With the train "Le Vapeur Swiss Express" the large mountain 241 P # 17 is on the last leg from Basel to Mulhouse. The powerful four cylinder compound 4-8-2 with about 4000 HP and 120 km ... (more)
Two large ex French Railways (SNCF) 4-8-2 steamlocomotives with the long special "Vapeur Swiss Express" on the 1.8 % (max 2.1 %) ramp from Lausanne on the Lake Geneva up to Puidoux-Chèxbres. Firs... (more)
In the service tracks with #6751 behind it, the shadows of night are encroaching on these two. Literally and figuratively. 6738 has the long distance extended tender.
Not one but two classes of Pennsy steam are illuminated in this late August afternoon view at East Altoona. F7A 9766 is seen left, while unidentified decapod I1s is beyond, possibly #304 (photo #7... (more)