Nils Huxtable Calendar photos from previous years.

Santa Fe traction old and new. A Santa Fe 'Superfleet' lash-up, BNSF C44-9Ws in a snowstorm at Castle Rock, Santa Fe GP35s in pusher service, BNSF C44-9Ws on the Inside Gateway, Burlington 2-8-2 No. 4960, a BN SD40-2 + cabless B30-7A on the Crooked River bridge, a BNSF Powder River coal train, SD70Aces on Providence Hill, BN-1 & -2 crossing the Serpentine River trestle with a passenger special, a garbage train in the Columbia River Gorge & BNSFC44-9Ws in the Price River Canyon.

The 2012 calendar features a wide variety of North & South American narrow gauge steam subjects plus cameo images from Indonesia, Germany, Sweden & the Philippines. Sumpter Valley Ry 2-8-2 No. 17, a 'Sport model' K-28 approaching Shaloma Lake, an OK 'Luttermoller' 0-10-0T in Java, a Mal Tiempo 2-8-0, WP&Y 2-8-2 No. 73, an Esquel branch doubleheader, a Waldeisenbahn Muskau 0-8-0T, a Porter 2-6-2 in Brazil, a Swedish 891mm 2-8-0, an EBT 2-8-2, a3-ft gauge Baldwin in the Philippines & a rotary plow on the C&TS RR..

Combines archive steam photographs with modern traction in typical Canadian landscapes. Western Coal & Coke 4-6-0 No. 1, two CN C44-9Ws in the Fraser River Canyon, a CNR U-2-g 4-8-4, VIA Rail's Canadian, an ONR FP7 inside Cochrane diesel shop, CP Rail's RSD17 No. 8921 Empress of Agincourt, H1B 4-6-4 No. 2816 at Banff, BCOL's NVPG near Gibbs, BC, a CP GP38-2 on a work train, ACRy's Agawa Canyon tour train, a CNR E-10-a 2-6-0 & a CP wedge plow in Rogers Pass.

Steam and diesel images, both old and recent. A GS-1 4-8-4 with the westbound Argonaut, F-units passing Colfax, a Keeler branch 4-6-0, SD70Ms in the Tehachapis, the last run of a P-8 4-6-2, the Shasta Daylight in the Cascades, E7s on the Noon Daylight, coal train AC4400CWs, S-12 0-6-0 No. 1277, a Modoc line freight, T-31 4-6-0 No. 2353, U30Cs & SD9s on the 'Loop'.

Archive and recent images of steam around the world. Double-headed QJ 2-10-2s, a former Soviet Rlys LV 2-10-2, a 'Cuban stock' 2-6-0, a Franco-Crosti 2-8-0, a Finnish Pacific, a South African 15AR on a PE suburban service, a YC on a stone train in Myanmar, a Belgrano Swedish-built 4-6-2, a NSWGR 30T 4-6-0 on the Merriwa branch, a 4-8-2 in Slovakia, a seven-engine night line-up at Heilbronn and a Polish Pt47 in 'deep freeze' setting.

Archive steam & diesel images interspersed with modern diesel subjects. A Harriman 2-8-0 in LaSalle, DDA40X No. 6936 on an engineers' train, Challenger No. 3985 bound for Laramie, C36-7s & a Dash8-40C, GP40s with the Kellogg local, the HKCP on the 'Washy' line, a 'Baby Challenger' at Valley coal dock, a coal train in Nebraska, a Big Boy leaving Cheyenne, a 'flag' SD70Ace at night, two SD70Ms crossing the Mississippi River & two 'flanger' GP38-2s.

Modern and archive steam and diesel power in North America. Mount Rainier Scenic RR triple-engine line-up, Amtrak's California Zephyr, V&T 4-6-0 No. 25, Durbin & Greenbrier Valley RR F-units on a ballast train, C&NW 4-6-0 No. 1385, Louisville & Indiana RR GP16s & SD40-2s, Southern Ry 2-8-0 No. 630 crossing Chickamauga Creek, a San Luis & Rio Grande FP10A, the Potomac Eagle's 'B&O' F7A & GP9, a CSX coal train crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, a Great Western Ry 2-8-0 & Utah Ry MK5000Cs climbing to Soldier Summit.

12 colourful images of British preserved and main-line steam photographed in recent years. A pair of 2-6-4Ts at Sheffield Park, a 'Hall' & 'Castle' double-header, Oliver Cromwell on the GCR, a A4 departing London Victoria, an early morning image of The Great Marquess on the Kyle line, Eddystone on the Swanage Railway, an 8F at night, 6024 on the Devon coast, City of Truro at the DFR, early morning Black 5 at Corrour, 53809 & autumn colours near Skelton Tower and a Stanier Mogul in silhouette at Bewdley

UNION PACIFIC Then and Now – FEF 4-8-4 No. 844; a wintry scene of a stack train in eastern Nevada; a DASH C40-8 and SD60Ms climbing King Hill; a C30-7 heading a manifest in Oregon’s Blue Mountains; the A-B-A E9s near Portola; an auto-rack train in the Columbia River Gorge; Big Boys at the Cheyenne Coal dock; SD70Ms on the ‘Washy Line’; the Yakima branch prior to abandonment; SD70Ms near Yuma; a 700-series 2-8-0; an SD70ACe on Donner Pass.

Big Boys at the Cheyenne Coal dock.

a wintry scene of a stack train in eastern Nevada

Nils Huxtable’s PASSING TRAINS – Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 in snow; Nevada Northern’s Baldwin Ten-Wheeler; a PRR E8 at Scranton; Iowa Interstate ‘GE-VO’ ES44ACs; Wisconsin & Southern E9As; Amtrak’s Empire Builder; Mississippian Ry. 2-8-0 No. 77; a ‘Bloomer Line’ GP9; Sierra Ry. 4-6-0 No. 3 at night; Keokuk Junction Railway A-B-A F9s powering the Canton Cannonball; N&W J-class 4-8-4 No. 611 on Blue Ridge; a BN manifest silhouetted on Mud Bay trestle.

N&W J-class 4-8-4 No. 611 on Blue Ridge

Sierra Ry. 4-6-0 No. 3 at night

SEASONS OF STEAM on Britain’s Railways – two B1 4-6-0s at Barrow Hill; a Worsdell J15 0-6-0; a WR ‘Large Prairie’ tank; N15 4-6-0 Sir Lamiel; a ‘Hall’ and ‘Castle’ doubleheader; a ‘Mickey Mouse’ 2-6-2T; a 9F 2-10-0 leaving Grosmont; two ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0s on Knucklas Viaduct; a ‘Greyhound’ T9 4-4-0; an 0-6-0PT in the Forest of Dean; a BR Standard Caprotti 4-6-0; the Bluebell Railway in winter.

Nils Huxtable’s WORLD OF STEAM – an 0149 2-6-2 at Wolsztyn; double-headed DR 52.8 2-10-0s; two Pakistan Railways SPS 4-4-0s; an Alco 2-8-0 in Cuba; a Ukrainian Su 2-6-2; a 2-6-4T in Portugal; a 24-class 2-8-4 and 19B 4-8-2 climbing to Lootsberg; a NSWGR 4-4-0 and 4-6-4T on Bethuugra Spiral; a Belgrano 2-10-0; a Turkish ‘Kriegslok’; a Czech 3-cyl. 4-8-2; twin Ji-Tong Ry. QJ 2-10-2s.

Back cover 2014 Steamscenes calendars.

2014 Steamscenes Union Pacific Calendar.

3985 in snow