Comfortable Man - "A comfortable man in comfortable surroundings..", quoting an old trains article. The throttle is in the corner as 12000 horses do work on as many tons. Down to 15mph, the amp m... (more)

Scott Wickert adjusts his speed as he leads the excursion train north into town. Normally, he is the lead engineer of Heisler #2, but that unit developed a minor seal leak earlier in the day and t... (more)

Engineer Matt Crouch waits for the signal before proceeding west.

Fireman Jack Emerick III, using his famous overhand grip, is bailing coal into Steamtown's CN 3254's mighty maw so the locomotive can blast up the 1.5% grade to Moscow. Even though it is day time,... (more)

In the cab of a 1923 vintage MLW 2-6-2 Debbie, the engineer, is contemplating a VIP run scheduled for the next day.

In an effort to get some good light at the Valley, fellow RP photographer and Valley volunteer, Dennis Livesey and I return late one night for a ""Your Hand On The Throttle" trip through the yard.... (more)

Jack Emerick III is one of the most skillful firemen I have ever seen. I swear he could make an engine hot with ice cubes. He is on Steamtown's Canadian National No. 3254 steam locomotive on a ro... (more)

F Unit Cab ride and its in the newly painted B&O paint for Train Festival 2010...A special Thanks Rodney Matheny

Engineer Bruce at the helm on NSM 652. Heading back to Babbitt with 136 empties.

This locomotive crew working on Skopin industrial branch line almost forty years. The operator of locomotive and his assistant are brothers. They are very nice and friendly people. Skopin indus... (more)

Engineer Dan Sheppard watches closely as he shoves the Jordan Spreader thru a drift near MP 386. Shoving this plow is a touch tricky because you have to use alot of power, at times, but yet go eas... (more)

Ever wonder what it looks like going 12 mph down poor rail in a GP15? Engineer John takes his train North out of Chippewa Falls all the way up to Rice Lake. After some switching, we headed back do... (more)

With 17 more cars to unload, the conductor (okay, we don't use one.. It was me) reviews the paperwork that will be turned over to the outbound BNSF crew. After unloading, a 1 car pickup from the R... (more)

Jer rocks 17,600 horses into Run-8 to get comfortable with his new power and for a little bit of fun. Traveling light, they can rapidly accelerate. Through the window, a fraction of the available ... (more)

Farrail Tours recreated the days of the Deutsche Reichsbahn on the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen, and the engineer and fireman sport DR uniforms as they wait for orders at Magdesprung.