This was a fortunate accident. While testing my strobes on Steam Into History's brand new 1860s 4-4-0, York, my front strobe didn't fire. The result left a neatly side lit scene with an interestin... (more)

Amtrak FL9 No. 486 served as a parts source for Maine Eastern's FL9s and was finally cut up after languishing for a decade in New Jersey. The story can be found at http://blog.railroadphotographer... (more)

Returning from San Bernardino Railroad Days, ATSF 3751 blows a gorgeous steam whistle and rings its smokebox bell as passing through Baldwin Park, CA.

Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 was just about to depart San Bernardino (for Los Angeles) when BNSF Railway train Z-MEMLAC9-10A (led by 6959, 7106 and 8068) rounded the curve east of the station. There was a... (more)

Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 has a Golden Glow headlight mounted up front. I've read that Golden Glow only made the reflectors, but this headlight appears to have been produced by Golden Glow, complete wi... (more)

Santa Fe 3751's crew members pose for a group portrait shortly before the engine and its train departed for Los Angeles, and home, on April 13th, 2014. The big 4-8-4 spent many years (1958-1986) ... (more)

One of the nicest outdoor railroad displays I've ever encountered is this exhibit in Mendota, Illinois. Burlington Route 4978 is in great condition, and appears ready to highball out of town. No... (more)

While kicking up a cloud of dust, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief #4 is seen as it speeds past a set of active semaphore signals in Watrous, NM.

Detail shot of a truck on this former F40.

Maryann gets her shots of a Sunrail Test Train rolling through Lake Mary. Sunrail has been running test trains consistently with a soft opening set for April 15 and the grand opening May 1.

A young lady staff member admires 46115 Scots Guardsman as it takes water at Hellifield station during a break while working the southbound Winter Cumbrian Express railtour.

The California Zephyr is moved around the yard while corridor trains are serviced.

While visiting California, we visited Jack London Square. As we were getting ice cream from Ben & Jerry's I noticed the gates were activated so with my camera in hand I walked outside and to compl... (more)

NS 23Z meets coal drag C48 with 5 SD80MAC's pulling through Cassandra Railfan Overlook in the midst of an early February snowstorm.