Black River and Western 752 with the first Polar Express train of the day.

NYS&W 2-8-2 #142 has recently returned to service on the Belvidere and Delaware Railroad, and the railroad shows her off on a beautiful October day on the Great Pumpkin Train.

The 142 backs up to the lime kilns to drop off/pic up passengers

The 142 heads south through the autumn colors

For the first time since 2004 or 2005, a train rumbles over the Pohatcong Creek just south of Carpentersville. The hard-working Bel-Del crew has opened the line a few hundred yards past the bridge... (more)

Engineer Gary does a check on his BR&W SW 1200 at the end of day of drilling cars.

This is not something you see every day. The 142 has had all 96 of her tubes removed. So that you could see many of the tube holes, the Chief Mechanical Officer set up two lights inside the boiler... (more)

NYS&W No. 142's smokebox door is open while repairs are being done to her innards.

NYS7W 2-8-2 142 makes its final run south of the day, seen here passing through Carpentersville.

Though short, the Belvidere & Delaware River Railway (ex-PRR trackage) has its scenic parts including the bridges at Phillipsburg, riverbank running at Alpha, and village of Carpentersville seen h... (more)

Steam engine shoving back to Phillipsburg.

Stop, look and listen... Susquehanna #142 makes her way across an unprotected crossing at River Road late one September night. 1/20th F/4 at 1600 captures the action of the plume. ... (more)

Ghost train! THSX 142 pulls out onto the crossing after all the lights had been set up for the night photo shoot. A lot of luck went into the shot as the engine stopped rolling just ... (more)

A spider is the sole witness of this extra Belvidere & Delaware River southbound crossing River Road as a car waits at the crossing. In reality the photo was taken during the Bel-Del Railfan Weeke... (more)

#142 poses next to an antique pickup truck during the Bel-Del's annual Railfan Weekend, on September 22nd, 2007. A big thanks goes out to Pete Lerro and his crew for organizing and lighting th... (more)