Early morning eastbound pushing through the upland dew.

A fast Hiawatha kicks up dust scooting between abandoned CNS&M abutments. The autos on the left clarify the age of this photo. At the time of photo Milwaukee trains were painted in UP colors.

Three unit helper running light from Wilkes-Barre to White haven. The combination of two EMD F units and one ALCO RS 11 was very appealing.

The brains for the Connellsville Hump resided in this tower. From this vantage point operators could see both ends of the terminal and had their fingers on the whole operation. In 1966 this was an... (more)

A micro shot of Newport News bound coal train. This line follows the New River through much of West Virginia. This location a great place to spend the day watching C&O trains runing on both sides ... (more)

A macro shot of the bluebird titans of the B&M in 1966 at the highest tonnage location on the system.

The Super Chief continued under Amtrak with Santa Fe colors and ex-Santa Fe equipment. Getting this shot of an eastbound Chief and a westbound freight was no problem in 1972. This was a great spot... (more)

The revised Abraham Lincoln under Amtrak operation. Some of the clarity and excitement was gone even though the original owners colors were still intact in 1972. For a view of same train and loco... (more)

Upgraded E8 watches U33C and F45 bring westbound tonnage through Aurora Station.

Still in CB&Q colors Still looking dynamic and fresh.

The Southern Crescent, Queen of the East and the South. This was America's train just as much as the City of New Orleans, The Super Chief and the Twentieth Century Limited. Also consider the Hiawa... (more)

Cigar band E unit pulling the grade near Woodville with the New England States Express.

The operator personally hands up Form 19 orders to the fireman on head end of the Patriot Special.

The Gulf tank cars fill a sixty thousand gallon tank. Enough diesel fuel to feed 15 E8 units. In 2008 prices that would be around $200,000.00 worth of Diesel.