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24 and 200mmāLens Choices.
Sixteen years agoāon July 27, 2010āI made a series of photographs of Pan Am Southernās eastward MOAY (Mohawk Yard, Schenectady, N.Y., to Ayer, Mass.) as it plied the old Boston & Maine Fitchburg Route. It was a pleasant, sunny afternoonāideal for railroad photography. Occasionally, Iām asked, āHow do you know what lens to use?ā I have no easy answer, since each situation depends on theā¦
On the Roll with H28 or Greenfield by the Pond
Every so often, itās nice to catch Norfolk Southernās H28 working the New Holland Secondary. I had an errand to run, so I worked in a couple of photos of this short freight on this former Pennsylvania Railroad branch line. The little pond at Greenfield, along Jefferson Drive in Lancaster, Pa., is among my favorite places to photograph this local freight. Located near Amtrakās Harrisburg Line,ā¦
Haze Be Gone!
Today, something a little different. Instead of working from a camera RAW file, Iām adapting an in-camera JPEG. The image in question is a photograph I made in June 2013 of Massachusetts Centralās rare EMD NW5 No. 2100 working a surviving fragment of the former Central Massachusetts line in Ware, Massachusetts. It was a hot, humid, and hazy day when I exposed this view using my Canon EOS 7Dā¦
Fireworks over Strasburgā2026
For the second year in a row, we watched Strasburgās fireworks from Blackhorse Road near the Strasburg Rail Road grade crossing. This year, like last year, the fireworks coincided with fireflies. It was especially dark where we were standing, which made manipulating cameras a challenge. I made this photo looking toward Cherry Hill from the grade crossing. The image required considerable postā¦
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SEPTA's Conrail Heritage Unit
The sun was getting low when I caught SEPTAās Conrail Heritage Unit inbound at Elkins Park, Pa. This vintage Silverliner IV multiple unit was wearing the Conrail ācan openerā and an early version of the SEPTA logo to pay tribute to the Conrail influence on SEPTA in its early years. In the spirit of retro-railroading, Iāve adjusted the color profile of this photo to resemble an image exposed onā¦
Waiting for a Train by the light of a Full Moon and Dancing Fireflies.
We call them āblinky bugsā. Riverfront Park in Marietta is a peaceful place along the banks of the Susquehanna and nice spot to wait for a freight on Norfolk Southernās Port Road Secondary. On previous visits Kris and I could watch the fireflies, while listening to a distant train rolling down the river. The other night featured the appearance of the brilliant full moonā a radiant golden orbā¦
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JB Hunt Stacks on the Roll
Modern Class I freight railroading is often a story told through double-stacked containers riding in articulated well cars. Thirty-five years ago, JB Hunt was a newcomer to the railroads. I still remember the novelty of seeing JB Hunt trailers aboard Santa Fe piggyback trains in the California Tehachapis. Today, Norfolk Southern moves mile-long trains of JB Hunt containers, stacked two high,ā¦
Seven Photos of SEPTA's Elkins Park Station
On our June 2026 visit to SEPTAās Elkins Park station, I made these seven digital images in an effort to capture the historical and contemporary contrasts of this classic suburban station on the former Philadelphia & Reading. In an era when many stations are little more than a platform and a parking lot, it is refreshing to find one that remains true to its roots. Tracking the Light exploresā¦
Conrail on the Move!Ā
In May 1999, I was testing Canon EOS Elan cameras and lenses forĀ Trains Magazine. One of the key features of the EOS system was image stabilization. Among the photos I exposed was this panned view of Conrail B23-7 1933 rolling through CP83 inĀ Palmer, Massachusetts. This photo demonstrated the advantages of image stabilization when making a long-pan image. To blur the background, I set the cameraā¦
Four Susquehanna Bridges
Hot weather last week made for sauna-like conditions along the Susquehanna River. We pulled into Port Deposit, where a riverside park offers views of the four long-span bridges that cross the river between Perryville and Havre de Grace, Maryland. I made this photograph using my Nikon Z7-II with a 70ā200mm lens, then cropped the image to better feature an Amtrak Regional train crossing the mostā¦
Palmer, Massachusetts with Color Negative Film-1984.
Exposed using a Rolleiflex Model T loaded with Kodak Vericolor II Type S 120 roll film. October 1984. Central Vermont Railway crossing the Conrail diamonds northbound; Palmer, Massachusetts. In October 1984, I exposed this image using my fatherās Rolleiflex Model T loaded with Kodak Vericolor II Type S 120 roll film. I scanned the negative in 2010 using an Epson V500 flatbed scanner. Epsonāsā¦
Philadelphia Chapter NRHS Talk at Elkins Park SEPTA Stationā7pm June 18, 2026
At 7pm on June 18, 2026, Iāll be presenting a program on Conway Scenic Railroad to the Philadelphia Chapter NRHS at the Elkins Park SEPTA Station. At 7pm on June 18, 2026, Iāll be presenting a program on Conway Scenic Railroad to the Philadelphia Chapter NRHS at the Elkins Park SEPTA Station.
Compositional Considerations
It was a clear evening. We paused briefly at Christiana, Pa., to roll by Amtrak Keystone 658. The scene was unclutered and I wanted to feature the station and underpass that is the centerpiece of former Pennsylvania Railroad infrastructure in the town. I framed up the station with a broad window of sunlight beyond the railroad bridge over the road. When train 658 came into view, I exposed aā¦
Improving an old Digital Photo
I thought about giving this the title, āSnapping Up an HST.ā In June 2010, I bought my first (and only) DSLR: a Canon EOS 7D. Itās a great camera, and Iāve made thousands of photographs with it. Canon is famous for its color palette. However, Iāve often felt that many of my early digital images were somewhat lackluster in terms of contrast and composition. The other day, I imported a varietyā¦
Sudden Deluge at Cherryville Junction
April and May were weedspraying season on Irish Rail. Back in the day I was pretty familiar with this program. The Irish Rail weedspray train was something of a tradition and I made countless photos of it working around the network. On 14 April, 2009, I exposed this telephoto view on Fujichrome of the weedspraying train working up-road at Cherryville Junction in the midst of a torrentialā¦
Corfu, New Yorkā19 years ago.
On this day 157 years ago, a ceremonial golden spike marked the joining of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific at Promontory, Utah. On this day 134 years ago,Ā as a well crafted publicity stunt, New York Central & Hudson River RailroadĀ No. 999 made its world-famous speed run leading the Empire State Express toward Buffalo. On the long tangent nearĀ Corfu, the engine was reported to have reachedā¦
Amtrak at Roanoke
Times have changed sinceĀ Norfolk & Western Train No. 4 The PocahontasĀ paused atĀ RoanokeĀ for passengers. My 1946Ā Norfolk and Western RailwayĀ timetable lists a 20-minute station stop, departing east forĀ NorfolkĀ at 10:55 a.m. On our visit toĀ RoanokeĀ in March, we watched as anĀ AmtrakĀ Siemens ChargerĀ reversed itsĀ AmfleetĀ consist into the comparatively new station platform. While a far cry from aā¦