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Best Selling Photos & Gift Ideas : This gallery features my best selling photos and gift recommendations. Prints are available in sizes from 4x6" to 24x36" in lustre (best for framing), gloss, matte, and metallic finishes. Prices start at just $9.95, and most orders ship within three days. I'm pleased to donate 20% of all SteamPhotos.com sales to non-profit organizations dedicated to historic railroad preservation.

For the 2009 holiday season, I'm offering three unique ready-to-hang gift ideas. First, I can mount any lustre or metallic print on foam gatorboard, a durable yet lightweight alternative to framing. Second, I offer wooden box framed prints with a choice of black or chocolate stained wood. Third, a personal favorite, I offer all photos on heavy canvas -- available mounted or rolled. The mounted canvas print (sizes 8x10" to 24x36") features a high-quality heavy canvas stretched and wrapped over a wood frame for a painting-like appearance.

Please see the Prints & Gifts Page for product and pricing details, or contact me with any questions.

Best Selling Photos
& Gift Ideas

2010 Calendar (available now!) :

Dear Visitor,

I'm pleased to announce the publishing of the SteamPhotos.com 2010 Calendar. This year's calendar features 14 scenic photos of steam railroads throughout North America, all taken during my travels of 2008 and 2009. The calendar is professionally printed, captioned, spiral-bound, and available in three sizes - 7x11", 11x17", and 14-1/4x22" (recommended). Previews of all 14 photos are included below.

Calendar prices start at $17.05 with discounts for quantities of two or more. As with all SteamPhotos.com purchases, I am donating 20% of all calendar sales to non-profit organizations dedicated to railroad preservation. Calenders must be purchased separately from other prints and gifts, as they will be shipped directly from the publisher.

Please CLICK HERE to order the 2010 calendar.

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Best wishes for the new year,

Christopher Muller
SteamPhotos.com

2010 Calendar
(available now!)

2010 Calendar ('09 photo edition) :

Dear Visitor,

Last year's calendar was such a success that, in addition to our NEW 2010 CALENDAR, we're also offering this reprint of the 2009 edition.

Please note that all 14 photos in this reprint are identical to last year's (as shown below). Only the dates have been updated for 2010.

Calendar prices start at $17.05 with discounts for quantities of two or more. As with all SteamPhotos.com purchases, I am donating 20% of all calendar sales to non-profit organizations dedicated to railroad preservation. Calenders must be purchased separately from other prints/gifts and will be shipped directly from the publisher.
CLICK HERE to order the 2010 calendar ('09 photo edition).

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Best wishes for the new year,

Christopher Muller
SteamPhotos.com

2010 Calendar
('09 photo edition)

SP Daylight 4449 Westbound 2009 : Southern Pacific Daylight 4449 - Owosso, MI back home to Portland, OR after TrainFestival 2009
In July 2009, SP Daylight 4-8-4 #4449 (built 1941) led a cross-country excursion to TrainFestival 2009, a celebration of railroad history in Michigan. After appearing at the festival, 4449 made its way to Minneapolis for autumn excursions down the Mississippi, followed by a westbound return trip to Portland in October. This gallery features photos from each day of the trip west, including the Great Plains, Glacier National Park, Columbia River Gorge, and more. Photos from the outbound trip to TrainFestival are posted in the SP Daylight Eastbound Gallery. The Daylight was restored in 1975 to lead the American Freedom Train, a 21-month bicentennial celebration tour of all 48 contiguous states. For more info, visit SP4449.com.

SP Daylight 4449 Westbound 2009

SP Daylight 4449 Eastbound 2009 : Southern Pacific Daylight 4449 - Portland, OR to Owosso, MI for TrainFestival 2009
In July 2009, SP Daylight 4-8-4 #4449 (built 1941) led a cross-country excursion to TrainFestival 2009, a celebration of railroad history in Michigan. This gallery features photos from each day of the trip east, including the Columbia River Gorge, Glacier National Park, the Great Plains, and more. After appearing at the festival, 4449 made its way to Minneapolis for autumn excursions down the Mississippi, followed by a westbound return trip to Portland in October. Photos from the return trip are posted in the SP Daylight Westbound Gallery. The Daylight was restored in 1975 to lead the American Freedom Train, a 21-month bicentennial celebration tour of all 48 contiguous states. For more info, visit SP4449.com.

SP Daylight 4449 Eastbound 2009

D&RGW 315 on the Cumbres & Toltec : D&RGW C-18 #315 on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - Antonito, CO to Chama, NM
Photos from September 2009, featuring Denver & Rio Grande Western C-18 class steam locomotive #315 (built 1895) in freight service on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The 315 was restored by the Durango Railroad Historical Society in 2007 and is the oldest operating Rio Grande locomotive.

