Steel Wheels Photography Transportation and PR Photography

Steel Wheels Photography Transportation and PR Photography Steel Wheels Photography is available for ALL of your transportation, commercial and public relations photography needs!!

Steel Wheels Photography photographer Kevin Burkholder has been in the transportation and commercial photography business since the late 1980s and is now available for contract work not only in the Northeast US and Canada, but all across North America. Having worked with several Class I railroads, including: Conrail, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National, and Union Pacific; as well as many o

ther companies, SWP will exceed your photographic expectations and do so in the SAFEST means possible. We specialize in contract Public Relations Photos and would love to do your event or shoot! Well-versed in FRA rules and appropriately attired in safety equipment, all of the projects are done with appropriate briefings and guidance. Possessing a photojournalist viewpoint, imagery done by SWP offers a unique and often dramatic feel in photography. Having been published in every major railroad news and interest magazine has provided additional experience on exactly what to look for to capture that feel necessary for annual reports, press releases, public information, pamphlets and more. If you are looking for a transportation commercial photographer and one who is experienced in both ground and aerial photography, look no further! Contact me for a project quote or to book a project/assignment. Customer List:
>>RMI On-Demand Transportation Management Solutions
*Advertising
*Calendar
>>Global Partners LP
*Advertising
>>RailAmerica
*Advertising
*Annual Report
*Company Magazine
*Project
*Public Relations
>>Canadian Pacific Railway
*Advertising
*Calendar
>>Railworks Corporation
*Advertising
*Annual Report
>>LB Foster Company
*Advertising
*Annual Report
*Project
>>Steel Dynamics Inc.
*Advertising
*Annual Report
*Project
>>Rail World Inc. / Montreal Maine & Atlantic
*Advertising
*Public Relations
>>Vermont Agency of Transportation
*Advertising
*Public Relations
>>Canadian National Railway
*Advertising
>>Union Pacific Railroad
*Advertising
>>Conrail
*Advertising
*Public Relations

A few shots from Nesquehoning on Saturday evening and night… fireworks courtesy of the Borough. Some asked if there was...
06/16/2026

A few shots from Nesquehoning on Saturday evening and night… fireworks courtesy of the Borough. Some asked if there was to be a purchase gallery and it is now setup and will be in comments.

Historic moment… the Union Pacific Railroad engineer Ed Dickens, shakes hands with Reading and Northern Railroad - Pas...
06/15/2026

Historic moment… the Union Pacific Railroad engineer Ed Dickens, shakes hands with Reading and Northern Railroad - Passenger engineer, Shane Frederickson, at Nesquehoning after the successful journey there on the tour!

Here’s a recap of the weekend Union Pacific Railroad tour with the . The train operated over Norfolk Southern from B...
06/15/2026

Here’s a recap of the weekend Union Pacific Railroad tour with the . The train operated over Norfolk Southern from Binghamton, NY, to the Scranton, PA, area, before utilizing the Reading and Northern Railroad - Passenger to run a series of trips there. Here’s the photo recap!

The tour of the Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive #4014 continued this week in New York and P...
06/12/2026

The tour of the Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive #4014 continued this week in New York and Pennsylvania. Utilizing Norfolk Southern trackage, the locomotive and 250 decorated train, is enroute to Philadelphia for the July 4 celebration! Here’s a sampling from June 11.

Here is the latest locomotive unveiled to celebrate the ! The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - MBTA MBTA ...
06/05/2026

Here is the latest locomotive unveiled to celebrate the ! The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - MBTA MBTA Commuter Rail released the GP40MC-3 1776 in a striking tribute to our nations landmark birthday. Photos were from ground and uav and utilized Paul C. Buff, Inc. Alien Bees for synchronized flash. Here’s the newest 1776!

A very different assignment today after being on the road for 23 days... Back in the 802 and a very uniquely Vermont Rai...
06/03/2026

A very different assignment today after being on the road for 23 days... Back in the 802 and a very uniquely Vermont Rail System move from Charlotte to Burlington!

Vermont Rail System began the official journey for the installation of Lakebone, a monumental new public sculpture on Burlington's Main St. by local artist Winship Milliken, to it’s new permanent home in Burlington, VT.

Through coordination with the Burlington City Arts, the 48-foot Black Locust tree was moved by rail to the lakefront rail yard of VRS, and will then be transloaded and trucked through downtown Burlington in a celebratory procession led by local musicians and community partners on June 3. The journey will begin near Main and Battery Streets and end at its permanent location at 100-110 Main Street, just east of Pine Street.

Envisioned by Milliken, Lakebone links Burlington’s past and future through wood, water, and ecological health. It draws on the city’s history as a lumber and rail center while underscoring the importance of forests, floodplains, and watershed stewardship throughout the Lake Champlain Basin.

By bringing a tree back to the city by rail, the artist reverses the historic movement of timber out of Burlington. Once installed, the work will hang above a pollinator meadow created with Bee the Change, encouraging reflection on the systems that support both urban and natural environments.

The installation is part of the City of Burlington’s Great Streets: Main Street Project and represents a collaboration among artists, engineers, fabricators, transportation specialists, environmental partners, and community supporters. Special thanks to Clemmons Family Farm for identifying and redirecting a tree already marked for removal, and to Vermont Rail System, S.D. Ireland, Artisan Engineering, GCB Corp, Industrial Four, and many other partners who helped bring this ambitious public artwork to life.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Has released the 5th America 250 icon, Mount Rushmore, on the Rapid City, Pierre, & Eastern GE C4...
05/27/2026

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Has released the 5th America 250 icon, Mount Rushmore, on the Rapid City, Pierre, & Eastern GE C44-9W 6200. The locomotive was placed in service in Huron, SD, last week for this photo shoot. Here’s some angles looking at the RCPE 6200.

Day 2 of the Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Eastern Leg Tour is in the books with a quick drop into Color...
05/27/2026

Day 2 of the Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy Coast-to-Coast Eastern Leg Tour is in the books with a quick drop into Colorado on the way from Sidney to North Platte, NE, on May 27. Here’s a sampling of the trip and some more TTX Company Semiquincentennial boxcars!

The folks at Mid-America Car, Inc. - Locomotive knocked it out of the park on military schemes on their pair of shop swi...
05/25/2026

The folks at Mid-America Car, Inc. - Locomotive knocked it out of the park on military schemes on their pair of shop switchers! One is very P-40 (airplane not GE)-esque, while the other is a tribute to our soldiers and what our country stands for, literally! The tan SW-1, built for the Southern Railway, wears a scheme honoring all branches of the military and includes text that reads, “We Stand for The Flag. We Kneel for The Fallen”. It is a touching tribute of memory as we honor those who’ve given all to give us our freedoms we enjoy today.

I had posted this earlier and was then asked to hold onto it, but now reposting. This was the BNSF M-KCKEMP4-21 with BN...
05/23/2026

I had posted this earlier and was then asked to hold onto it, but now reposting. This was the BNSF M-KCKEMP4-21 with BNSF 1776 leading past the Lebo, KS, grain elevator. The image was made with the Nikon Z9, f2.8 24-70, at ISO 400, 1/250 at F11 and a trio of Alien Bees for supplemental lighting. What a lot of people don’t realize is that all three BNSF Semiquincentennial locomotives are the same, sporting “We The People” and Freedom on the conductor side and the US Seal and Liberty on the engineer side. The elevator was digitally “repaired” for the image to used commercially.

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