Action at Iowa City as an eastbound slides into the yard.
Train 175 departs Moncrief Yard with SBD 1733, 5526, 5532, 5538 and U36B 1813.
Lots to see in this view south of Roosevelt Road
We have just enough room to squeeze through the yard and, just enough power to make to Framingham. Considering all the railfan discontent with Penn Central, U boats sounded just as great here as a... (more)
Rock Island GE U33B 298 leads a mixed bag of power on an eastbound freight during a New Years Eve 1978 blizzard.
An Eastbound pulls into Hornell for a crew change. At the time I didn't think highly of these CR lashups of black & blue, but now, I sure would like to have this type of variety again!
An Eastbound is backing into the East end of the old Hornell yard to make a pick up.
As I recall this unit was from an unpurchased Autotrain order which Conrail picked up. I was on a SB freight.
SCL Train No. 110 rounds the curve at BX Tower after leaving Collier Yard with a motive power consist of seven locomotives.
An engineer gives a wave from an Eastbound freight led by a U33-B still in PC lettering.
An Eastbound CR freight in the Sayre yard has 2 clean blue engines and a black switcher. This ex LV yard was active until about 1984.
Conrail local freight and MBTA RDC’s down by the station early in the morning on a cold winter’s day. The RDC is still wearing the New York Central livery. The winter advantage that RDC's had ... (more)