"Stand Back!" "Train Approaching"
Amtrak's Acela captured at Cornwells Heights station in a nighttime zoom pan at a shutter speed of 1/30th.
As if wound up from a reverse move North, LS&I #33 charges South en route to Morgan Run with a thoroughly satisfied group of passengers. Many thanks to Jerry Jacobson - keep chugg'n! A 1/15th c... (more)
Time flies when you are having a good time! An engineer in training smiles wide for the camera in a pan taken at 1/6th of a second.
Sittin' in the evening sun... watching history rolling by...
Reading Company Technical and Historical Society #902 and the Philadelphia Chapter of the NRHS #903 on excursion October 3rd, 2009... (more)
The mandatory pan shot - Southern No. 630 at Burgin, KY - my last shot of the day. Do you recognize the fireman? A pan at 1/30th.
Highball!
Everett Railroad's 1920 built Alco 2-6-0 Mogul shows no sign of her age as she roars through Hollidaysburg, PA with a two car commuter train captured here in a "zoom-pan"... (more)
A profile shot of Everett 2-6-0 No. 11 - captured in a pan shot at 1/500th of a second - one of my fastest ever shutter speeds used for a steam locomotive pan... ; )
A pair of "Toasters" led by AEM-7 No. 931 race through Croydon, PA, ducking the 105 mph speed restriction signs while they pass the station on the express track. A zoom pan captured bac... (more)
Polson Logging Company's No. 2 catches the evening Sun leading McCloud No. 25 northbound in a double header by the bay through Garibaldi, OR. A Railroad: Polson Logging Co.Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USALocomotive #: 2Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 18, 2018
Assisting with the war effort, a Pere Marquette Berkshire is pressed into service hauling a troop train, captured here in a Railroad: Pere MarquetteLocomotive: Steam 2-8-4Location: Elsie, Michigan, USALocomotive #: PM 1225Train ID: Lerro CharterPhoto Date: January 12, 2019
A pan shot from my collection featuring Tremont & Gulf Railway's 2-8-2 No. 30 with a fright charging past the depot in Maydelle, TX. Notes on slide state ASA 100 with shutter speed of 1/15th. If ... (more)
Highballing!    Pan shot 1/25th @ f14.
The inaugural run of #425 panned out very well and the crew had the engine moving a quite a clip! The tender sports new paint while the boiler and newly refurbished cab await fresh paint. A ... (more)
A glint Panmore)
Virginia & Truckee No. 29 captured with a fast freight in a pan at 1/8th in Silver City, NV.
Morning Highball!
Everett Railroad's 2-6-0 Mogul No. 11 has the highball and accelerates through the town of Hollidaysburg, PA with a morning commuter train bound for Roaring Sprin... (more)
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 in a pan at 1/6th!
This "Virginia Rocket" is in actuality, Strasburg Rail Road's former N&W No. 475 in disguise captured during a Lerro Productions charter at t... (more)
A US military mixed train operated by the United States Army Transportation Corps highballs west bound for Harrisburg, PA. Captured in a Railroad: United States Army Transportation CorpsLocomotive: Steam 2-6-0Location: Ronks, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: USATC 89Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 26, 2018
Monty Panthon's - "Pan, pan, pan, pan..."
Over the years, I've shot many pans. Lovely pans. Some would even say wonderful pans. When shooting pans and pantographs I typically capture o... (more)
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) AEM-7 #2303 races North towards Trenton, NJ from Philadelphia in this commuter train pan shot. Perhaps my ... (more)
Here's an old pan I took back before I was even born, featuring DRG&W #485, scrapped in 1955. This photo is not possible to take today (but it was last week after #489 dressed as #485 for a day, ... (more)
Great Western #60 gets the highball - a pan at 1/6th. Taken during a Lerro Productions charter featuring Black River and Western's former GW #60 dressed in the livery she wore when purchased ion ... (more)
Illinois Central 1950 Caboose #9926
A railfan enjoys the view from open window of an Illinois Central red caboose, seen here in action in a pan at 1/13th. IC #9926 was built in 1950.
Sumpter Valley Railway's 2-8-2 narrow gauge No. 19 captured at speed in a Railroad: Sumpter Valley RailwayLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Sumpter, Oregon, USALocomotive #: SVRy 19Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 14, 2018
Two Amtrak Acela Express's captured in a first ever "zoom-pass" pan shot at Eddystone, Pennsylvania. No. 2012 is leading the northbound to Philadelphia while No. 2039 pushes on the rear of the so... (more)
Norfolk & Western Double Header Pan Shot
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 double heads with Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 at the Strasburg Rail Road's "N&W Re-union of Steam" event wit... (more)
Amtrak's AMTK No. 667 captured in a pan at 1/80th... no, let's make it 1/60th. Better yet - 1/20th, sprinting eastbound through Bristol, PA.
