Trip Report - Mount Washington Cog Railway

Steve Mitchell — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:54:11 +0100

The Mount Washington Cog Railway is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It was completed in 1869 and became the the first mountain climbing cog railway in the world.

The Mount Washington Cog Railway starts from the Marshfield Base Station and carries passengers three and a quarter miles up the mountain with an average grade of 25%, with the maximum of 37.41%!

My visRead More...

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Trip Report - Durango & Silverton

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:54:41 +0100

Writing an article about the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is hard because it requires using all of the overused descriptive words such as excellent, magnificent, wonderful, marvelous, supreme, outstanding, remarkable, first-rate, premier, unsurpassed, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, and preeminent. Now that I’ve used all these words in the very first sentence, writing about the Durango &amRead More...

Trip Report - The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad

Steve Mitchell — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:29:39 +0100

About the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad

The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad runs on former Milwaukee Road tracks in the shadow of the volcanic mountain. Visitors board trains at the depot in the small town of Elbe, Washington for the seven mile trip to Mineral, where the railroad has a large yard and shop.

NKP 765 Travels Home

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:07:03 +0100

The day after the Rock Island Train Festival I traveled with NKP 765 as she headed east from East Peoria, IL to Logansport, IN on the Toledo, Peoria & Western (TPW), a short line operated by RailAmerica. Just after the festival closed, NKP 765 headed out of town to East Peoria where it would spend the night.

January 5, 2012

Maybe I sound like a broken record about the days we worked on the Steamin’ Summer DVDs, but one of the hottest, most unbearable days I’ve ever experienced was the day I attempted to follow NKP 765 Travel to the Rock Island Train Festival across IndiaRead More...

Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad - Trip Report

Steve Mitchell — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:46:57 +0100

I was intrigued when Roger Holmes of the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad, invited me to a Photo Special to be held in July, 2011. The photo session was conveniently scheduled between the Little River Railroad Birthday Celebration and the Rock Island Train Festival.

I’ve been interested in visiting the Monticello Railway Museum for some time, and that interest grew considerably in 2010, when steam locomotive Southern 401 was restored to operating condition.

It took me another year before finalRead More...

Trip Report - Rock Island Train Festival

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:55:33 +0100

The big event in railroading during the hot summer of 2011 was the Train Festival in Rock Island, IL. The four-day event was held along the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Rock Island on park land and the adjacent rail yards.

I wrote earlier about the 100th birthday celebration for Little River #110 (http://yardgoatimages.com/birthday-bash-for-little-river-110). Now that the event is behind us, it might be good to tell you about it.

While attending Train Festival 2011 at Rock Island, IL, I was in the yard getting video footage of NKP 765 as she simmered in the July heat. Since they were waiting in the yard, the crew beckoned a young lad to come up and see what the cab looked like. As he sat in the fireman’s seat, I grabbed my camera and took a few photos. He was trying with all his might to pull the whistle cord, but alas he was just tooRead More...

Soo Line 2719 & Lake Superior Railroad Museum

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:11:28 +0100

Soo Line 2719 is a steam locomotive that may not be as widely known as Union Pacific 844 or 3985, Southern Pacific 4449, Nickel Plate 765, or many of the “big” locomotives operating today. It hasn’t been out on mainline excursions for many years, and is lucky to pull some trips each year between Duluth and Two Harbors, MN on the North Shore Scenic Railroad (former DM&IR) owned by the LakRead More...

Do You Like BIG Steam? The SS Badger Is It!

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:54:10 +0100

Lake Michigan has a surface area of 22,400 square miles. This large body of water separating the East from a large chunk of the Midwest has always posed a challenge to railroads, which were forced to go around it. In the early days of rail transportation, freight was unloaded from railcars onto boats, shipped across the lake, then loaded back into rail cars. In the late 1800’s, railroads began constructing laRead More...

Something For Everyone at Model Train Shows

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:11:19 +0100

I regularly participate as a vendor at Model Train Shows. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably been to one or two shows yourself.

You probably also know people who are not into railroadingRead More...

They Need Our Help

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:00:18 +0100

Being in the business of producing railroad videos, I pay attention to what is going on in the community. By community, I mean railroad museums and attractions, groups working to save and restore locomotives, cars and other railroad equipment, specific railroad interest groups like the Great Northern, Soo Line, Milwaukee Road historical societies, etc.

Grand Scale Steam - I’m always looking for opportunities to cover steam locomotives in operation. Big steam locomotives, narrow gauge steam locomotives, even the two foot gauge steam locomotives of Maine.

But steam locomotives in the Grand SRead More...

UP 3985

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:39:07 +0100

In the Fall of 2010 I had the pleasure of following Union Pacific Challenger 3985 as it made its way through Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and back again to Nebraska.

Steam in the North Woods - The Lumberjack Steam Train

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:33:25 +0100

Recently I had the pleasure of spending a day with the folks at the Laona & Northern Railway in woods of northern Wisconsin. The railway operates the Lumberjack Steam Train to bring passengers from the tiny town of Laona to the Camp 5 Museum.

My day with the Lumberjack Steam Train Crew

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Little River #110 Birthday Celebration

Steve Mitchell — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:32:14 +0100

If you enjoy steam locomotives, head for Coldwater, Michigan! The Little River Railroad will be celebrating the 100th birthday for one of their two steam engines on July 15, 16, and 17, 2011.

About Little River #110

Little River #110 is a handsome 4-Read More...

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