Shay 11 and Western Maryland Big 6 spotted near the Cass Depot for the second night photo session of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. An MSRLHA event.

Rainy evening encounter. A motorist headed home from work on a wet, spring evening pauses for the passage of a short, branchline freight. Re-creation courtesy of The Valley Railroad and Le... (more)

An eastbound APL stack train from the Port of Oakland roars out of tunnel 8 onto the North Fork Bridge in the heart of California's Feather River Canyon. The tunnel and the big concrete bridge wer... (more)

Late in the day, SP 9354 West takes the original, outside track at Yuba Gap on the Donner Pass line. The newer, second main track, which tunnels through granite here, was built in the early 20th c... (more)

Southbound Freight - The station tender at Chester stands beside his 1937 Ford Deluxe as Locomotive 3025 rolls southbound with a mixed freight consist. A Lerro Productions Event

The vista at Plainview
On July 28, 2001, the summer version of the Rio Grande Ski Train cruises out of Plain and is about to enter the final tunnel for the day; Tunnel 1. Operated in th... (more)

Traffic on the road is very quiet this morning, unlike the parallel Union Pacific main line which is humming with trains. As seen from inside a long-abandoned gas station along the old Lincoln Hig... (more)

Valley Railroad 3025 approaches Chester Station and poses with a 1950's era Ford convertible. Pete Lerro Charter

After undergoing a complete tender rebuild during the 2011 season, CSRR 6, the Heisler will be operational for the duration of the 2012 season, starting Memorial Day Weekend. Photo taken with perm... (more)

The steam locomotive Forquenot is a 2-4-2 that has been built for the PO (Paris to Orleans Company) in 1883.

Sunshine at the S curve! A rarity for guests at the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend, the entire three day event was under vibrant blue skies and sunshine, as the second to final runby for the 2012 event... (more)

Western Maryland Big 6 climbs the 11% grade near Bald Knob with a freight train in tow. She has successfully performed runbys all morning for patrons of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. After a brie... (more)

A westbound BNSF grain train rolls across a small bridge at Tuscor, Montana, on a beautiful May morning. This is Montana Rail Link's 4th Subdivision

MRSLHA Cass Railfan weekend event

Union Pacific's SBPC (Silver Bow, MT - Pocatello, ID) freight rambles south along the Montana Sub through the tiny town of Dell, Montana (with a current population of 34 souls).