Southern Railway 154 crosses the big 4 lane road by the Thompson-Boling Arena with an eastbound excursion of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Western Maryland 1309 charges out of The Narrows as it crosses the Truss Bridge.

A crew member chats with a railfan while a young boy daydreams about one day becoming an engineer of a steam locomotive. 2716 is a C&O 2-8-4 "Kanawha" that has been Southernized by the ... (more)

Remembering Joe "Eggy" Eggleston. This afternoon, as I prepared to continue my recent series of photos on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway, I heard some absolutely devastating news.... (more)

Mastodon. In 1958, the Norfolk & Western Railway donated 433 (4-8-0, Alco) to the Town of Abingdon, Virginia as a monument to the end of steam on the Abingdon or Virginia Creeper Branch. B... (more)

Western Maryland 1309 tackles the 3% grade on the former Cumberland & Pennsylvania as it crosses Bridge Number 2.

Grand Canyon 29 sits on display decorated for the holidays in Williams.

SP 4110 is street running with a twelve car Tehachapi, Southern Pacific train 56, in tow at 15 MPH, in 1937. Otto C. Perry photo, from my collection.

Despite having no train behind her, Reading & Northern 425 creates a large plume with assistance from the cold temperatures.

Western Maryland 1309 thunders up the grade at Trimble with an 11-car passenger train.

Steam encompasses Pere Marquette 1225 as it idles in the cold morning air while crews prepare it to head up the Curwood Highlander excursion to Owosso.

ATSF 1132 heads west into Amarillo with twenty seven cars, in 1936. Otto C. Perry photo, from my collection.

Reading & Northern 425 enters Tamaqua with the second train of the day.

"Atlas at Speed": Reading & Northern #425 zips past River Road at Atlas on December 3, 2022 heading north for Tamaqua, Pennsylvania hauling the Reading & Northern Santa Claus Special. Zoom pan cau... (more)

On Day 3 of Santa Fe 3751’s first excursion following its restoration (after decades on static display in a park in San Bernardino), the excursion train slows to a stop in as it climbs over the ... (more)