New Hope & Ivyland 40 departs New Hope on a cold October morning.

New Hope & Ivyland 40 rolls through the autumn woods at Upper Mountain on a sunny October morning.

It was fun watching all the traffic passing by with the "what are all these people waiting for look" on their faces before the crossing signals activated. This is what all those people w... (more)

Heavy snow is falling on Denver & Rio Grande Western #683, a 2-8-0 locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890.

Originally numbered #891, this oil-burning locomotive was used exclusively for freight in Texas, Oklahoma, and surrounding states, although many of this class were operating on freight lines in Ca... (more)

DMIR 332 thundering up the grade along Lake Superior and out of downtown Duluth, MN with a fall excursion to Palmers siding.

Charging into the tunnel. Peak fall colors are still a couple of weeks away as a short excursion train from Connecticut's Valley Railroad charges north into the very dense "tree tunnel... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland 40 heads up the grade at Aquetong on a sunny fall day.

Classics meet at Dock Road. There's just a little fall color beginning to show along the Connecticut River Valley as a pair of classics from the early years of the last century meet at Dock... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland 40 rolls downgrade into Lahaska on a chilly October afternoon.

New Hope & Ivyland 40 coasts through Holicong with its passenger train on a sunny October morning.

New Hope & Ivyland 40 rolls through Hood with its passenger train on a gorgeous fall day.

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland 40 rolls through Reeder on a sunny October afternoon.

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)