Dashing through the woods....
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 captured in a pan at 1/15th, dashing through the woods, hardly creeping, in a race towards Virginia on a run that started i... (more)
Pan shot of EBT 15 as she marks her return to steam in through the foliage of the 2005 season close. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Railroad: East Broad TopLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: EBT 15Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October, 2005
Streamlined for speed! Railroad: Pennsylvania RailroadLocomotive: EMD E8(A)Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: PRR 5809Train ID: AMTK 975Photo Date: July 08, 2007
Speed Limit 15? Hardly! R&N No. 425 charges through Nesquehoning at speed during a Fall Foliage exursion. A zoom-pan captured at shutter speed of 1/6th of a second.
7,100 Horsepower at Speed!An ALP-46 races through the Garden State towards New York City as seen here in a Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier ALP-46Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 4601Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May, 2010
Bullet Train! Amtrak Acela Express #2038 captured at speed at 1/25th of a second in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Andalusia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2038Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: November 09, 2014
It is possible that amusement park rides such as "The Whip" of 1914 and the "Wild Mouse" of the 1960's were inspired by the V&T - a line proclaimed to be the "crookedest shortline in America". Th... (more)
Amtrak Acela #2016 captured tack sharp in a pan at 1/60th.
Interestingly, this is my first and only shot of #2016 on RP. Equally interesting - this makes for only the 8th appearance of #2016 ... (more)
Sometimes, when the weather is less then optimal, rather then swapping out rolls of film, I like to take my chances with a pan. March 12th - I forget what year, was one of those days. Southern's... (more)
Twilight's last more)
A SEPTA "American Cities Sprinter" leads an eastbound commuter push-pull through Bristol Township, PA, in a pan shot captured at 1/80th.
N&W No. 475 M Class valve gear in motion - a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-0Location: Cherry Hill, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NW 475Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 06, 2019
Fast freight - at any cost! Western Maryland was well known for using steam for pusher service to speed it's freights over the 1.5% grade seen here at Helmstetter's Farm. A pan at 1/10th taken ... (more)
Illinois Central 1937 Box Car #41390
Color photograph from my collection -captured here in a pan, a 1937 steel box car built for the Illinois Central Railroad - the Main Line of Mid-Ameri... (more)
It's been a while since I've posted a good pan shot - in an effort to catch up, here are 3 in one shot!
A late evening Amtrak Acela captured in a zoom-pan at 1/25th, eastbound, through Bensalem, PA, passing Cornwells Heights station on the express track.
A late evening SEPTA "push-pull" Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 905Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 01, 2019
Shrouded in Mystery
If it were not for the bullet nose, red stripe, and of course, the numerals on this famous locomotive - which otherwise give her away! N&W No. 611 in a pan sho... (more)
Engineer Gary Baksi is at full throttle and eager to let this high drivered 4-4-0 loose on the newly restored right of way on the vernerable Wilmington and Western Railroad. Back to my roots with... (more)
And now for something... completely diesel. A 1/10th Railroad: Twin Cities & Western RailroadLocomotive: EMD GP30CLocation: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USALocomotive #: TCWR 4300Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 10, 2008
Amtrak AEM-7 No. 939 in a pan captured at 1/50th.
Norfolk & Western's 4-8-0 No. 382 in a more)
One of SEPTA's 15 ACS-64's (American Cities Sprinter) captured in a Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 908Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 29, 2019
Pans down... my best yet
Through the years, I've managed to shoot all kinds of pan shots - steam pans, diesel pan, MU pans, zoom pans, night pans, and even pans in the rain. Heck, I even... (more)
Pan shot of MCRR RR #18 prior to reaching Bartle, CA.
Milwaukee Road #261 in a pan shot, caught between 2 QJ's and a near solid consist of Milwaukee Road passenger cars. BW Photo.
Wheels in motion! Pan shot. bw
Former Great Western #90 leads the 4 PM passenger excursion Westbound in a pan shot. Built in Philadelphia and transplanted from Colorado, #90 is Strasburg's youngest steam e... (more)
The Norristown "High Speed Line". SEPTA's N-5 car #140 speeds across the former P&W bride captured at 1/8th of a second in a pan shot.
Into the Night
AMTK No. 2002 races into the night at 125 mph, east through Bristol, PA, in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2002Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 27, 2019
Random "pan" shot
- captured in Secaucus, NJ along the Hackensack River at a shutter speed of 1/60.
Acela Express "golden hour" pan at 1/60th - eastbound through Bristol Township, Pennsylvania.
