Although it was my first twin cities trip ever, so anything I got was going to be a win, the friend  I was traveling with had a checklist of things he had missed out on on his previous trip(s) an... (more)

A fiery sunrise burns in the Eastern sky as a Hartwell Railroad northbound approaches Martin, Georgia. The train is lead by a GP38 still wearing Conrail colors.

Former Penn Central/Conrail/CSX GP38 No. 1973 leads a northbound on the Hartwell Railroad, curving through the fog at Eastanollee.

WC 6624 leads UP/SP power on an all rail ore train headed from the Missabe Iron Range in Minnesota to Geneva, UT.The train is just south of Waukesha, WI about to cross Pebble Brook & Hwy XX near V... (more)

CR 7869 & 8275 lead a welded rail train through the remnants of the Lehigh Valley Station in Easton, PA. Photography by Tim Howeter, from the collection of Colin Kund.

Early morning at the Tuckahoe Station

Early morning at the Tuckahoe Station

Conway Scenic's Mountaineer train approaches Crawford Notch.

Looking back on a short northbound train for Toccoa as we blast by sitting engines in Bowersville amidst a cold winter rain. We're on the former St. Lawrence & Atlantic GP40 no. 3000.

Handling a train of gondolas is Providence & Worcester GP38 2011. Built as Penn Central 7794 by EMD in October 1969 (54 years earlier), this locomotive became Conrail 7794 when that railroad was ... (more)

The "Mountaineer" is seen returning to North Conway from Fabyan Station and is crossing the 520' Frankenstien Trestle. The trestle and nearby cliffs are named for Godfrey Frankenstein, a... (more)

The "Mountaineer" is seen departing Fabyan with both of the railroad's former Maine Central GP38s on the train.

The "Mountaineer" is seen heading into Fabyan passing the Bretton Woods shanty with both of the railroad's former Maine Central GP38s on the train.

The Westbound "Mountaineer" is seen just after crossing the 520' long Frankenstein Trestle as it climbs the two percent grade up Crawford Notch. The trestle and cliffs above it were name... (more)

The Westbound "Mountaineer" is seen crossing the 520' long Frankenstein Trestle as it climbs the two percent grade up Crawford Notch. The trestle and cliffs above it were named for 19th-... (more)