Photo Line
Welcome to Photo Line, a gallery of creative railroad photography! Photo Line welcomes your submissions. We’re looking for a themed topic with six to ten unique images. Each photo should be no smaller than 14 inches (or 1024 pixels) across at 72 dpi (no verticals, please). Brief caption information must accompany each photo. Please send your inquiries to the Webmaster for consideration.
August 4, 2021
2021 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners
After sifting through hundreds of potential candidates, we narrowed down the 2021 center spread submission candidates to the few selections seen here.
June 18, 2021
Photo Line: West Virginia’s Cass Scenic Railroad in 2021
Take a trip on West Virginia’s Cass Scenic Railroad with Railfan & Railroad Magazine Editor Steve Barry.
April 12, 2021
Photo Line: Early Amtrak with Jim Boyd
In the 1970s, former Railfan & Railroad Editor Jim Boyd was trackside capturing the early days of American’s national passenger railroad.
March 18, 2021
Along the Line 2020
Every year, Railfan & Railroad asks its readers and contributors to share a few of their favorite images from the last 12 months.
February 23, 2021
A Preview of CRPA’s 2021 Virtual Conversations
For the second year in a row, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art is putting its annual Conversations conference online.
January 7, 2021
Photo Line: R.J. Corman Takes Over Pennsylvania Short Lines
Lehigh Railway, Owego & Harford Railway, and Luzerne & Susquehanna Railway were taken over by RJ Corman last year.
October 1, 2020
An Autumn Steam Spectacular!
In October 2003, Steve Barry went on a coast-to-coast steam safari to shoot eight railroads in 11 days in six states.
September 17, 2020
Canadian National 6060
Being a relatively modern oil-burner, CN 6060 was a logical choice for reactivation to excursion service, and made its debut in October 1973.
September 11, 2020
2020 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners
After sifting through hundreds of potential candidates, we narrowed down the 2020 center spread submission candidates to the few selections seen here.
June 26, 2020
Steamtown’s Grand Opening 25 Years Later
In July 1995, the grand opening of Steamtown National Historic Site became one of the biggest steam events of the 1990s in the Northeastern United States.