Pan shot of the NHIRR Baldwin #40 2-8-0 seen here dressed up and slightly altered to resemble her Lancaster and Chester heritage. Photo taken Saturday, January 28th 2006.
Jointed rail, wood ties, and a large beautiful Midwestern Northern at speed - Pete Lerro put on quite a production along with the eager anticipation and cooperation of Steve Sandburg, the Milwauke... (more)
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 in a more)
Western Maryland #734 storms Brush Tunnel
A pan captured at 1/6th.
Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 Pacific races towards Port Clinton captured in a pan at 1/30th against a background of Fall foliage.
Dog in a Zoom Pan - or; Dog on a Billboard. Either way, the Acela is the actual focal point of the shot, all else somewhat blurry, no doubt due to the fact that dogs don't wear glasses... Amtrak... (more)
To Wilmington and Beyond!
An Amtrak Regional Express buzzes through Philadelphia, bound for Wilmington, DE, and beyond, in an evening Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 652Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: September 28, 2019
A crew member rakes the cinders and coals from the ash pan of Canadian Pacific No. 2317. This removes the excess accumulated ash and keeps the firebox draft properly flowing allowing oxygen to th... (more)
N&W 4-8-0 No. 475 has the highball as she bursts out of the woods with a freight train in a late evening pan captured at 1/13th.
AMTK No. 658 races west through Secaucus, NJ, just shy of the Portal Bridge, en route to Newark, NJ and points south. Captured in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: AMTK 658Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 14, 2019
NJT No. 4906 highballs past a green signal as it races its way through Secaucus, NJ, and on towards Secaucus Junction. A Railroad: NJ TransitLocomotive: Bombardier ALP-46Location: Secaucus, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: NJT 4906Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 14, 2019
Tack sharp at 1/60th - a pan shot featuring AMTK No. 615 westbound through Bristol Township, PA.
Steam at it's best - New York, Susquehanna & Western T&HS's #142 seen here in a Railroad: New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W)Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: BDR 142Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: June, 2006
New life for former Jitong Railway QJ #6988 seen here at speed in this pan photo taken not in China but amazingly, Eastbound enroute to Bureau, IL. Railroad: Iowa Interstate RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-10-2Location: Atkinson, Illinois, USALocomotive #: IAIS 6988Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: September 16, 2006
Steam at speed - a Western Maryland pan shot from 1999. I nearly gave myself whiplash panning at such close range!
Pan Shot Early American attempts to break the rail speed record were made at Mt Washington but speeds in excess of 20 mph were not achieved. It was believed the downhill runs... (more)
Boy, the Holiday season comes fast around these parts! A zoom pan at 1/6th under cloudy skies.
AMTK No. 612, captured in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Tullytown, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 612Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 31, 2019
Got Things To Do, People To See, Places To Go...
Amtrak's Acela Express captured in Tullytown, PA in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Tullytown, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2037Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: September 21, 2019
Norfolk & Western's well known class "J" 4-8-4 No. 611 captured in a blurred driver shot at 1/25th on the year of her retirement pulling a westbound manifest freight through Bristol, VA. No worri... (more)
Pan Shot
N&W No. 611 J Class valve gear in motion - a Railroad: Norfolk & WesternLocomotive: Steam 4-8-4Location: Cherry Hill, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NW 611Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 06, 2019
Pan Shot Great Western 2-10-0 makes her way back to her current home at the Strasburg Railroad.
An evening pan. One of my favorite photos in BW.
In a cautious race to Boston, KY, L&N 152 gives quite the challenge arriving only seconds behind me prior to running around it's consist on the siding just ahead. A crisp Zoom panmore)
A pan captured at a shutter speed of 1/40th featuring a SEPTA Silverliner V, No. 705, leading a short commuter train northbound through Tullytown< PA. The Silverliner V's are rated for speeds of ... (more)
Threading a truss bridge at 1/13th - a pan shot featuring Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 No. 2 captured at speed crossing the Nehalem River in Mohler, OR. Part of a Lerro Productions charter on th... (more)
A late evening Amtrak Regional Express sprints through Bristol, PA, on the express track, captured by the station in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 625Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: February 03, 2020
Have camera, will pan...
AMTK No. 2024 in a Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Bombardier/Alstom Acela Express TrainsetLocation: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 2024Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: July 29, 2019
SEPTA's ACS-64, No. 904 pulls north through Bristol, PA in a Railroad: SEPTALocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: SPAX 904Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 02, 2019
A FISH EYE pan of an Amtrak Regional Express!
Yup - wrap your mind around that, lol. Utilizing my 8-15 mm fish-eye lens, I managed a second fish-eye Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: Siemens ACS-64Location: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: AMTK 665Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 09, 2019
