Amtrak F40PH #314 receives a nice bath on a hot summer's day. Bob Albano photo.

A utility employee cleans the windshield while all exterior lights are tested on the 904 in preparation for its next turn.

Black River & Western #60 has come back to life, but sadly, tragically, we lost two of her long-time caretakers, John Konn and Tom Bartkovsky, in 2012 -- John before getting to see the engine run,... (more)

With a load of new, unfamiliar coal, Don hand-fired the back corners for a ways up the hill before adjusting the stoker jet settings to his satisfaction. Thirteen carloads of passengers didn't kn... (more)

Fireman Davy clearing out the ashes the hard way - with a shovel and a wheelbarrow - the same way they've been doing it since No. 4 came to the railroad in the 1920s.

In the Scranton roundhouse, AKA "the barn," Bruce and Kevin were prepping steam locomotive CN 2-8-2 No. 3254 for the days run after repairs the day before. They were using a fork lift to replace t... (more)

The crew of Strasburg 89 uses hand signals to spot their caboose on a foggy and damp morning in Strasburg after retrieving one loaded grain car from the NS interchange at Leaman Place Junction.

Strasburg's Chris Zahrt oils around on 2-6-0 #89 in preparation for its use on the 'half hour' train later in the day on the busy tourist line.

With white extra flags being flown No. 475's fireman peers behind the engine toward the NS interchange at Leaman Place Junction prior to picking up two loads for the yard in Strasburg off of the i... (more)

Strasburg's Chris Zahrt prepares 2-6-0 #89 for its service pulling the "half-hour" passenger train at while in the background 4-8-0 #475 moves down to the station area for its first passenger trip... (more)

A railroad employee gives Extra 765 an all-clear at Carland just after sunset on a Saturday evening. A Lerro Productions photo charter.

This three unit lashup is westbound on the former Nickel Plate line, at a time when bright green vests and ditch lights were not required.

Before climbing aboard his ride to Latrobe, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman (front row, fourth from left) posed with the crew of Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 765 during the servicing stop in Altoona.... (more)

After arriving in Greeley, CO 2 hours late due to a train-truck encounter near Ault, CO, the UP 844 Cab Crew are seen enjoying themselves during a 30 minute service stop. The 150th Year UP Special... (more)

The "Hoghead": in this photo by an unknown local photographer in the Middlesborough area, a classic steam era engineer is pictured standing beside L&N K-2A number 161 on one of the daily passenger... (more)