The Burning of Rome.... The crew of MWRC #9 "Waumbek" does the honors, performing the hourly re-enactment of the Burning of Rome, as they take the 2PM Labor Day excursion up Cold ... (more)

A show of defiance at 4,725 ft. MSL. It is June 13th of 2009 and my colleague Dennis Livesey and I are on "The Rockpile".....New Hampshire's Mount Washington. Dennis and I are there to rec... (more)

Strasburg Yard meet. After putting its passenger train away near the station, 2-6-0 89 coupled up to a couple of freight cars and caboose 12 while 2-10-0 90 returned to the station with the... (more)

Out of the black world. When NH 3025 emerged from her rebuild last November, she was a "stealth" locomotive, operating only at night on the Christmas trains. With the start of the railroad... (more)

Stopping for water at Waumbek. At 3800 ft. MSL, at the top of Cold Spring Hill, sits Waumbek Tank. One of the most remote water stops you'll ever find, this spring-fed tank has been a crit... (more)

The most treacherous trestle. At 4,725 ft above mean sea level, on the open west face of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, sits a wood and steel structure that may have a valid claim to the... (more)

Steam powered trains pass at one of the most hallowed spots on any tourist railroad. The Strasburg Railroad recreates scenes that would have been commonplace 100 years ago, but are rare in the 2... (more)

The closure of a portion of Aquetong Rd. just west of the crossing allowed for easier than normal parking (the middle of the road) for addition shots while chasing.

The Polar Express trains provide an opportunity to shoot both ends of the train where light allows such as the 2nd trestle at Hood. 6-axle C30-7 #7087 leads the train back to New Hope station afte... (more)

The calm after the storm.

The late afternoon sun is sinking rapidly toward the peaks to the west as K-36 #482 brings her southbound train from Silverton past the U.S. 550 Crossing in "Honeyville". Actually, the crossing ... (more)

Crossing the Animas. The 2PM departure from Silverton Station crosses the Animas River just a mile and a half south of town. Here, she enters the Animas Canyon. For the next two hours,... (more)

Monson Railroad Forney #4 moves in to make the hitch on Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Caboose #553 in preparation for an afternoon excursion on the Portland waterfront. This view from inside the ... (more)

Drifting Down a 37.4% Grade. Here's what looks like Mount Washington Cog Railway #8 (see note below), drifting down the 37.4% grade at Jacob's ladder with the 2PM trip. The S-Curve Trestl... (more)

The 2-8-0 whistles for the private crossing at Cherry Hill on the way back from Paradise, with the last train of the day.