u18b404: N&W Baldwin 4-8-0 #475 leads a Strasburg excursion train over the lines only "bridge".
u18b404: Rain on your parade! Sleet, rain and freezing temperatures made for an interesting start of the final leg of the great race to Ogden for Big Boy #4014 and the #844
u18b404: Run-by at Tully. The Chinese built (1989) class SY 2-8-2 142 leads an eceletic mix of diesels on an excursion from NYS&W's OnTrack station in Syracuse, NY. The day started with a heavy wet snow and the temperature never reached above 40.
u18b404: N&W 611 does the honors at Strasburg.
u18b404: Reading & Northern Pacific 425 splits the signals at MP 81 on its return trip to Reading.
u18b404: Reading & Northern Pacific 425 exits the tunnel at the Little Schuykill River on its return trip to Reading.
u18b404: 4-6-2 light Pacfic 425 heads towards Jim Thorpe through the "tunnel" under Hudson Drive.
u18b404: Into The Light. The Big Boy #4014 blasts out of a short curved tunnel near Taggarts, UT.
u18b404: "Nighttime At the Oasis". Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 1309 takes on water at the depot in Cumberland, MD just after dark. The 1309 was the last steam locomotive built by Baldwin
u18b404: "Rainy Arrival". Mallet 2-6-6-2 1309 arrives at the depot in Cumberland, MD. The train has just crossed the Potomac River from Ridgeley, WV.
u18b404: Nickle Plate 765 heads for Hillsdale to be turned before participating in a wine tasting train later that evening and a the American History train the next day. The 765 has spent the better part of 2022 operating over the Indiana Northeastern
u18b404: Big Boy #4014 and the #844 double head Eastbound out of Ogden, UT.
u18b404: Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern 4-6-2 425 heads out of the roundhouse to take part in the double header with the 2102.
u18b404: "Boxed In Birkshire" Nickel Plate 2-8-4 755 rests inside the fence at the Conneaut Railroad Historical Museum.
u18b404: Nickel Plate Berkshire 2-8-4 765 2-8-4 at Hillsdale, MI on the Indiana Northeastern. The big Berk is actually on the rear of a ferry move to spin the train for a trip later in the evening
u18b404: Nickel Plate Berkshire 2-8-4 765 pulls passed the depot at Hillsdale, MI