R&N #425 does its best 2-10-2 impression as she storms out of the Reading & Northern's Port Clinton Headquarter's and yards southbound for the Outer Station in Reading, Pennsylvania.

It isn't a railfanning trip unless there's a pan! Well, maybe not always, BUT nonetheless, its always fun to show off the fast lines of the steam locomotives at the SRC although I will say an N&W ... (more)

Just another Fall season on the little railroad of Dutch country, Pennsylvania.

Always have to keep them looking pretty! Here, Engineman Ross Gochenaur sprays down the tender and cab of N&W M Class #475.

Engineman Ross Gochenaur has just flipped the switch onto "Main 1" and walks back to his seat while inspecting his steed prior to another day on the high iron.

R&N #425's cylinder cocks emit steam as she eases her way onto the turntable in the early morning hours of October 13th, 2018.

R&N #425's headlight glints off the top of the rails outside of the steam shops of the Reading & Northern on a cold, rainy Fall morning.

R&N #425 in all her glory is ready for another day on the RBM&N.

"Magic": In some ways more than one there's something truly magical about a steam locomotive breaking the silence of a still and quiet morning. This case was no exception as R&N #425 eas... (more)

R&N #425 just about tears the railroad town of Tamaqua apart by her loud, crisp exhaust as she continues her way north on the first leg of a Fall Foliage special.

"Another early morning on a steam railroad": Engineman Ross Gochenaur is at the controls of the N&W M Class in the early morning hours of October 10th, 2018. There's nothing quite like w... (more)

"Air Oil": Engineman Ross Gochenaur is busy getting the N&W M Class ready for another day on the road, but first has to ensure his air compressor has enough "air oil" to do the... (more)

Another quite (for now) morning in the enginehouse outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Today's motive power will be the former N&W M Class as another locomotive, a former Great Western decapod, aw... (more)

An early morning wake up call finds me outside of the Reading & Northern steam shops in Port Clinton, PA on October 13th, 2018. R&N #425 has just woken up from her slumber and with most of her 210... (more)

"A Man of Steam": Ross Gochenaur, a 20 year or more veteran of the Strasburg Rail Road, backs N&W #475 through the array of switches in the East Strasburg yard as smoke and steam lift th... (more)