After having to wait for the GLC ONTN to return to Owosso, the North Pole Express slows for Carland and the photographers lined up with lights before opening it back up as they try to make up for ... (more)

After the season's first significant snowfall, the fluffy white stuff provided the perfect scenery for the Sunday run of the North Pole Express.

After the season's first significant snowfall, the fluffy white stuff provided the perfect scenery for the Sunday run of the North Pole Express.

Even a dreary winter day can't dim the beauty of this E8(A). Built in 1953 for NYC, the 6902 is now privately owned. It wears Tennessee Central Railway Museum reporting marks and is often used fo... (more)

The final Friday night run of the North Pole Express led me to an old favorite daylight spot, the Carland Elevator. With flashes in tow, this is no longer a spot limited to light. Lit with 3 Canon... (more)

Beautifully restored L&N 405 rolls around the elevated curve past the Donelson Passenger Station. Built in 1951 for L&N, this GP7 now pulls excursion trains for the Tennessee Central Railway Muse... (more)

Two weeks after I pulled a beyond belief rookie move by leaving my camera off as the train was approaching and not realizing until too late, I was given another chance at this spot to catch the Pe... (more)

Valley Railroad veteran Mikado No 40 works the south end of Essex yard at the end of the second to last day of the 2013 season. 40 and her distant cousin No 3025 spent the evening hauling four so... (more)

With the snow flying, the North Pole Express passes a hobo camp with a freshly polished Allis-Chalmers tractor trackside. The hobos are stuffed dummies, the tractor is a restoration, but the steam... (more)

Leaving for the pole in 6 minutes!. A few last-minute arrivals hustle down the platform to their assigned cars, but most of the passengers are already in their seats for the 5:35 PM departu... (more)

Embraced by the Dark - A Valley Railroad North Pole Express pulls into the "North Pole" to pick up Santa and his elves after a fresh snowfall blanketed the area.

Having arrived at the 'North Pole' in Ashley, Michigan, the Pere Marquette Berkshire #1225 is in all her glory under crystal clear skies. The crew aboard the locomotive deserves all the credit for... (more)

With the North Pole Express making a later Friday evening trip north to Ashley, Michigan, I plotted locations for possible night shots, with few 'scenic' or identifiable locations along the way. ... (more)

The 1225 works back down to Owosso on the return trip from Ashley for the North Pole Express.

After an extensive boiler rebuild that took over four years to complete, an operating steam locomotive can call Owosso, Michigan its home once again! In this shot, the Pere Marquette 1225 pulls on... (more)