Something Forgotten in the Darkness

No, I don't mean the COVID-19 pandemic in this case. What I mean is that while setting up for a night flash photo of this same scene, I snappe... (more)

Strasburg Railroad 89 completes a 4 mile jaunt, moving a 7-car train into East Strasburg

Strasburg Railroad 89 pulls into a siding with a well-sized and well-proportioned freight train, thus concluding the morning session of the Steam Strikes Back Photo Charter.

Minaz #1138 is a Baldwin Mogul from 1908. It has been delivered new to the Caibarien & Moron Railway as #6. The Simon Bolivar mill had a very photogenic yard area where one of Cuba's few remaining... (more)

The two Minaz steamers #1530 and #1531 are being prepared for their next duty at the Jose Smith Comas shed. The pair of sister Moguls came new to this mill as #1 and #2 and were always maintained ... (more)

The Minaz #1510, a Mogul built by Alco in 1907, is shunting in the Boris Luis Santa Coloma yard. The Vulcan #1806 can be seen in the back.

Portrait of the Minaz #1338, a Baldwin Mogul from 1920. In 1996, this locomotive was used as yard switcher.

The locomotive shop at the Boris Luis Santa Coloma Sugar Mill when several steam locomotives were still in regular service in 1996. Seen here is Vulcan Mogul #1606 built in 1920. With minimal tool... (more)

Getting close to whiteout conditions, Strasburg Rail Road's 2-6-0 #89 pulls the 3 pm train towards the Esbenshade Road grade crossing on January 31, 2021, as a Nor'easter approaches. Normally the... (more)

Minaz #1606 from the Boris Luis Santa Coloma Sugar Mill is shunting near the Ruben Martinez Villena sugar factory. The locomotive has been built by Vulcan in 1920.

Cuba Railway trains connected the colonial city of Trinidad with the interior city of Sancti Spiritus. The line crosses rivers and canyons on impressive bridges. This one, over the Rio Tayaba, was... (more)

#1808 from the Central Cuba Libre is arriving at the Navajas station on the FCC line with a full load of fresh sugar cane. The train will be pushed back into the sugar mill. Locomotive #1808 has b... (more)

#1607 is storming back to the Central Australia with a full load of fresh sugar cane.