Face Off. Nevada Northern stable mates 40 and 93 square off in front of the coal tower at East Ely. #40 had just returned from the morning's trip with the passenger consist. Siste... (more)

The Last Day. On her last day in service, CP 2317 performs for a small group of photographers at the DL&W signal bridge off Ridge Row in Scranton. Unusually for Pennsylvania, the ... (more)

Up The Creek. Returning from a cleanup job somewhere up the line, #93 brings the wreck train across Steptoe Creek on the way back to Ely. Only a few more miles separate the train f... (more)

When One's Not Enough. What's a railfan from the steam-starved East to do The answer, at least in 2009, was to Go West to Michigan, where eight locomotives were gathering. Here fo... (more)

Call The Wrecker. NN 93 leads the wreck train uphill, heading towards the mine at Keystone. The Steptoe Range form a dramatic backdrop as the train climbs the fill that allows the m... (more)

The organized night photo session has become a staple of Railfan Weekend at the Conway Scenic. The night before, however, I held my own little "disorganized" night photo session. A couple of my ... (more)

This scene took eight people to pull off - two CSRR employees posing with lanterns, three more in the cabs to work the headlights, two railfans with Lumedyne units, and one to coordinate everybody... (more)

Facing On A Single Track... With half a world behind each back, loaded and empty coal drags face off on New Year's Day. The empty P&W-powered train on the siding came from the Port... (more)

Through The Pines. Rounding the wide curve just below milepost 56, GCRY 4960 heads through Coconino Canyon, headed for the Grand Canyon, which lies just 7 track miles ahead.

The Building Tunnel. One of the more interesting features of Boston railroading is the Grand Junction Branch's building tunnel under one of MIT's many research buildings. MBTA's Te... (more)

925 leans into the superelevated curve at Christiana as she blows by the old PRR freight house at speed with train 664.

Quintessential Amish Country. One Lancaster County icon passes another as SRC 475 returns to Strasburg from Leaman Place. The cemetary adjacent to Carpenter's Crossing is said to b... (more)

For The Mileage Collectors. Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts' chartered Day Cape Codder performs a spirited photo runby along the Cape Cod Canal, showing off the result... (more)

Temporary Stablemates. With Guilford having acquired newer six-axle power, the remaining GP9s have been largely put out to pasture, like #71 here on lease to Horizon Milling. With ... (more)