Cranberry country. A late afternoon excursion at the Edaville Family Theme Park's annual Christmas Festival of Lights circles the Turtle Creek Reservoir on the west side of the park, with a... (more)

Reading 2102's air compressors warm up as the locomotive is prepared for its final Iron Horse Ramble in 2023.

Massachusetts' only steam railroad. The words "Massachusetts" and "steam" are not often used in the same sentence. Other than the 2-foot gauge Edaville Railroad in Sout... (more)

The "Cranberry Belt Line." In its early days, the Edaville Railroad referred to itself as the "Cranberry Belt Line" as Developer Ellis D. Atwood originally built his 2-f... (more)

Rare mileage excursion. On the last day of the 2023 Christmas Festival of Lights, the folks at Edaville Railroad elected to offer a double-header steam special and give the patrons an oppor... (more)

ATSF 2-10-2 1696 is assisting EMC E1 number 3 with train 17, the Super Chief, on rugged Raton Pass near Wootton in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Reading 2102 rests in Jim Thorpe while its passengers deboard the train to explore the town during the excursion's layover.

Reading 2102 accelerates its passenger excursion out of Jim Thorpe at Nesquehoning Junction.

Two days before Christmas Monson 3 is seen at South Carver with one of two steam-powered trains running at Edaville for the 2023 season. Monson 3 is on loan to Edaville from Maine Narrow Gauge for... (more)

Two days before Christmas Edaville11 is seen at South Carver with one of two steam-powered trains running at Edaville for the 2023 season. Ellis D Atwood first opened Edaville Railroad in 1947... (more)

Two days before Christmas Monson 3 is seen at South Carver with one of two steam-powered trains running at Edaville for the 2023 season. Monson 3 is on loan to Edaville from Maine Narrow Gauge for... (more)

Reading 2102 rolls down the grade as it crosses Orchard Road on a warm August afternoon.

With a mixed freight, Nevada Northern #81 approaches the yard limit at High-Line Junction

Despite it's age, Nevada Northern's rotary snow plow has actually seen very little use. The railroad bought it new in the 1910s after an incredibly bad winter. Snow levels were historic that winte... (more)

Nevada Northern #81 chugs up the grade with Ruth just around the bend.