http://yardgoatimages.com Tue, 08 May 2012 16:21:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://yardgoatimages.com/a-boatload-of-steam http://yardgoatimages.com/a-boatload-of-steam#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:15:24 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=2009 A Boatload of Steam A Boatload of Steam! is one of the current 14 DVDs available from Yard Goat Images. At several recent Train Shows where I display all of my DVD titles, the same question keeps being asked – “which one is best?” Well, what can I say? I like all of my DVDs, [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/a-boatload-of-steam/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/150-years-of-steam http://yardgoatimages.com/150-years-of-steam#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:02:53 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1975 In 2012 Union Pacific is celebrating 150 Years of Steam! Well, that’s not what UP is calling the year-long 150th anniversary of the company’s charter, but with 844 leading a nationwide tour covering much of its vast network, forgive me if I call it – 150 Years of Steam! UP 844 is the only steam [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/150-years-of-steam/feed 1 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-chehalis-centralia-railroad-museum http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-chehalis-centralia-railroad-museum#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:50:53 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1949 In June, 2011 I had the opportunity visit the Chehalis-Centralia Railway & Museum during travel to the Pacific Northwest to get video footage of places and events surrounding the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS)  annual convention. The convention was held in Tacoma, WA and events were planned at several railroad operations, including the The Chehalis-Centralia [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-chehalis-centralia-railroad-museum/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/milwaukee-road-261 http://yardgoatimages.com/milwaukee-road-261#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:22:37 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1933 Milwaukee Road 261 – The History Milwaukee Road 261 in a 4-8-4 steam locomotive built in 1944 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). The engine was built in the twilight of steam in North America and worked for only 10 years before the railroad donated to the newly formed National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, WI. [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/milwaukee-road-261/feed 0 http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-sp-4449-2011-nrhs-convention-excursions http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-sp-4449-2011-nrhs-convention-excursions#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:02:50 +0000 Steve Mitchell http://yardgoatimages.com/?p=1883 SP 4449 was probably viewed as the premier highlight of the NRHS 2011 Convention by many of the delegates. The convention was headquartered in Tacoma, WA, and had many options for NRHS members to experience steam railroading. Besides three unique trips with SP 4449, attendees could choose riding behind Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade #15 at [...]]]> http://yardgoatimages.com/trip-report-sp-4449-2011-nrhs-convention-excursions/feed 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 2 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