The Q train climbs from 72nd Street up to 86th St.

Reading T-1 Northern 4-8-4 at Steamtown during Railfest 2017. I have often said this is the first steam locomotive I ever saw under steam a lifetime ago in 1961. My first railroad picture was o... (more)

Everything in this shot is Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the locomotive paint, the rails, the concrete tower, the land. THIS is historic railroad preservation and it warms the cockles of the hea... (more)

The crew gets No. 9, the jewel, ready for another day. My wife saw this and she said: "I feel I just stepped into 1916." That is exactly what happens when you go to the WW&F. The place i... (more)

In 1936–1939 Baldwin Locomotive Works built nine 0-10-2 steam locomotives for the Union Railroad. Since these were the only locomotives ever built in the United States to this wheel arrangement ... (more)

In 1936–1939 Baldwin Locomotive Works built nine 0-10-2 steam locomotives for the Union Railroad. Since these were the only locomotives ever built in the United States to this wheel arrangement ... (more)

In 1936–1939 Baldwin Locomotive Works built nine 0-10-2 steam locomotives for the Union Railroad. Since these were the only locomotives ever built in the United States to this wheel arrangement ... (more)

In 1936–1939 Baldwin Locomotive Works built nine 0-10-2 steam locomotives for the Union Railroad. Since these were the only locomotives ever built in the United States to this wheel arrangement ... (more)

Spunky, chunky CNJ No. 113 blasts across Main St in Landingville, PA with a holiday train full of happy passengers. Engineer Christopher Bost is running at track speed but with No. 113's tiny 51&q... (more)

Milton, Boston, MA. No. 3263 is a "Wartime" PCC trolley built by Pullman-Standard in 1945-46. The background buildings were once the factory for Baker's Chocolate. It is a interesting se... (more)

BLW 26, a 0-6-0 switcher is putting a grand finish to its first year of service since being restored. Pulling the annual Santa Train on the former D&H main line now called the Carbondale main, it ... (more)

I could post a shot of dear ole' 3254 everyday and never run out.

The WW&F likes to steam clean their steam locomotive No 9’s smokebox in a method they call "sparking." By using a large PVC pipe connected to a clean out plug and blasting steam throug... (more)

Railroading is about time. And that means work can happen at any time. Locomotives need coal, water, fire and people to work. We can thank these folks for their work so that we may see wonders suc... (more)

Santa is coming...Merry Christmas!