Chasing Fire in Steel

"""This book is like a time capsule taking you back more than fifty years. Paul Stephanus's adventures around the globe in pursuit of steam locomotives are a story in themselves. Already toughened by his experience as a Vietnam war photographer, he seemed unafraid to parachute into any culture in search of steam-but it's his photography that occupies center stage. The images he brought back are haunting; you ache to have been there with him. Not in recent decades has a photographic memoir of this scope, devoted to the steam locomotive, been published."" -Fred W. Frailey, Trains Magazine special correspondent and author of Twilight of the Great Trains. ""You do wonderful things with a camera around a railroad."" -David P. Morgan, Former Editor of Trains Magazine Chasing Fire in Steel is an interesting and unique treatise on international travel to capture steam locomotives after they were gone from the American rail scene. Paul Stephanus takes us on an expansive journey across the globe with a fascinating array of photographs including war-era images in several countries. The story telling is great and many of the images are powerful, and while the main focus is steam power, a few diesels are sprinkled in to round out a given country's rail scene. Chasing Fire in Steel is a worthwhile effort and well worth the read. It's a unique take on our fascination with trains, and especially steam power. - Kevin EuDaly President and Publisher --White River Productions"