Last Monday I got up at 6:00 a.m. to take a picture of a train. It’s not unusual that I would go out to photograph a train, but the time is a little earlier than I generally go. It was not an or...

Two long-time pursuits of mine — writing and trains — have finally come together. I’ve had my first byline appear in Trains, the longtime magazine for ferrophiles, as my sister once called t...

Watching and photographing trains has long been a hobby of mine. Since I was old enough to know what they are, I have loved to go trackside and watch trains go by, feeling the earth shake and listenin...

I recently spent some time in Salem, NY, an upstate town near the Vermont border. My family owns some property nearby, and we used to visit at least once a summer. A highlight for me was going down t...

Lately we’ve been hearing a very distinctive owl hoot occasionally, although never really got to see who was making it. Today, I glanced out the window as a large bird swooped down and sat on t...

Had a short getaway to Lake Abanakee for July 4. One highlight was the fireworks. Here’s a sample of what we saw. See a larger version of these photos on Flickr.