River Run Images

Nickel Plate Road 765 crossing over the Cuyahoga River during one of the “Steam in the Valley” runs in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. File this image under “photos I never finished processing at the time” 😆

A Norfolk Southern coal train passes through the “Trench” in downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, November 10, 2025. The next morning, after overnight temperatures in the low 20’s, and gusty winds, almost all the ginkgo trees dropped most of their leaves.

The Norfolk & Western 611 steams across the countryside during one of the Shenandoah Valley Limited excursions.

The Reading and Northern 2102 approaching the Nesquehoning Tunnel during one of the October 2025, fall color excursions.

I wish every train I saw was under a foggy sunrise.

The Pere Marquette 1225 steams northwest towards Elsie, MI.

Two trains meet in the middle of Rockville Bridge, with an autorack train heading west, and an intermodal train going east.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 steams past Denison, IA, September 4, 2024. Oh, and the silver-haired guy in the middle? That’d be Jay Leno.

The Norfolk & Western 611 rounds a bend on a gloomy October day during one of the Shenandoah Valley Limited excursions.

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