D&RGW 315 on the Cumbres & Toltec

Cumbres & Toltec (Colorado/N. Mexico) : Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - Chama, NM to Antonito, CO
Photos from 2007-2009, featuring three 2-8-2 K-36 series steam engines #484, #487, and #488 (all built 1925) in daily passenger service. For photos of freight and ballast trains, please see the Cumbres & Toltec Freight Trains Gallery. For excursion info, visit the C&TS Official Website.

Cumbres & Toltec (Colorado/N. Mexico)

Cumbres & Toltec Freight Trains : Cumbres & Toltec Freight & Ballast Trains - Chama, NM to Antonito, CO
Photos from September 2007 and October 2008, featuring three 2-8-2 K-36 series steam engines #484, #487, and #489 (all built 1925) in freight and ballast service. For photos of passenger trains, please see the Cumbres & Toltec Passenger Trains Gallery.

Cumbres & Toltec Freight Trains

Mt. Washington Cog (New Hampshire) : Mount Washington Cog Railway - Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Photos from June 2008 at the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway. The Cog opened in 1869 and currently operates seven steam locomotives (dating to 1874) and one diesel engine (2008). The 3.1-mile railroad climbs from Marshfield Base Station (elevation 2700') to the summit of Mt. Washington (6288') with an average grade of 25% and maximum grade of 37.4% (Jacob's Ladder). For info, visit the Cog Railway's Official Website.

Mt. Washington Cog (New Hampshire)

TrainFestival 2009 (Michigan) : TrainFestival 2009 - Owosso, Michigan (Steam Railroading Institute)
In July 2009, seven steam locomotives were brought to Owosso, Michgan where they joined museum host's own Pere Marquette 1225 for a celebration of steam railroading. Locomotives in attendance included Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, Pere Marquette 1225, Nickel Plate 765, Little River 110, Little River 1, Flagg Coal 75, Viscose 6, and Leviathan 63 (America's newest steam locomotive). The Daylight and 765 each pulled two all-day excursions from Owosso to Alma, while the 110 led short hourly excursions. The other five locomotives operated only in the yard and are pictured in night scenes around the turntable in Owosso.

TrainFestival 2009 (Michigan)

Pere Marquette 1225 on the GLC (Michigan) : Pere Marquette 1225 on the Great Lakes Central Railroad
Photos from February 2008, featuring Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 (built 1941) with a freight train on the Great Lakes Central Railroad (formerly Tuscola Saginaw Bay Railways) in Southern Michigan.

Pere Marquette 1225 on the GLC (Michigan)

Durango & Silverton (Colorado) : Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - Durango, CO
Photos from 2006 and 2007, featuring 2-8-2 K-36 steam engines #480, #481, #482, and #486 (built 1925) and 2-8-2 K-28 #478 (built 1923).
For excursion information, visit Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's Official Website.

Durango & Silverton (Colorado)

Strasburg Rail Road (Pennsylvania) : Strasburg Rail Road - Lancaster County, PA
Photos from 2006, 2007, and 2008, featuring Great Western 2-10-0 #90 (built 1924), Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 #475 (1906), Canadian National 2-6-0 #89 (1910), and Canadian National 0-6-0 #31/7312 (1908). For excursion information, visit Strasburg Rail Road's Official Website.

Strasburg Rail Road (Pennsylvania)

Milwaukee Road 261 on the TC&W (Minn.) : Milwaukee Road 261 on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Photos from May 2008, featuring Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 (built 1944) with a freight train and Hiawatha passenger train on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. For excursion information, visit the 261's Official Website.

Milwaukee Road 261 on the TC&W (Minn.)

PM 1225 & NKP 765 on the GLC (Michigan) : Nickel Plate 765 & Pere Marquette 1225 on the Great Lakes Central Railroad
Photos from August 2009 featuring Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 (built 1944) and Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 (built 1941) with freight trains on the Great Lakes Central Railroad (formerly Tuscola Saginaw Bay Railways) in Southern Michigan.

PM 1225 & NKP 765 on the GLC (Michigan)

Heber Valley Railroad (Utah) : Heber Valley Railroad - Heber City, UT
Photos from February 2007, featuring Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 (built 1907) with a freight train from Heber City to Provo Canyon.
For excursion information, visit Heber Valley Railroad's Official Website.

Heber Valley Railroad (Utah)

Soo Line 1003 on the Wisconsin & Southern : Soo Line 1003 on the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Photos from October 2007, featuring Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003 (built 1913) with freight trains on the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad.
For excursion information, visit the 1003's Official Website.

