Sweden delivered one X 2000 train set to China's Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. in 1998. The set operated under the name Xinshisu (translated as "new speed") in Guangzhou-Kowloon thr... (more)

An interesting mix of power has gathered at the East End of Oak Island Yard. Conrail 6612 is a C32-8 that was rebuilt with a Dash 8-40C-style cab and nose. The mismatched number boards were a ni... (more)

Conrail SECS approaches CP5 behind a pair of SD50s. Five cars back in the consist is a flat car containing two red double-decker buses (BOFC?).

Sunday was light engine move day on the River Line. Conrail ENS-102 heads north across Overpeck Creek with a typical consist of 15 light units. This move was a regular occurrence on Sunday after... (more)

Conrail ML-433 heads west out of Selkirk Yard, crossing Game Farm Road in New Scotland, NY. Powering the train is an unusual pairing of a Conrail Ballast Express C32-8 and a Burlington Northern c... (more)

A clean quartet of EMD six-axles lead Conrail SEAL-4 south off the controlled siding at CP7. Three SD40-2s are joined by an SD45-2, not a common consist in an era dominated by C40-8Ws. As of the... (more)

Conrail 6613 leads 105-car loaded coal train UCR-80 into the tunnel at Weehawken, NJ. The head end has just passed the signal at CP 02 on trackage that was an extension of the River Line also kno... (more)

6102 leads a loaded UCR coal train north through Ridgefield Park, NJ on the River Line. This train would have been destined to the Central Hudson Power Plant in Roseton, NY.

Conrail ALSE passes the former Lehigh Valley EASTON tower in Easton, PA with a pair of SD60Ms in the lead. The train will soon be crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey. The tower would b... (more)

SENS brings a large block of empty clay slurry tanks south past the signal at CP7 in Bogota, NJ. NSSE and SENS typically handled blocks of clay cars, many of which were destined to/from New Engla... (more)

A uniquely Conrail consist in honor of Conrail's 46th Birthday. Conrail SECS-9 is led by a C39-8, SD50 and C32-8 combination. The train is passing the (then) new NYS&W locomotive facility in Rid... (more)

The crew of Maryland & Delaware's Worton Turn has completed their work at Massey and will soon head west for Worton. 1202 was built as DL&W 902, later EL 1040.

Delaware Lackawanna PO-75 departs Cresco with two engines and three cars during a rare sunny break on an overcast afternoon. By the time PO-75 arrived back at the mill in Mt. Pocono the sky was m... (more)

SC-7 rolls into view through a tunnel of trees in Jessup, PA. This was one of the few places along the Carbondale Line where fall color remained on this dreary November afternoon.

A very colorful consist leads Delaware Lackawanna BR-3 east past Steamtown with interchange traffic from NS at Taylor. The mountains surrounding the Wymoing Valley are past peak yet most of the v... (more)