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In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.
A Roger Puta Photograph
After being on a bit of a dry-spell photography wise as of late, I decided to revisit some old photos to see what I might have missed. Thankfully I found a treasure-trove of great shots from a photo charter on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad from May of 2013 that I previously didn't work on. That day was truly one of my favorite experiences with trains to-date. I was quite bummed in the morning of that day because it was raining, but by mid-afternoon, the rain had subsided and the skies began to break up.
I'll admit that I'm unsure of what the structure overhead is in this photo, but dang it all made for a great photo spot! B&W really made this scene pop I think.
Union Pacific steam engines on the way to Ogden Ut for the 150th anniversary of the Joining of the rails in 1869.
Frank Burton stands in front of Durango & Silverton 480 while it rests in the roundhouse before a busy next day.
The "Jingpeng Orient Express", a luxury train chartered by Great Western Tours for a tour of the Jitong line, sits at the summit station of Shangdian while its passengers are out and about taking pictures. This train was originally used by the Politburo and other high officials for their official travel. Now the officials fly and the train is chartered out to tourists.
Pennsylvania Railroad L class Mikado 2-8-2 coal burning steam locomotive # 1365, is seen while preparing to depart with a manifest freight train across bridge, late 1930's. The fireman is seen in his cab window peering ahead. Check out the old convertible, which looks like a Ford to me. The car also had no spare tire, and only a wire rim is mounted on the rear end. If you look ahead of the locomotive to the left you can see one of the B class switcher with a slope back tender working some cars. Gee, with that NYC box car coupled to the tender it represents the unfortunate future for PC. Notice the employee standing against the rail by the NYC box car.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This photo came from my personal collection of Railroad images, however, this negative came from a friends personal collection.
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Gauge 1 Lego model of 1813 locomotive. The loco has been redesigned several times during its long work life from 1813 to 1862. The model shows the last form, which is on display in the London Science Museum, and of which there is a detailed, working replica from 1906 in the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.
A Roger Puta Photograph
One of the crew of an 'SY' class 2-8-2 tops up a coupling rod oil pot whilst in the platform at Baiyin station.
Note the boiler blowdown valve (operated by the red-painted mechanism) behind the trailing coupled wheel, and firebox ashes on the lip of the damper below it - and what might be a lump of concrete arch from the firebox that I suspect is propping the damper open.
Baiyin Nonferrous Metal Company's system, Baiyin, Gansu province, China.
As we were crossing the sand to get to Cei Ballast, this Double Fairlie engine belonging to the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway set off across the Cob towards Boston Lodge.
Saturday's sunrise shot didn't provide a lot of sun but it did provide some dramatic cloud effects. Thanks to SRI, Historic Transport Preservation, and Pete Lerro for making pix like this possible in the 21st Century!
In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.
A Roger Puta Photograph
I was with my camera club on a photoshoot in a small village in Co. Laois, and came across this man in his workshop... preparing for a vintage festival day at the weekend.
1880's portable coal-fired steam engine built in Brantford Ontario, used for mining exploration on Michipicoten Island.
The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a 25 acre working Steam Museum with one of the UK's largest collections of locomotives, rolling stock and railway memorabilia. A re-created country station in the heyday of steam travel, offers steam train rides on certain days.
Sir Lamiel on a high speed TPO pass through Quorn. Not great positioning with large white post, but it's a popular spot and we were late.
Basking in the warm sun, this narrow gauge 0-4-0 sits a top a 53' flat car at the Toronto Railway Historical Association. In the background is a CP MLW S2 and a CN F9 cab used as a simulator.
Flagg Coal Locomotive #75 runs light on an industrial siding in Thomaston, CT, during a 2010 visit to the Railroad Museum of Connecticut. Owned by the Gramling Locomotive Works of Ashley, Indiana, Flagg Coal #75 is one of at least 3, standard gauge, industrial tank locomotives which are essentially available for "rent" to museums and tourist railroads across the US. The brainchild of the Father-Son team of John and Barney Gramling, this "engine for hire" operation gives railroads that perhaps can't afford a permanent steam program, a chance to offer one for a week or two as a special event. The locomotives are small enough to be trucked to the customer site, and personnel from the Gramling operation accompany each engine, providing expert crew and maintenance. In many cases, the local museum or tourist railroad's own personnel will be allowed to actually operate the steamer, under close supervision, of course.
During this first visit to the RMNE in 2010, I had a brief opportunity to chat with Barney Gramling and I asked him how their business model came to be. His answer? "Well, this started out as a hobby, and it kinda got out of control." LOL!