The last Acela

For now... On Saturday, March 21st, 2020 at 5:15 pm, the last scheduled Amtrak Acela Express departs Philadelphia, PA, southbound for Washington D.C. Upon reaching its dest... (more)

An Amtrak Regional Express, one of but a handful this day, finds an opening under a tunnel of catenary for a pose while departing Philadelphia, southbound towards Wilmington. Due in part to the C... (more)

Empty Palace

Supplementing the light from the five story high windows, ten enormous Art Deco chandeliers hang from the 95' high ceiling ceiling of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station in Pe... (more)

A late morning Amtrak Acela Express, led by No. 2009, rounds the curve northbound through Eddystone, PA, en route to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. The set is seen approaching the station st... (more)

A late evening Amtrak Acela Express, led by No. 2038, splits the signals under the former PRR bridge as it rounds the curve northbound through Eddystone, PA - home to the once mighty Baldwin Locom... (more)

En route to Philadelphia and points north, an early morning Amtrak Regional Express ducks the PRR era signal bridge at Eddystone, Pennsylvania.

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)

Tremont & Gulf Railway's 2-8-2 No. 30, leads a freight over the westbound leg of the wye in this undated photo marked "Winnfield, LA". The T&G Rwy interchanged here with the Rock Island ... (more)

Starry, starry night...

Bound for Rusk, Texas, 2-8-2 No. 30 makes a brief station stop at Maydelle on a clear and starry night. Follow Railroad: Texas State Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Maydelle, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: TSRR 30
Train ID: Lerro Charter
Photo Date: April 28, 2019

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 Mikado has the highball as she emerges from the woods, westbound, just shy an unimproved road crossing, bound for Palestine.

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 pulls a Lerro Productions photo charter past the 1977 built water tank located by the depot in Rusk, TX.

Up on a pedestal - Texas State Railroad's Baldwin built 1917 ex-Tremont & Gulf Raiway 2-8-2 No. 30 shows off her fine lines crossing a low trestle with a photo fright during a Lerro Productions ch... (more)

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30 positions itself with a photo freight along a siding by the Rusk depot for a return trip to Palestine. The new Rusk Depot is located in what was the Rusk City ... (more)

A crewman leans out of the cab to capture trainorders as Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30 passes through Maydelle, TX, en route to Rusk. Part of a Lerro Productions charter at the Texas State ... (more)

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30, former Magma Arizona No. 7, nee Tremont & Gulf Railway pulls a photo freight over the 1100 feet long - 35 feet high concrete trestle which spans the flood path... (more)