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A D&RGW Mixed Freight lifts the pops as she slowly transits the High Line near MP 470, toward Rockwood Colorado on a chilly winter morning. The train depicted here is typical of narrow gauge operations on the D&RGW Silverton Branch prior to the tourist era. It is headed up by an Alco K-28 Locomotive, which is just small enough to cleanly negotiate some of the tight clearances that exist over the 2 mile stretch known as "The High Line", running from Tacoma to Rockwood Colorado. This shot depicts a portion of the High Line that is rarely seen in modern photos, because it is only lit like this in the morning and most current morning operations feature trains running in the other direction. The site is a few hundred yards east (railroad west....go figure!) of the famous Horseshoe Curve and was featured in a famous series of 1880s photos by the legendary Photographer, William Henry Jackson.
Out for a bike ride into town today and manged to arrive just in time for one of Nene Valley Railways brilliant steam engines at Orton Mere. Pleased to see it smoking with a few suitably placed clouds in the background.
Another lengthy wait with the wedding special, this time in the Up loop at Swithland. Alan and David, crewing a 'drive a train experience' working hauled by BR 'Standard' Class 5 no. 73156, come past our train headed by '9F' no. 92214.
Great Central Railway.
Talyllyn Railway
Bronica ETRSi
Zenzanon Bronica 75mm f/2.8
Kodak Ektar 100
Negative scanned with sony a7r II and Minolta 100mm macro lens using a light box.
Some neat old tractors from this show a couple of years ago. Now It's time to go to this year's show.
September 6, 2019
Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association
Boonville, Missouri
Class 'WC' No. 34028 'Eddystone' heads out of Swanage on a special 'driver experience' working.
Swanage Railway.
With morning servicing complete, the crew of East Broad Top Railroad Locomotive #16 "Nick" backs down from the north yard switch in Rockhill Furnace, PA to pick up a cut of loaded coal hoppers, freshly delivered from the mines and destined for interchange with the Pennsylvania Railroad up in Mt. Union. On the adjacent track, little sister Locomotive #12 "Millie" sits cold this day, awaiting a tow to the servicing area near the roundhouse, where she will get a boiler wash.
Of course, in 2023, there will be no boiler wash for "Millie." She's currently last on the list of the 5 remaining EBT steamers, which are awaiting restoration to operating condition. This re-enactment image was captured during an April, 2023 photo shoot on the East Broad Top Railroad, featuring the newly-restored Mikado #16, seen here.
Looking right at home among the (really) tall timber, Roaring Cam & Big Trees Shay #1 "Dixiana" brings an afternoon excursion train down the hill toward the depot in Felton, CA. "Dixie" is pictured here negotiating the spectacular horseshoe trestle at Indian Creek, with a 6-car consist of open and covered tourist cars. This railroad really lives up to its name in that the roughly 6.5-mile trip takes place within a forest of tall, redwood trees, hence the name "Big Trees." Many of the trees you see in this image are a couple of hundred feet tall and nearly 1,000 years old.
This image was captured during the Labor Day Weekend of 2025, which featured 4 primary trains each day and B-sections on most of them, with 2 steam locomotives in operation.
46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' heads up the ECML at Arksey with the Norwich-York 'York Yuletide Express' 8.12.16.
On a good day last thursday I managed to go to Warrington Bank Quay station , to capture an engine that until then had eluded me for one thing or another !
Blue Peter 60532,seen here on the outward journey to preston ,on a loaded test run .
Some neat old tractors from this show a couple of years ago. Now It's time to go to this year's show.
September 6, 2019
Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association
Boonville, Missouri
45596 "Bahamas" crosses Mytholmes Viaduct with the ECS of the BLS Members Special on the 29th March 2019. We literally made this with ten seconds to spare after chasing up from Keighley!
As a former science educator and education writer, I was fascinated by a stern-wheel steamboat in the Delaware River offshore of New Hope, Pennsylvania. The SPLASH is an authentic replica of an 1880 steamboat that operated in this area.
SPLASH is an acronym of "Student Participation in Learning Aquatic Science and History". The idea is that student groups use the boat during the summer season for onboard lessons in ecology, pollution sources, water quality testing, river organisms and local history (George Washington's famous 1776 Delaware River crossing was about 7 miles south of New Hope.)
SPLASH docks and sails from Lambertville, New Jersey, but is on the Pennsylvania side of the river in this picture.
A link to their site:
Nearly 40 years later, a "Rocket" returns to it's one-time launching pad. This is Chicago's LaSalle Street Station, the eastern terminus for the Rock Island Railroad, where the famous "Rocket" streamliners began their journeys west. But much has changed in this time. The Rock Island went out of business in the 1980s, the original LaSalle Street headhouse was torn down about the same time, and the "Rockets" are all but a distant memory.
Enter 2017: In partnership with Metra, the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society put together four "Joliet Rocket" excursions an homage to the once "Mighty Fine Line." Featuring vintage equipment and their own famous Nickel Plate 4-8-4 #765 for power, passengers were treated to a recreation of a 1940's era train ride from Joliet to Chicago and back over the former Rock Island mainline. Passengers also got to experience a fine lunch or dinner at the station, as well as a photo runby (originally scheduled to take place at Tinley Park) of the giant steam beast. This would be the first time since the 1960s that a steam locomotive would again grace the platforms of LaSalle Street Station and sound of a steam whistle would echo off the Canyons of Chicago. This trip was so popular that it would return for a second year in 2018.
Seen here is the second run of the Joliet Rocket on Saturday, June 17th. Heat and humidity forced many passengers to return back to the air conditioning in the train after finishing their dinner & drinks. But those of us who rode in the Iowa Pacific full-dome car wanted to linger as long as we could outside, because the AC conked out on the car during the morning run, effectively turning it into a giant sauna.
An alternate view of the rescue move by diesel locomotive 1934 which saved the ailing train pulled by steam locomotive 40. The rebuilt GE diesel is a handy piece of equipment on this short railroad with 4% grades which tests the locomotives on their run.
This steam locomotive from 1917 sits outside at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama. I thought I'd try to bring it back to life...
Ancient steam engine, probably dating back to the early 1900s, hidden in the ruins of a former soap factory. Italy.
Union Pacific steam engines on the way to Ogden Ut for the 150th anniversary of the Joining of the rails in 1869. 4014 in the lead with 844 in back of the yellow tender (the one with the flag)
0-6-0T No 101, built by Pinguely in 1905, leaves Noyelles-sur-Mer (it used to be by the sea but it's not now) heading for Saint-Valery and running parallel with our train to Le Crotoy. Note the mixed-gauge line on the far right and the standard-gauge one in the foreground which will merge with No 101's metre-gauge line; it is mixed gauge from here all the way to Saint-Valery Port.
LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 45596 'Bahamas' accelerates away from Abbotswood Junction with Class 33, 33025 giving a push from the rear towards Wadborough with the return working of The Railway Touring Company organised "The Cotwold Venturer" 1Z55 16:33 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington
Pole shot.
Britannia on its Crewe to kingswear and Class 47 Chris Fudge to Paignton from Birmingham international
Milwaukee Road 261 heads home to Minneapolis after spending the night in Duluth on a fall colors excursion.
261 had to meet a northbound BNSF train in Cambridge, which gave the local, non-railfan (e.g. "normal") people ample time to get the word out and setup trackside. Was neat to see so many people and families out enjoying the show between Cambridge and Isanti.
Lucas, my youngest, was disappointed there were no "steamies" to chase or ride today. Fortunately, Friends of 261 has just announced a series of weekend "North Pole Express" rides/events at St. Paul Union Depot in December, so we won't have to wait long.