Iron horse meets real horse at a farm in Marshall, VA, during a Manassas-Front Royal excursion.

The last time 1218 ventured out onto the main line: for an event at the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. Here she sits on display as an NS freight passes eastbound.

Nevada Northern's rotary snow plow was the featured subject for the annual night shot in 2016. #93 was a nice addition to the event, which was well worth every penny spent and every minute to t... (more)

The sun sets on Western Maryland 1309's first day on its first ever photo charter. In this scene, 1309 sits on the interchange track that connects the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad with CSX.

Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 H-6 eases through the Narrows at first light for Trains Magazine's Welcome Back 1309 Charter.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's H-6 Mallet 1309 storms upgrade around Helmstetter's curve near Corriganville, Maryland, during Trains Magazine's "Welcome Back 1309" photo charter.

The 0-4-0T steam locomotive "Winifred" (1885) meets a Bentley from the 1950s.

At 1/8 of a second for the pan, the rods on the Queen of Steam become nothing more than a blur. Probably my slowest pan speed ever.

Day one of the Trains Magazine photo charter of US Sugar 148 was a trip from Clewiston to Okeelanta, with 10 empty sugar cane cars ahead of the passenger consist. At the wye in Okeelanta, the pass... (more)

Trains Magazine's photo charter train with US Sugar's pacific #148 is seen here crossing what I call the "curvy bridge", over a canal near the Sugarton cane loadout on the west side of C... (more)

Stars streak across the sky in a 1-hour exposure on a cool January 29, 2022 evening. Pictured is steam engine number 360. Formerly owned by Dierks Lumber Company and subsidiary line Texas, Oklahom... (more)

US Sugar's shiny Pacific runs west across the Miami Canal, after leaving the Okeelanta sugar mill.

US Sugar's shiny Pacific glides east across the Miami Canal, nearing the Okeelanta sugar mill.

Bath & Hammondsport 11 rests in Hammondsport, New York as its crew enjoys a rest with some tea and coffee. In reality, Everett Railroad 11 rests in Roaring Spring for a wonderfully staged nigh... (more)

After a blistering cold morning in the city of Owosso, the morning crew of the Pere Marquette 1225 has gone on duty to begin building the train for the day's North Pole Express runs. With the Cyli... (more)