LS&I dock job with U30C 3006 and C30-7 3074 (both ex-BN) shove loads onto the Presque Isle ore dock while Lower Lakes freighter Michipicoten waits to load.
Work progresses on Pere Marquette 1225. Volunteers are cleaning around staybolts at the back of the firebox, while the old and new fireman's side firebox sheets are visible in the foreground.
Holes. Hundreds of 'em! The fireman's side of the firebox on Pere Marquette 1225 has had its staybolts removed in preparation for replacing the inner sheet. This work is all part of the FRA-manda... (more)
Hot metal goes flying as volunteers torch away components along PM 1225's boiler. Progress continues on her 15-year overhaul. Canon 60D with 15-85 IS, handheld at 1/6 second.
1225's engineer's seat, taken as she undergoes a 15-year overhaul. Picture taken with a Canon 10-22mm lens. Thanks to Nick, a volunteer at SRI, for the excellent tour. Visit project1225.org to ... (more)
1225 undergoes a 15-year overhaul in the Steam Railroading Institute shops. "Mild" HDR composed from 3 exposures taken with a Canon 10-22mm lens. Thanks to Nick, a volunteer at SRI, for the excell... (more)
After a long day on excursions, Strasburg Railroad's ex-Great Western Decapod #90 lifts her safety valves, filling the enginehouse with steam and an ear-piercing hiss. N&W 382 rests in the shop d... (more)
765's hogger awaits permission to depart while the fireman of an adjacent Berk studies his gauges. Lerro Productions photo session.
The turntable operator strikes a pose while N&W 382 simmers after a long day's work. It's not Bristol, Virginia, but it will have to work... A Lerro Productions photo charter.
Work on PM 1225 continues. The firebox is shown here, with thermic syphons and hundreds of staybolts removed along the backhead and fireman's side.
With her ash pans and fire grate removed, it's possible to see into PM 1225's firebox from ground level. A welder from Purvis & Foster welds in the rear tube plate, as progress continues on the r... (more)
Huron and Eastern run to Gera passes over the mural (which I painted) on the abutments of the Main Street viaduct.
Strasburg Railroad's ex-Great Western Decapod #90 simmers in the enginehouse. Lighting by Lerro Productions.
LS&I 3000 and sister 3073 (C30-7) pull empties off the ore dock
The "Gray Ghost" is a long way from her glory days as one of the Ann Arbor's primary road units.
