John Sanderson's "Railroad Landscapes" exhibition on display in the Glen Rowan House for the reception at Conversations 2016. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Jordan Radke
Steve Mueller perusing John Sanderson's exhibition. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Alan Shaw, Maureen Muldoon, and Jordan Radke, archives manager, discussing the weekend's upcoming events at Conversations 2016. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
David Oroszi (left) and Emily Moser review the conference program. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Maxine Patterson (left) with Bruce Barrett. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Warren Scholl looking over the conference program. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Scott Lothes, president and executive director, introduces the Converstations 2016 Conference. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Center founder John Gruber (right) presents Blair Kooistra with the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Fred A. and Jane R. Stindt Photography Award. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Crowd gathers at Friday night's welcome dinner, including Railfan & Railroad editor Steve Barry (left) and Greg Molloy (center). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Brian Schmidt (left) won Mel Patrick's print raffle of westbound Rio Grande Zephyr near Floy, Utah, in 1980 (held by John Sanderson). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Ron Goldfeder introduces the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, a major sponsor of Conversations 2016. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Center's own Scott Lothes and Jordan Radke discussing logistics at the Friday dinner. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Guests at the Friday dinner of Conversations 2016 Conference. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Preparing the piano for Charlie Castner and Ron Flanary's performance. Center board member Mike Valentine (middle) assists Lake Forest College's events staff, under the watchful eyes of Jeff Mast (right). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Wendy Burton and photographer David Plowden at the Friday dinner. Center for Railroad Photography & Art. Photograph by Jeff Brouws
Brian Matsumoto enjoying dinner at Conversations 2016. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Kent Staubus and Anne Thomason, Lake Forest College archivist, at the welcome dinner on Friday night. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Ron Hill on Friday night. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Conference volunteer Jeff Mast (left) and presenter Steve Patterson (right) at the Friday night welcome dinner. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Maxine Patterson at Friday's dinner. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
David Plowden greeting Jay Eaton at Friday's dinner. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Talented young photographers Joe Stroppel (left), Ryan Gaynor (middle), and John Ryan (right) gathering together for a photograph. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Ron Flanary (trumpet) and Charlie Castner (piano) providing musical entertainment after dinner on Friday night. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Audience looks on during the musical performance Friday night after the welcome dinner. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Ron Flanary playing trumpet after the welcome dinner Friday night. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Charlie Castner and daughter, Louisa, playing piano together. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Lou Gerard at the Friday dinner. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Renowned photographer David Plowden. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Bruce Barry (left) with Sunday presenters Steve Barry and Emily Moser. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Drake Hokanson (left) and Den Adler (right) in conversation before and after presentations on Saturday. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Center chair Bon French. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Wendy Burton and Kevin Keefe presenting samples from their book Railroad Vision. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
J. Craig Thorpe introducing his presentation "Painting the Possible." Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Ron Batory (left), president of Conrail Shared Assets, with Center board member Roger Grant (middle) and Center chair Bon French (right). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Jack Barriger (left) and Rob McGonigal. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Rob Krebs, former president of BNSF Railway, introducing presenter Tony Reevy on Saturday. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Tony Reevy discussing his book on Jack Delano's photography. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Jeff Brouws introduces presenter Ron Hill. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Dick Gruber (left) and Center board member Mike Valentine (right). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Center board member Norm Carlson remembering the late Aaron Gellman. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Jordan Radke, archives manager, unveils the Center's redesigned website alongside Scott Lothes. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Center chair Bon French announces the Center's strategic plan. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Center board member Richard Tower discusses the Center's new endowment fund. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
