This web site is a gallery of miscellaneous steam locomotive photos, most of which were not taken by me. Some of them were found in my father's small collection of railroad photographs, but most others I acquired later. These images include representatives of most major Pennsylvania Railroad steam types — strangely, since Dad was a New York Central fan who disliked the rival Pennsylvania. Also featured is a good selection of Canadian National steam, an interest we developed while living along the Grand Trunk Western main line in Michigan. Thanks to Tom Rock of Cleveland, Tennessee (T.D.R. Productions) there is a fine representation of Canadian Pacific power, plus additional CNR and other Canadian steam.

Many of these images are of unknown origin. Others came from photographers or sources whose names are known to me, including James Adams, Elwin K. Heath, J. R. Reid, and my brother David V. Leonard. A group of Illinois Central photos and some others are the work of the late Bruce Meyer, familiar in Midwest railfan circles, and his brother David Meyer, whom I knew while living in Bloomington, Illinois during my high school and college years. Gary P. Thompson of Normal, Illinois has contributed several views from his collection, and many images come from Tom Rock, mentioned above. Some color images have been scanned from post cards. Where I have information about the source I give credit where credit is due. In many cases the dates and locations of the photos are also unknown.

For an assortment of miscellaneous steam locomotives taken by me, or by my father Dr. Richard D. Leonard, visit the "Miscellaneous Railroads" page in Richard Leonard's Steam Locomotive Archive. In that Archive you will also find pages devoted to my steam engine photography for several specific railroads: the Burlington Route, Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk Western, Illinois Central, New York Central, Nickel Plate and Union Pacific — along with some other interesting items. In addition there is a web site devoted to my photos of Union Pacific Big Boys and Challengers. My New York Central Collection includes photos of steam locomotives — mostly by others but some of my own — and diesel photos taken by me. And there is a page of Alton Route Steam presenting photos from several sources.

Click on the thumbnail to bring up a full size image with commentary. You can also page through the collection sequentially. For further enjoyment, explore all the links at left.

Dr. Richard Leonard