September 20, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, as it sits next to Southern 630, for the Annual L&N Convention, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee during a night photo shoot.
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive…
September 5, 2019 – The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive, under full steam, heads back toward Duluth, Minnesota during a recent photo charter from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, on the North Shore Line.
Museum Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive…
September 5, 2019 – Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive passes a string of Canadian Northern tank cars as it makes its way north through Marbles Siding, south of Two Harbors, Minnesota with an excursion freight from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum on the North Shore Railroad.
Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range…
September 5, 2019 – Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive passes over the trestle before Palmers Siding at milepost 16 as it heads north toward Two Harbors from Duluth, Minnesota. Lake Superior Railroad Museum with an excursion freight.
According to Wikipedia: Duluth & Northeastern 28 (also known as Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332) is a restored 2-8-0 (consolidation) locomotive built in 1906 by the Pittsburgh Works of American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was restored to operating condition by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from 2011-2017, and now operates in excursion service on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive…
September 5, 2019 – Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive approaches the crossing at Palmers Siding at milepost 16 as it heads north toward Two Harbors from Duluth, Minnesota. Lake Superior Railroad Museum with an excursion freight.
According to Wikipedia: Duluth & Northeastern 28 (also known as Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332) is a restored 2-8-0 (consolidation) locomotive built in 1906 by the Pittsburgh Works of American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was restored to operating condition by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from 2011-2017, and now operates in excursion service on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive…
September 5, 2019 – The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum passes a small pond under full steam at Palmers around MP 15.5 on the North Shore Line as it pulls a excursion freight train north toward Twin Harbors from Duluth, Minnesota.
According to Wikipedia: Duluth & Northeastern 28 (also known as Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332) is a restored 2-8-0 (consolidation) locomotive built in 1906 by the Pittsburgh Works of American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was restored to operating condition by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from 2011-2017, and now operates in excursion service on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive…
September 5, 2019 – The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive from Lake Superior Railroad Museum rounds a curve under full steam as it heads north toward Twin Harbors from Duluth, Minnesota. Lake Superior Railroad Museum
According to Wikipedia: Duluth & Northeastern 28 (also known as Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332) is a restored 2-8-0 (consolidation) locomotive built in 1906 by the Pittsburgh Works of American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was restored to operating condition by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from 2011-2017, and now operates in excursion service on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
The Conductor guides Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332…
September 4, 2019 – The Conductor guides Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive into the shop area at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum at Duluth, Minnesota.
According to Wikipedia: Duluth & Northeastern 28 (also known as Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332) is a restored 2-8-0 (consolidation) locomotive built in 1906 by the Pittsburgh Works of American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was restored to operating condition by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from 2011-2017, and now operates in excursion service on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
Gary Cassell, the engineer on Cass Scenic Railroad…
May 24, 2019 – Gary Cassell, the engineer on Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #11 waits patiently as his son Andy who is the fireman, fills the tank with water, as they prepare for their day of operation at Cass, West Virginia.
Norfolk Western 611…
May 25, 2019 – Norfolk Western 611 sits in the shed at the Virginia Transportation Museum in Roanoke, Virginia as I captured this shot of it’s drivers. I’ve photographed this engine numerous times over the years, but I’ve still yet to catch it in operation! It’ll happen someday!
Crews work to get Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4, 2, and 11…
March 26, 2019 – Crews work to get Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4, 2, and 11, ready for a new day of work at Cass, West Virginia.
Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4, 2, and 11, sit in the yard…
March 26, 2019 – Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4, 2, and 11, sit in the yard after a day of work at Cass, West Virginia, as lighting lights the sky from an approaching storm. Only person working this late night shift is the hostler, William H Taylor, who will keep the fires and water in the engines up to speed for another day of work. Thanks Bill for all the help in getting our night shots!!
Crews work to get Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4, 2, and 11…
March 26, 2019 – Crews work to get Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4, 2, and 11, ready for a new day of work at Cass, West Virginia.
Cass Scenic Railroad’s #2 Shay engine…
May 26, 2019 – Cass Scenic Railroad’s #2 Shay engine pushes hard as it moves a load of passengers up the mountain to Whittaker after passing through the grade crossing on Gum Road at Cass, West Virginia.
