V&T Survivor: Inyo. One of four of the Virginia & Truckee's fabled 4-4-0s that survived the railroad's demise is #22, Inyo. Built in 1875 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA... (more)

Surry, Sussex & Southampton 2-6-0 No. 6 and Kahului Railroad 2-6-2 No. 12 are being steamed up outside the Mount Pleasant engine house. No. 12 is a small locomotive, but look how it towers over N... (more)

Large Peter Witt car 2424 sits idle at the Rockwood Station after bringing me back from the East end loop. The museum features a decent sized collection of small and large Peter Witt cars, the oth... (more)

Calumet & Hecla 0-4-0T No. 3 alongside the former Mineral Range/DSS&A/Soo Line depot that's preserved at the Houghton County Historical Museum in Lake Linden, Michigan.

No. 8419 performs a photo runby during a special NRHS convention charter.

Fireball freight heads west. Wearing the fireball logo of the Western Maryland Railway, a heavy 2-8-0 heads west around Helmstetter's Curve with a freight consist on a bleak January morning... (more)

Here's an oddball new to RP. The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is best known as the home of the famous "General" 4-4-0 which was hijacked here by Union troops during the Civi... (more)

No. 4 steams through the open field near the depot with an ex-NP wood caboose in tow.

The Edmonton Radial Railway Society runs a streetcar service in Fort Edmonton along with the steam engine run by the Fort Edmonton Historical Association. Here's their usual streetcar #42 posing i... (more)

Rare sight! In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line ran all three of its restored cars on Saturday, August 6, 2011. Here we see all three lined up alongside the L... (more)

L&NRy No. 4 steams at Camp Five, waiting for passengers to board the train. The museum features a blacksmith's shop, logging museum, country store, and the horse barn seen in the background. Not... (more)

Orange Glow. Boston Elevated Railway Type 5 5821 basks in the lovely evening light, while sitting on the Visitor's Center Loop at Seashore Trolley Museum.

Geared locomotive trifecta. No other tourist railroad can operate a tripleheader like this one! Featuring Rayonier #2, a 3 Truck Willamette (it's not a Shay, but close...), Hillcrest #10, a 3 Truc... (more)

From left to right, PRR + NYC = Conrail!

Minneapolis & St. Louis RS-1 244 poses at the YMCA camp with a vintage freight train on the Boone & Scenic Valley. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO