Santa Maria Valley No. 1000 was built in 1920 by American Locomotive Company for the Hetch Hetchy Railroad #4. This 2-8-2 Mikado has 20 x 28 cylinders, 48-inch drivers, weighs 88 tons and has an o... (more)

Metro North Port Jervis-Hoboken service gives you the thrill of one of the highest, longest viaducts in the nation. It was also thrilling to photograph in such beautiful light that day.

The Conductor-Trainee, following safety procedure, is "walking" the No. 3254 out the Gangway track at Steamtown to make sure no civilians are in any danger. The hulking Mikado obediently follows. ... (more)

Travel Town Los Angeles, has many gems. Here is Western Pacific 26 which was built in 1909 by American Locomotive Company Schenectady Works. It's cylinders are 22' x 30", it's drivers are 51" and ... (more)

Nevin the firemen enjoys the breeze with EBT No. 15 doing 125MPH! :-)

I like to say that I planned this image but this is a grab shot. Here you see the result of the trainman putting the red fusee on the west of the track rather than the east side at Dock Road. When... (more)

I have never seen this before in a lifetime of ferroequinology: the view from a locomotive window on a spinning turntable. I can tell you, it was easy, it didn't take long and it was fun. I recomm... (more)

N&W 382 scurries home right after sunset. Lighting by God.

It is 7:30 in the morning and Nickel Plate Railroad S-2 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 765 stretches it's legs getting ready for the work of the day.

No. 765 is one of the finest steam locomotives eve... (more)

Alex the brakeman gives us a friendly smile as the WAJO NANATASIS, the "Cog's" first diesel shoves it's lone car up Mt. Washington. The sound it makes at all times is one of a great big fan. If yo... (more)

This is the very first steam locomotive I ever saw under steam. I can't tell you how great it is that I can see her frequently since she is at Steamtown and I volunteer there. (Maybe one had somet... (more)

Here we see the Valley Railroad's "New Haven" No. 3025 at the grade crossing north of the station of Deep River CT while pulling the 5PM section of the "North Pole Express." Back in the shiny cars... (more)

The New York Central railroad's "20th Century Limited" "Tonawanda Valley" is a 1928 Pullman built Observation Sleeper Lounge car. Here it is seen at the "Grand Centennial Parade of Trains" present... (more)

Millington Trestle is the infrastructure highlight of NJ Transit's Gladstone Ranch. The last time I railfaned this line, the original DL&W MU's were on their last legs. Thirty years later the repl... (more)

Grand is Grand Central.

I saw this place when it is was in the depths of despair and nothing, nothing is as glorious as seeing it now.