USA tank coasts past the exit to Causey Arch with a train for East Tanfield

Heading into the storm No 22 with a demonstration freight on the little run Bowes Railway

USA built tank locomotive No 35, actually British Railways No 30065 in disguise, heads a mixed train around Engine curve in Causey woods .

Second day of Tanfield's gala and the weather refused to improve though it did lead to steamy conditions. Here Sir Berkeley leads Twizell out of Andrews House with a coal train

This weekend it is Tanfield railways gala and this year a USA tank built during World War 2 is one of the guest engines. Several of these locomotives made it into British Railways stock after the ... (more)

Replica locomotive Puffing Billy raises steam in the 1825 shed yard before performing its daily duties of hauling visitors along a short stretch of line close to Pockerley manor house.

Because the trips made by the Ottawa Valley railway are infrequent I asked at the main offices when they had trains running. I was told that this was heading East with almost 100 oil cars that mo... (more)

Once the locomotives got moving I chased them all the way to Sudbury which was the destination of the train. Seen here entering Greater Sudbury

It is early morning. I am ready to chase a train, the locomotives are not. It will be another 2 hours before they start moving

Numbers 8393,8391,8392 and 8395 in harness with an eastbound train. Never seen consecutive numbers before.

Two trains meet under the watchful gaze of the Trump building

Late afternoon sunshine lights the yard in North Bay. Overhead the moon rises. A man on the radio said that this was a blue moon

Running late after rail repairs freight heads towards Milwaukee

Chicago skyline above Union station