The Class GMAM garratt locomotive was the last steam class to work this spectacular pass. One of the preserved members of this class powers her passenger train to the summit in perfect photographi... (more)

Friends of the Rail operate two ex SAR branch line engines. Here the smaller of the two is seen shortly after leaving Cullinan Station with a short mixed train. The acacia tree is typical of thi... (more)

Friend of the Rails Berkshire departs from her home shed with a short freight train. The rail on the left leads to the top of the coal stage, the last in operation in South Africa. No 3664 was o... (more)

Norfolk & Western #475 grabs a box car left by her successor, Norfolk Southern with whom the Strasburg Rail Road has contracted with to interchange freight along the Keystone Corridor at Leaman Pl... (more)

Reefsteamers preserved Class 25NC storms through Slabberts Station in the first rays of the sun.

Until recently Verein Historische Eisenbahn Emmental (VHE) operated steam on the little used (now closed) BLS line between Huttwil and Sumiswald Grünen. Here former German (DB) tank loco 64.518 i... (more)

Train #8920 is arriving at the Schierke station with a train from Drei Annen Hohne. After having taken water, it will continue its journey to the top of the Brocken mountain.

Train #8925 is the third steam hauled train leaving Wernigerode in the morning. It is seen here at the classical spot near the Wernigerode Westerntor station where the train is crossing the main r... (more)

It wouldn't be a proper visit to the coast of Scotland without some rain. I got thoroughly drenched the last full day we were in the West Highlands standing on a few different hillsides waiting f... (more)

Cold and rainy day in November. The best for a steam engine. The narrow-gauge railway line runs through the Buda-hills. Steam hauled heritage trains are scheduled at weekends and on public holiday... (more)

HSB Mallet #99 5902 has almost reached it final destination, the Brocken summit, during a frosty October morning. The temperature this morning was well below freezing point with a strong wind.

The east end of the DRGW Cumbres Pass line, now the Cumbres and Toltec, is at its scenic best in the early morning and late afternoon. Not long after sunrise the road engine and helper are both v... (more)