The Jersey Central's massive 0-6-0 No. 113 is getting ready for a day of hauling Santa Claus Specials in this November 2019 photo. The 1923-built Alco can exert 46,000 pounds of tractive effort.
In 40 years of chasing steam trains, this had to be one of the most impressive smoke plumes that I had ever witnessed- the CNJ 0-6-0 No. 113 in a steady drizzle, working upgrade along the West Bra... (more)
The Strasburg's 0-6-0 No. 31 is climbing the grade at the Cherry Hill "station," passing the famous sign- "Pop. 17 (More or Less.)" No. 31 (CN 7312) was built by Baldwin in 19... (more)
Tthe locomotive LAG 7 (Lokalbahn AG, a former private bavarian Railroad company) was built in 1889 and is the oldest normal gauge steam engine in Germany, that is in Service, exhibtid in the BEM. ... (more)