroad: Western Maryland Scenic RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-0Location: Frostburg, Maryland, USALocomotive #: WMSR 734Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 19, 2009
A Western Maryland Fireball - a more)
Fast freight - at any cost! Western Maryland was well known for using steam for pusher service to speed it's freights over the 1.5% grade seen here at Helmstetter's Farm. A pan at 1/10th taken ... (more)
Steam at speed - a Western Maryland pan shot from 1999. I nearly gave myself whiplash panning at such close range!
Pan shot of 2-8-0, Western Maryland #734 (former Lake Superior and Ishpeming) at speed Westbound through the Narrows.
A blast from the past!
WM #734 captured in a zoom pan busting out of Brush Tunnel captured at 1/8th.
Western Maryland #1813 brings the rear of the train around Helmstetter's Curve. Nothing like a red caboose! A Railroad: Western Maryland RailwayLocomotive: CabooseLocation: Corriganville, Maryland, USALocomotive #: WM 1813Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 19, 2009
Western Maryland #734 storms Brush Tunnel
A pan captured at 1/6th.
W.H. Eccles Lumber Company's two-truck "Hustler"
Whoops, did I say "Hustler"? I meant Heisler! In a Railroad: W.H. Eccles Lumber CompanyLocomotive: Steam 2-Truck HeislerLocation: McEwen, Oregon, USALocomotive #: SVRy 3Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 21, 2018
Heisler Locomotive Works 2-Truck Heisler
The fastest of the geared steam locomotive designs, yet has the same low-speed hauling ability of other geared locomotives such as the Shay... (more)
It is possible that amusement park rides such as "The Whip" of 1914 and the "Wild Mouse" of the 1960's were inspired by the V&T - a line proclaimed to be the "crookedest shortline in America". Th... (more)
Virginia & Truckee No. 29 captured with a fast freight in a pan at 1/8th in Silver City, NV.
Gold Rush!!!
Virginia &Truckee #29 (former Longview, Portland & Northern Railway #680) leads McCloud River #18 in a double-header over a pass at Gold Hill, NV, in a race to Virginia Cit... (more)
A US military mixed train operated by the United States Army Transportation Corps highballs west bound for Harrisburg, PA. Captured in a Railroad: United States Army Transportation CorpsLocomotive: Steam 2-6-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: USATC 89Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
A United States Army Transportation Corps train, former CN 2-6-0 No. 89, highballs west towards Lancaster, PA. Captured in a Railroad: United States Army Transportation CorpsLocomotive: Steam 2-6-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: USATC 89Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
And now for something... completely diesel. A 1/10th Railroad: Twin Cities & Western RailroadLocomotive: EMD GP30CLocation: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USALocomotive #: TCWR 4300Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 10, 2008
A pan shot from my collection featuring Tremont & Gulf Railway's 2-8-2 No. 30 with a fright charging past the depot in Maydelle, TX. Notes on slide state ASA 100 with shutter speed of 1/15th. If ... (more)
A Reflection Shot that Panned out Perfectly
A modern day Sumpter Valley No. 19 keeps pace with a reflection of itself from the past against the unchanged backdrop of the Elkhorn Range dur... (more)
Highball!
Sumpter Valley Railway's 2-8-2 narrow gauge No. 19 captured at speed in a Railroad: Sumpter Valley RailwayLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Sumpter, Oregon, USALocomotive #: SVRy 19Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 14, 2018
Highballing!    Pan shot 1/25th @ f14.
Former Great Western #90 leads the 4 PM passenger excursion Westbound in a pan shot. Built in Philadelphia and transplanted from Colorado, #90 is Strasburg's youngest steam e... (more)
Pan Shot Great Western 2-10-0 makes her way back to her current home at the Strasburg Railroad.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to race day at Strasburg. SRC #31 is dressed up as CN #7312 and is a regular here at Strasburg. The shops have put a lot of work into her and though the lack of gui... (more)
Strasburg Rail Road's 2-10-0 "Grande Dame" No. 90 captured in a pan shot at 1/15th just east of Carpenters Crossing, in Paradise, PA, at the Strasburg Rail Road.
