My uncle Kevin Scanlon is one of the railroad junkie photographers behind this site.
One of my earliest memories of my uncle, whom I love very much, is through his photographs — haunting images of historic railways and elegant old trains throughout Appalachia and Pennsylvania. Documenting these endangered machine beings is his lifelong passion, so he's launched a gallery with words and images on this subject from various shooters.
Uncle Kev sez: "I've been trying to encourage photographers to do a little writing to give a backstory on their images. So far I've had a pretty good response from a wide range of people. Make sure you check out the Archive page for M. Ross Valentine's and Mel Patrick's photos, my favorites so far."
Link to The Photographer's Railroad Page. Above: Pure Serendipity, by Mel Patrick: Link.
Previously on Boing Boing: Kevin Scanlon's heavy industry photography
