Amidst the shroud of steam, smoke and the haze an afternoon rain storm, Norfolk and Western 611 approaches Carpenters Graveyard at the Strasburg Railroad

Waiting to get painted in PRR colors before heading to Harrisburg,

Two nice looking engines right out of the paint shop.

N&W 475 at Carpenters crossing, with the rolling hills and farms in the background

N&W 475 passing Carpenters cemetery on an early fall afternoon

N&W 475 runs passed the soon to be harvested corn fields outside of cherry hill farm, approaching the crossing at esbenshade road

Well on her way over the rolling grades of the Strasburg Rail Road, SRC #90 sends smoke signals to the railroad's neighbors indicating that another day of railroading has arrived in Amish country.

At about 7:30 am Engineman Jim Rice gives a tug to the throttle of #90 and headed East on the morning of July 26, 2020. If you were running or firing a steam locomotive, you'd be smiling too.

Strasburg 33 returns to Strasburg with Railroad Museum of Pennsylvamia museum piece WM 203 Business Car after a run to Leaman Place.

The air test complete, a quick crew chat in the morning sun is required prior to departing for Leaman Place Junction with former Great Western decapod #90.

"Summer Glint": Hostler Jeff Frost eyes a couple appliances atop the boiler of former Great Western decapod #90 on the morning of July 26, 2020 as she sits on the blowdown pad in the eas... (more)

Sunrise on the last operable N&W "Mollie". Norfolk & Western M-Class "Mollie" #475 hauls a short, mixed consist at sunrise on Pennsylvania's Strasburg Rail Road, at the ... (more)

Sunrise in old Virginia. One of the better places in the entire US to photograph steam locomotives right at sunrise is Pennsylvania's Strasburg Rail Road, and the perfect spot is here, in t... (more)

About one hour or so later the crew for today's "In-cab experiences", Eric Peffel, Jim Rice, and Russell Shurtleff, arrive on the job. I'd like to imagine that scenes like this were comm... (more)

Hostler Jeff Frost climbs aboard SRC #90 to check on his fire on the morning of July 26, 2020. While surrounded by beautiful Amish countryside, the searing heat and humidity of this gorgeous morni... (more)