Soo Line 1003 on the Wisconsin & Southern

Conway Scenic RR (New Hampshire) : Conway Scenic Railroad - North Conway, NH
Photos from July 2007 and January 2009, featuring Canadian National 0-6-0 #7470 (built 1921) with passenger and freight trains between North Conway, Bartlett, Crawford Notch, and Fabyans. For excursion information, visit Conway Scenic Railroad's Official Website.

Conway Scenic RR (New Hampshire)

San Luis & Rio Grande (Colorado) : San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad (La Veta Pass Route) - Alamosa, CO
Photos from September 2007 featuring Southern Pacific 2-6-0 #1744 (built 1901) in freight and passenger service, plus several photos of LS&I 2-8-0 #18 (built 1910) in regular excursion service in October 2008.
For excursion information, visit Rio Grande Scenic Railroad's Official Website.

San Luis & Rio Grande (Colorado)

Thomas the Tank Engine (Penn.) : Day Out With Thomas at the Strasburg Rail Road - Lancaster County, PA - June 16, 2007
Featuring Thomas the Tank Engine (former Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 0-6-0 #15, built 1917).

Thomas the Tank Engine (Penn.)

Nevada Northern Railway : Nevada Northern Railway - Ely, NV
Photos from February 2007, featuring Nevada Northern steam locomotives 2-8-0 #93 (built 1909) and 4-6-0 #40 (built 1910).
For excursion information, visit Nevada Northern Railway's Official Website.

Nevada Northern Railway

Steamtown (Pennsylvania) : Steamtown National Historic Site - Scranton, PA
Photos from 2006 and 2007, featuring Canadian National 2-8-2 #3254 (built 1917) and Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 #2317 (built 1923) on excursions to Moscow, Tobyhanna, East Stroudsburg, Delaware Water Gap, and Nicholson. For excursion information, visit Steamtown's Official Website.

Steamtown
(Pennsylvania)

Frontier Days Train (Colorado/Wyoming) : Union Pacific's Frontier Days Train - Denver, Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming
Photos from July 19, 2008, featuring Union Pacific 4-8-4 #844 (built 1944) leading the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train. This annual excursion brings more than 800 passengers from Denver to the outdoor rodeo and celebration in Cheyenne. For more info, visit the Frontier Days Train Website.

Frontier Days Train (Colorado/Wyoming)

Huckleberry Railroad (Michigan) : Huckleberry Railroad - Flint, Michigan
Photos from February 2008, featuring Alaska Engineering Commission 4-6-0 #152 (built 1920) on a tourist railroad.
For a schedule of train rides, visit Huckleberry Railroad's Official Website.

Huckleberry Railroad (Michigan)

Wanamaker Kempton & Southern (Penn.) : Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Railroad (Hawk Mountain Line) - Kempton, PA
Photos from October 2006 and May 2008, featuring steam engine 0-6-0 Porter saddletank #65 (built 1930) with passenger and freight trains.
For a schedule of train rides, visit Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Railroad's Official Website.

Wanamaker Kempton & Southern (Penn.)

Nickel Plate 765 at HVRM (Indiana) : Nickel Plate 765 at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum - North Judson, Indiana
Following a 16-year hiatus, Nickel Plate 2-8-4 #765 (built 1944) made its return to excursion service on Memorial Day Weekend 2009. The 765 led three days of excursions over the Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad from North Judson (home of the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum) to La Crosse, Indiana.For more information about 765, visit the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's Official Website.

Nickel Plate 765
at HVRM (Indiana)

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad : Western Maryland Scenic Railroad - Cumberland, MD
Photos from December 2006, featuring Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #734 (built 1916) with a freight train to Frostburg.
For excursion information, visit Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's Official Website.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Milwaukee Road 261 Along the Mississippi : Milwaukee Road 261 along the Mississippi River
Photos from September 2008, featuring Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 (built 1944) with passenger excursions to Winona, La Crescent, and La Crosse celebrating Minnesota's Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). For excursion information, visit the 261's Official Website.

Milwaukee Road 261 Along the Mississippi

Cass Scenic Railroad (West Virginia) : Cass Scenic Railroad State Park - Cass, West Virginia
Photos from Cass Railfan Weekend (May 2008), featuring Shay logging locomotives and Western Maryland diesels. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad (Durbin, West Virginia) and their Climax #3 is also included. For excursion information, visit Cass Scenic Railroad's Official Website.

Cass Scenic Railroad (West Virginia)

Cripple Creek & Victor (Colorado) : Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad - Cripple Creek, Colorado
Photos from September 2008 & September 2009, featuring steam engines 0-4-4-0 #1 (a 1902 Orenstein & Koppel), 0-4-0 #2 (a 1936 Henschel), and 0-4-0 #3 (a 1927 Porter). For train rides, visit the Cripple Creek & Victor's Official Website.

