http://yardgoatimages.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:49:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-black-hills-central-railroad http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-black-hills-central-railroad#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:22:32 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1855 The Black Hills Central Railroad, a for profit company, operates The 1880 Train over a 10 mile long route located between Hill City and Keystone South Dakota. Although it markets itself to the thriving family tourist industry in the region, the Black Hills Central is a must-see for any serious railfan. The history of the Black [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-black-hills-central-railroad/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-mount-rainier-scenic-railroad http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-mount-rainier-scenic-railroad#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:31:48 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1813 Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad operates over former Milwaukee Road tracks in the shadow of the majestic volcanic mountain. Visitors board trains at the depot in the hamlet of Elbe, Washington for the seven mile trip to Mineral, where the railroad has an extensive yard and shop. An overview of the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad Mount [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-mount-rainier-scenic-railroad/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-the-durango-silverton-2 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-the-durango-silverton-2#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:34:23 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1754 Writing about the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is difficult because it requires using all of the overused superlatives such as excellent, magnificent, wonderful, marvelous, supreme, outstanding, remarkable, first-rate, premier, unsurpassed, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, and preeminent. Now that I’ve used these words in the very first sentence, writing about the Durango & Silverton will [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-the-durango-silverton-2/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-conway-scenic-railroad http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-conway-scenic-railroad#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:02:35 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1708 I regret that I only had a few hours to visit Conway Scenic Railroad in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It was the middle of a three day photo charter but due to distance and some major traffic delays from the first day’s location, I showed up late one October Saturday to catch only [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-conway-scenic-railroad/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-mount-washington-cog-railway-when-steam-ruled http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-mount-washington-cog-railway-when-steam-ruled#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:04:45 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1652 The Mount Washington Cog Railway is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It was the the first mountain climbing cog railway in the world when it was completed in 1869. Passengers are carried on The Mount Washington Cog Railway starting from the Marshfield Base Station to the top, three and a quarter miles [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-mount-washington-cog-railway-when-steam-ruled/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-nkp-765-travels-home http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-nkp-765-travels-home#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:09:56 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1632 The day following the Rock Island Train Festival found me with NKP 765 as she made her way from East Peoria, IL to Logansport, IN on the Toledo, Peoria & Western (TPW), a short line owned by RailAmerica. Shortly after the festival closed, NKP 765 headed out of town to East Peoria where it would spend [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-nkp-765-travels-home/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-tank-engines-nkp-765-travel-to-the-rock-island-train-festival http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-tank-engines-nkp-765-travel-to-the-rock-island-train-festival#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:34:52 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1412 I hate to 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 Indiana and Illinois. I say attempted because Mother Nature [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-tank-engines-nkp-765-travel-to-the-rock-island-train-festival/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-silver-creek-stephenson-railroad http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-silver-creek-stephenson-railroad#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:57:53 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1292 I was tickled when Roger Holmes of the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad, invited me to the Photo Special held in July, 2011. The photo session was thoughtfully scheduled between the Little River Railroad Birthday Celebration and the Rock Island Train Festival. About the Silver Creek & Stephenson The Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad is located [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-silver-creek-stephenson-railroad/feed 2 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-monticello-railway-museum http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-monticello-railway-museum#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:34:15 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1195 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 finally making it there. I arranged with Monticello Railway Museum president John Sciutto to come down for a weekend when 401 [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-monticello-railway-museum/feed 1 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-rock-island-train-festival http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-rock-island-train-festival#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:16:45 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1188 The big event in railroading during the hot summer of 2011 was the Rock Island Train Festival. The four-day event was held along the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Rock Island, IL on park land and the adjacent rail yards.   Among the highlights were seven steam locomotives: QJs 6988 and 7081 from Iowa Interstate Railroad [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-rock-island-train-festival/feed 3