Driver Mike Jaques adds a scoop of coal as 15" gauge Pacific #7 speeds along the double track main at 25 mph (scale 75 mph). Thanks to RP contributor Alan Crotty for arranging my cab ride. What ... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 interrupts a conversation at the Carland Elevator. All courtesy of the Steam Railroading Institute of Owosso and Steam Loco Safari Tours of the UK.

15CA No. 2056, an Alco 4-8-2, climbs the steep grade out of Cullinan, with the diamond mines in the background. 15CA's worked 6 car passenger trains on this line until 1984 and Steam Loco Safari'... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 finally finds the sun as it pulls a Rail America company special towards Saginaw on the ex Grand Trunk, now Huron & Eastern Durand to Saginaw line.

The crew of Extra 478 South wait in the siding at Elk Park while train 461 charges past on the main, heading for Silverton.

Extra 478 North hustles across the Animas River en route to an early morning arrival in Silverton.

Chunky 2-6-2t 99-6001-4, the regular power on the daily Gernrode to Hasselfelde train, hustles towards the conditional halt at Drahtzug on a fine winter morning.

Pere Marquette 1225 catches the rosy light of the setting sun at King Rd. on an Historic Transportation Preservation photo charter.

Pere Marquette 1225 and two Chevy pickup trucks are the feature performers for yet another great runby as SRI entertains a group of visiting British Railfans.

NS 611 has just conquered the 4.7% Saluda Grade and is heading out across Summit Lake on the way to Asheville. The end of the NS steam program is less than a month away!

Barney Gramling tests out SRI's new side door pullman service!

With all the great QJ shots from Iowa, I thought I would reach back for one of my very first shots of a QJ, taken early on a freezing cold morning. 6996 is waiting at the summit of Jing Peng Pass... (more)

The rolling hills of Natal posed a challenge to the railroad builders in South Africa. GF Garratt 2380 works hard climbing the 3% grade (1 in 33) between Arnold's Hill and Baynesfield with a shor... (more)

A 15F Mountain races out of the sunset, with the butte at Sekonyela in the background. The wide open spaces of South Africa are just made for sunset and sunrise shots!

McCloud River Railroad #25 storms around a curve near Mile Post 2, heading for Signal Butte, on a cold fall morning. #25 has been freshly restored to it's as-built paint scheme for a Martin Hanse... (more)