No. 90 was built for the Great... (more)
Strasburg Rail Road's 2-10-0 Decapod, No. 90, highballs through Cherry Crest Farm with the last excursion of the day on a return trip to the depot. Captured in a Railroad: Strasburg Rail RoadLocomotive: Steam 2-10-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SRC 90Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
Canadian National #3254 at speed in a Railroad: Steamtown National Historic SiteLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: CN 3254Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 04, 2008
The mandatory pan shot - Southern No. 630 at Burgin, KY - my last shot of the day. Do you recognize the fireman? A pan at 1/30th.
Southern served! A pan shot of Southern 2-8-2 No. 4501 captured at Trion, GA on March 13th, 2018 at 1/13th! Captured on the second to last runby of a two day charter with Lerro Productions - “wh... (more)
Sometimes, when the weather is less then optimal, rather then swapping out rolls of film, I like to take my chances with a pan. March 12th - I forget what year, was one of those days. Southern's... (more)
Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 overtakes a pack of chasers leaving even it's own tender struggling to keep up! A pan at 1/13th.
SP #4449 often coined "the Most Beautiful Engine in the World" seen here in a Railroad: Southern Pacific RailroadLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Bannister, Michigan, USALocomotive #: SP 4449Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 24, 2009
A late evening SEPTA "push-pull" Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 905Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 01, 2019
First ever FISH EYE pan??!
Warp V! I took lots and lots (and lots) of frames utilizing my 8-15 mm fish eye lens (because, why not?) and eventually managed this one - SPAX N... (more)
SEPTA's ACS-64, No. 904 pulls north through Bristol, PA in a Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 904Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 02, 2019
One of SEPTA's 15 ACS-64's (American Cities Sprinter) captured in a Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 908Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 29, 2019
A pan captured at a shutter speed of 1/40th featuring a SEPTA Silverliner V, No. 705, leading a short commuter train northbound through Tullytown< PA. The Silverliner V's are rated for speeds of ... (more)
A SEPTA "American Cities Sprinter" leads an eastbound commuter push-pull through Bristol Township, PA, in a pan shot captured at 1/80th.
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) AEM-7 #2303 races North towards Trenton, NJ from Philadelphia in this commuter train pan shot. Perhaps my ... (more)
Rush hour at Woodbourne!A zoom pan captured at dusk at 1/20th of a second.
A married pair of SEPTA Silverliner V's race east at rush hour en route to Ya... (more)
The Norristown "High Speed Line". SEPTA's N-5 car #140 speeds across the former P&W bride captured at 1/8th of a second in a pan shot.
Sittin' in the evening sun... watching history rolling by...
Reading Company Technical and Historical Society #902 and the Philadelphia Chapter of the NRHS #903 on excursion October 3rd, 2009... (more)
R&N #425 captured in a more)
Highball in 3D!
Reading & Northern's blue Pacific charges north in a downpour through the Lehigh Gorge in a pan taken at 1/20th of a second
A Lerro Productions / Lerro Photog... (more)
R&N #425 roars through Molino, PA during one of two Autumn Leaf excursions. This was the first image of the day and was a pretty good indication of how the rest of the day would progress, albeit,... (more)
Things have progressed nicely for #425 since December, 2007 when she had her first break-in run. Now in full paint and well traveled, I was compelled to come full circle and catch her again, this... (more)
The pan that started it all!
I remember the day well. It was a dark and dreary February morning in Port Clinton, PA. I set up for the shot, along with a bunch of friends, but didn't hav... (more)
Speed Limit 15? Hardly! R&N No. 425 charges through Nesquehoning at speed during a Fall Foliage exursion. A zoom-pan captured at shutter speed of 1/6th of a second.
All aboard! Many many thanks to the crew responsible for pulling off a successful inaugural run of the R&N #425! Railroad: Reading & NorthernLocomotive: Steam 4-6-2Location: Port Clinton, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: RBMN 425Train ID: RBMN 425Photo Date: December 29, 2007
Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific races towards Port Clinton captured in a pan at 1/30th against a background of Fall foliage.