John Sanderson presents on his railroad landscape photography. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Steve Patterson discussing his career as a railroader and a railfan. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Tony Reevy, Kevin Keefe, Wendy Burton, and Jeff Brouws signing their books. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Docent Joe Stroppel (left), presenter John Sanderson (middle), and photographer Travis Dewitz (right). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Oren Helbok (left) and Matthew Malkiewicz at Saturday's reception. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Frank Barry (left) and Nick King (center) conversing as Mike Johannessen samples the fruit platter. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Ron Hill discussing one of his published books with Steve Phillips. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Photographer Blair Kooistra. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Brian Matsumoto with his recent purchases. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Conversations 2016 Conference docent program welcomed Joe Stroppel (left), Ryan Gaynor (middle), and Aviva Gellman (right). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Scott Lothes kicks things off Sunday morning with presentations by Todd Halamka, Steve Barry, Emily Moser, Alan Shaw, and John Gruber and John Ryan. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Attendees take their seats as presentations begin. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Todd Halamka and "Of Light, Landscape, and the Echo of Trains." Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Todd Halamka taking questions. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Steve Barry and the emerging use of drones and railroad photography. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Steve Barry demonstrating with his drone. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenter Emily Moser captivating the crowd with her photography from Grand Central Terminal. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
The crowd between Sunday morning presentations. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Conference volunteer Jeff Mast with Joe McMillan. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Paul Nash and Scott Sauvola (back to camera) in discussion between presentations on Sunday morning. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Bill and Kate Botkin (right) in discussion between presentations Sunday morning. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
A look at Australia's quirky railroads with presenter Alan Shaw. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Bruce Barry during a break at Sunday's presentations. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Kent Staubus (left) and Darryl Bond (right). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Drake Hokanson and Murray Bouschlicher (left). Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Presenters John Gruber (left) and John Ryan cover the careers of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
John Gruber presented with John Ryan on "Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy." Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Jack Barriger shared several childhood stories of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Alan Furler, Peter Mosse, and Nick King on Sunday morning. Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Photograph by Henry A. Koshollek
Conference photographer Hank Koshollek. Center for Railroad Photography and Art.
Union Pacific freight train climbing out of Idaho's Snake River Valley in 1953. Photograph by David W. Salter and courtesy of Trains magazine. Authors Wendy Burton and Kevin Keefe will discuss their book Railroad Vision: Steam Era Images from the Trains Magazine Archive at the Center's Conversations 2016.
Oil on canvas painting showing the Pullman Rail Journeys addition to Amtrak's City of New Orleans by J. Craig Thorpe, from his presentation at the Center's Conversations 2016.
Two Union Pacific eastbound freight trains, led by turbine X-15 and U50 no. 42, near the west end of the yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the late 1960s. Photograph by Ron Hill, a presenter at the Center's Conversations 2016.
Eastbound Canadian Pacific freight train curving along the Bow River near Lake Louise, Alberta, on February 21, 1977, at the spot named for great company photographer Nicholas Morant. Photograph by Ronald C. Hill and available in a limited edition as part of the Center's 2016 Print Program.
Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 steam locomotive no. 641 switching cars with a snowy Mt. Elbert in background at Leadville, Colorado, on December 13, 1961. Photograph by Ronald C. Hill and available in a limited edition as part of the Center's 2016 Print Program.
Milwaukee Road "Little Joe" electric no. E71 leading an eastbound freight train at Cyr, Montana, on August 9, 1973. Photograph by Steve Patterson and from his presentation at the Center's Conversations 2016.
On Australia's Great Western Line, a cattle train passes a windmill at Coolbinga in November 2011. Photograph by Alan Shaw, a presenter at the Center's Conversations 2016.
Union Pacific's eastbound Overland Limited passenger train climbing Wyoming's Sherman Hill. Photograph by Lucius Beebe and from John Gruber and John Ryan's presentation about the photography of Beebe and Charles Clegg at the Center's Conversations 2016.
Union Pacific westbound freight train climbing Wyoming’s Sherman Hill in the 1940s. Photograph by Lucius Beebe, courtesy of the California State Railroad Museum, and from John Gruber and John Ryan’s presentation about the lives and photography of Beebe and Charles Clegg at Conversations 2016.
Two Union Pacific eastbound freight trains, led by “big blow” turbine X-15 and U50 no. 42, wait to enter the yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on April 3, 1965. Photograph by Ron Hill
Oil on canvas painting showing the Pullman Rail Journeys addition to Amtrak’s City of New Orleans by 2016 presenter J. Craig Thorpe