The Cass Scenic Railroad is Geared Steam, USA, boasting the largest collection of operating geared steam locomotives in the world. The railroad was originally part of West Virginia Pulp & Paper’s (later Mower Lumber Company) massive timber operations centered within the small community of Cass, West Virginia, situated deep within the Appalachian Mountains
Shay No. 2 — (Mayo Lumber No. 4) – 1928; Pacific Coast Class (PC-13). Shay No. 2 was reportedly the only Pacific Coast Shay ever built as a wood-burner. The locomotive was converted to oil firing before delivery new to Mayo Lumber Co., Paldi (Vancouver Island) British Columbia as No. 4. Cass Scenic Railroad
March 9, 2019 – NC&StL Steam Locomotive sits…
March 9, 2019 – NC&StL Steam Locomotive sits under stormy skies in downtown Nashville, TN, as workers inspect it after stopping for a display at Union Station. After several hours on display the locomotive was then towed on its own wheels to the restoration facility at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, where it will undergo and estimated two years of restoration.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was a railway company operated in the southern United States in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. It began as the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, chartered in Nashville in December 11, 1845, built to 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge and was the first railway to operate in the state of Tennessee. By the turn of the twentieth century, the NC&StL grew into one of the most important railway systems in the southern United States. Visit http://www.nashvillesteam.org/ to find out more information and how you can help support this endeavor. – #jimstrainphotos #tennesseerailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #NCSL576 #steamlocomotive
September 1, 2018 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 approaches the Seeman Road Crossing…
September 1, 2018 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 approaches the Seeman Road Crossing, outside the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois as the last light of day begins to fade from the sky. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain
September 1, 2018 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 passes
September 1, 2018 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 passes through the crossing approaching the station at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois as the last light of day begins to fade from the sky.
According to Wikipedia, the locomotive was built in 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for use in Russia as a class Ye locomotive. However, it, along with approximately 200 other locomotives, remained in the United States, due to the inability of the Bolshevik government to pay for them, following the Russian Revolution.
1630 was converted from 5 ft (1,524 mm) Russian track gauge to 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. After being re-gauged, #1630 was sold to the USRA and was numbered 1147. Shortly after, 1147 was briefly leased for use on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In 1920, the locomotive was sold to the St. Louis San Francisco Railway, where it was used as a mixed traffic engine. In 1951, the locomotive was sold to Eagle-Picher, who used it to haul lead ore from a mine to their smelter.
In 1967, the locomotive was donated to the Illinois Railway Museum, in Union, Illinois, where they began restoring it in 1972, it returned to operating condition in 1974 and made its first revenue run. Sometime after arriving at the museum, 1630 was restored from her Eagle Picher appearance back to her Frisco appearance. 1630 was taken out of service in 2004, and after more than six years undergoing repairs and a federally mandated rebuild, it was returned to operational condition on October 30, 2013.
On Memorial Day weekend 2014, the locomotive returned to excursion service. In 2016, the locomotive received a cylinder overhaul, which according to Steam department curator, Nigel Bennett, made the locomotive, “probably more powerful than she has been since her [sic] first arrival at IRM in the 1970s.” The locomotive, during Memorial Day weekend 2016, pulled 137 empty coal cars in storage at the museum as what was considered to be one of the longest revenue freight trains powered by a steam locomotive in at least 25 years as said by IRM’s Steam department curator. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain
October 19, 2015 – Locomotives 463 and 489 sit quietly…
October 19, 2015 – Locomotives 463 and 489 sit quietly outside the shops at Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad at Chama, New Mexico after the last day of scheduled revenue runs for the year. – #jimstrainphotos #newmexicorailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cumbressteam #steamtrain
May 18, 2018 – The Crew aboard Southern Steam engine 401 prepares it’s train at the Monticello Railway Museum…
May 18, 2018 – The Crew aboard Southern Steam engine 401 prepares it’s train at the Monticello Railway Museum, in Monticello, Illinois, to begin it’s day for the Southern Rail Production’s Photo Charter event. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #southern401 #southernsteam #steamtrain #southernrailproductions #monticellorailwaymuseum
May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 pulls past a barn at the Monticello Railway Museum…
May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 pulls past a barn at the Monticello Railway Museum, in Monticello, Illinois, as the day draws to a close on the Southern Rail Production’s Photo Charter event, as it heads into the shops area. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #southern401 #southernsteam #steamtrain #southernrailproductions #monticellorailwaymuseum
May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 in Black and White
May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 makes its way from the the Monticello Railway Museum, in to downtown Monticello, Illinois, during Southern Rail Productions two day Photo Charter event.
The Monticello Railway Museum, is an all-volunteer organization in central Illinois with an operational railroad main line yard open to the public.
They offer train rides on Saturdays and Sundays from May through October, regardless of weather conditions, as well as a number of special events throughout the year.
May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 makes its way to Monticello , Illinois from Jim Pearson on Vimeo.