The inaugural run of #425 panned out very well and the crew had the engine moving a quite a clip! The tender sports new paint while the boiler and newly refurbished cab await fresh paint. A ... (more)
Linking 13 Great States with the Nation, a hot shot local traverses the South Branch of the Potomac River with freight bound for Petersburg. Special thanks to the South Branch Valley Railroad and... (more)
Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 No. 2 captured in a Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Idaville, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 17, 2018
Polson Logging Company's No. 2 catches the evening Sun leading McCloud No. 25 northbound in a double header by the bay through Garibaldi, OR. A Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 18, 2018
With a clear track ahead, Polson Logging Company's 2-8-2 Mikado, No. 2, charges north through Garibaldi, OR captured at speed, rods down, a Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 18, 2018
Threading a truss bridge at 1/13th - a pan shot featuring Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 No. 2 captured at speed crossing the Nehalem River in Mohler, OR. Part of a Lerro Productions charter on th... (more)
Pere Marquette #1225 leads a hot shot early morning westbound freight just before sunrise under a dramatic Michigan sky. Taken nearly four years back, this is one engine and a fine crew that I mi... (more)
In what is thought to be one of the earliest known examples of a "zoom pan", Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is captured racing west with a passenger train through rural Michigan. Notes on print s... (more)
A nice crisp 1/25th Railroad: Pere MarquetteLocomotive: Steam 2-8-4Location: Owosso, Michigan, USALocomotive #: PM 1225Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: February 15, 2008
Assisting with the war effort, a Pere Marquette Berkshire is pressed into service hauling a troop train, captured here in a Railroad: Pere MarquetteLocomotive: Steam 2-8-4Location: Elsie, Michigan, USALocomotive #: PM 1225Train ID: Lerro CharterPhoto Date: January 12, 2019
The illusion of speed was no illusion... Welcome back #1225! Having captured both NKP #765 and more)
The Stourbridge Line's 1951 built EMD FP7 leads an excursion train to Hawley, PA, captured here near While Mills, PA, in a Railroad: Pennsylvania RailroadLocomotive: EMD FP7Location: Hawley, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: PRR 9880Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 31, 2021
Streamlined for speed! Railroad: Pennsylvania RailroadLocomotive: EMD E8(A)Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: PRR 5809Train ID: AMTK 975Photo Date: July 08, 2007
GTW #6325, rods down and drivers blurred. A Railroad: Ohio CentralLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Port Washington, Ohio, USALocomotive #: GTW 6325Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: June, 2002
Northern Central Railway No. 17 "York" captured in a pan at 1/15th bound for New Freedom, PA. These high-drivered 4-4-0 locomotives were actually capable of great speeds. Speeds today... (more)
A "Goodview" of the Virginian on the Virginian - captured in a Railroad: Norfolk SouthernLocomotive: EMD SD70ACeLocation: Goodview, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NS 1069Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 03, 2015
N&W 4-8-0 No. 475 has the highball as she bursts out of the woods with a freight train in a late evening pan captured at 1/13th.
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 in a pan at 1/6th!
This "Virginia Rocket" is in actuality, Strasburg Rail Road's former N&W No. 475 in disguise captured during a Lerro Productions charter at t... (more)
Dashing through the woods....
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 captured in a pan at 1/15th, dashing through the woods, hardly creeping, in a race towards Virginia on a run that started i... (more)
Norfolk & Western Double Header Pan Shot
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 double heads with Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 at the Strasburg Rail Road's "N&W Re-union of Steam" event wit... (more)
N&W #611 highballs through Bedford, VA in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Bedford, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 04, 2015
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 in a more)
Norfolk & Western's well known class "J" 4-8-4 No. 611 captured in a blurred driver shot at 1/25th on the year of her retirement pulling a westbound manifest freight through Bristol, VA. No worri... (more)
"I'll get by with a little help from my friends" - a double header pan shot captured at 1/15th!
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 double heads with Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. ... (more)
Fast freight on the N&W! A more)
N&W No. 611 J Class valve gear in motion - a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Cherry Hill, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 06, 2019
Shrouded in Mystery
If it were not for the bullet nose, red stripe, and of course, the numerals on this famous locomotive - which otherwise give her away! N&W No. 611 in a pan sho... (more)
N&W #382 gets the highball! A more)
Norfolk & Western No. 611 barrels east in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Elliston, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: NS 958Photo Date: July 03, 2015
N&W No. 475 M Class valve gear in motion - a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-0Location: Cherry Hill, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NW 475Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 06, 2019
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 in a more)
N&W No. 382 captured dashing through the woods in a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-0Location: Paradise, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NW 382Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 05, 2019
Ever see a bullet fired backwards? A Bombardier "MultiLevel" cab car leads a NJT train down the Corridor towards Elizabeth, NJ. A Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier MultiLevel CoachLocation: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 7004Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: April 02, 2010
7,100 Horsepower at Speed!An ALP-46 races through the Garden State towards New York City as seen here in a Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier ALP-46Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 4601Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May, 2010