Cripple Creek & Victor (Colorado)

Wilmington & Western (Delaware) : Wilmington & Western Railroad - Wilmington, DE
Photos from 2006 through 2009, featuring steam engines 0-6-0 #58 (built 1907) and 4-4-0 #98 (built 1909).
For excursion information, visit Wilmington & Western Railroad's Official Website.

Wilmington & Western (Delaware)

East Broad Top (Pennsylvania) : East Broad Top Railroad - Orbisonia, PA
Photos from October 2006, featuring steam engine 2-8-2 #15 (built 1914), 50-ton diesel M-7 (1964), and doodlebug M-1 (1927).
For train rides, visit East Broad Top Railroad's Official Website.
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East Broad Top (Pennsylvania)

Reading & Northern #425 (Pennsylvania) : Reading Blue Mountain & Northern (RBMN) Railroad - Port Clinton, PA
Photos featuring Reading & Northern 4-6-2 #425 (built 1928) with an excursion from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe (June 2008), two excursions from Tunkhannock to Jim Thorpe through the Lehigh Gorge (July 2008), 25th Anniversary Celebration (Sept 2008), and Railfan Special (Oct 2008).
For tickets on upcoming excursion trains, visit Reading & Northern Railroad's Official Website.

Reading & Northern #425 (Pennsylvania)

Belvidere & Delaware (New Jersey) : Belvidere & Delaware (Bel-Del) Railway - Phillipsburg, NJ
Photos from 2005 and 2006, featuring Chinese built Mikado steam locomotive 2-8-2 #142 (built 1988) with freight and passenger trains.
For train rides, visit the New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society Official Website.

Belvidere & Delaware (New Jersey)

Abandoned Railroad Tunnels : Abandoned Railroad Tunnels
Present day photos of abandoned railroad tunnels, including Sand Patch Tunnel (photos 1-6), Haskell Pass Tunnel (7-8), Nehalem Divide Tunnel (9-21), Oxford Tunnel (22-25), Manunka Chunk Tunnel (26-30), and Alpine Tunnel (31-36).

Abandoned Railroad Tunnels

Surf Line (California) : Surf Line - Los Angeles to San Diego, CA
Photos from 2003 and 2006, featuring Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF trains on the Surf Line at San Clemente and Fullerton.

Surf Line
(California)

Tweetsie Railroad (North Carolina) : Tweetsie Railroad - Blowing Rock, NC
Photos from September 2006, featuring ET&WNC 4-6-0 #12 (built 1917) and US Army/WP&Y 2-8-2 #190 (built 1943).
For train rides, visit Tweetsie Railroad's Official Website. Note: Photos in this gallery are not available for sale.

Tweetsie Railroad (North Carolina)

Tehachapi Loop (California) : Tehachapi Loop - Walong, CA
Photos from 2006 featuring Union Pacific and BNSF freight trains at the Loop and Caliente, CA.
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Tehachapi Loop (California)

Bear Mountain (New York) : CSX River Line at Bear Mountain, NY
Photos from 2005 of CSX freight trains at Bear Mountain Bridge and Iona Island along the Hudson River.

Bear Mountain
(New York)

Sand Patch (Pennsylvania) : CSX's Sand Patch Grade
Photos from October 2006 and May 2008 of CSX freight trains on the Sand Patch Grade in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Sand Patch (Pennsylvania)

BNSF in Kansas City : BNSF St. Joseph & Emporia Subdivisions
Photos from 2006 of BNSF freight trains near Kansas City, Missouri.

BNSF in Kansas City

Perkiomen Branch (Pennsylvania) : Upper Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Excursions
Photos of Reading FP7 diesel locomotives #902 and 903 pulling 22-mile excursions on the East Penn Railway between Pennsburg and Emmaus, Pennsylvania. These special excursions ran just two weekends in October 2007.

Perkiomen Branch (Pennsylvania)

Rockville Bridge (Pennsylvania) : Rockville Bridge - Marysville to Rockville, PA (near Harrisburg)
Photos from 2005 of Norfolk Southern freight trains on the 3,820-foot stone arch bridge over the Susquehanna River.

Rockville Bridge (Pennsylvania)

30th Street Steam Plant Demolition : The 30th Street Station Steam Heating Plant in Philadelphia falls at 7:48a on November 15, 2009. The steam plant was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1929 to provide heat for skyscraper development between Broad Street Station and 30th Street. The plant's construction not only signified PRR's entry into the urban land development business, but also established 30th Street Station as Philadelphia's intercity rail hub and relegated Broad Street Station to commuter service. The plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its key role in developing Market Street as Philadelphia's premier high-rise office corridor. Amtrak's 30th Street Yard is in the foreground, followed by CSX's High Line, SEPTA's commuter rail yard, and Drexel University dorms.

30th Street Steam Plant Demolition

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