This shot was taken around 1969 or 1970, shortly after the transition from NYC to PC. The view is looking east on the Michigan Central Porter Branch, with the N&W ex Wabash 4th District crossing i... (more)

Santa Fe FP45 #92 leads an eastbound past Joliet Union Station and tower JD crossing the Former Rock Island now Metra Line.

Fall in Bryn Mawr: A Silverliner V set on Paoli/Thorndale Line Train 529 departs Bryn Mawr Station against a backdrop of fall foliage and the shuttered Bryn Mawr Tower.

Towering Over Bryn Mawr: Although inactive, Bryn Mawr Tower still dominates the scene at Bryn Mawr Station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line. Here, the tower is seen on Friday, November 10, 201... (more)

NS 20E passes under the black bridge in Phillipsburg. PU tower can also be seen behind the lead engine.

The Beginning of the End

A westbound oil train climbs the east slope of the Alleghenies, passing up the silent sentinel of the mountain, MG tower. The interlocking and tower were ins... (more)

As the silence is broken, the CVSR Polar Express Special rumbles slowly past Jaite with kids in their pajamas awaiting their arrival at Rockside Station.

Big UP SD50 No. 5078 leads a westbound freight over the crossing with Santa Fe's Stockton Sub at the tower. When freights approached the tower, they would often call the operator for a "light... (more)

Two DL RS3s idle the morning away at Steamtown. The Bridge 60 tower can be seen in the background.

Simultaneous MBTA departures from Boston's North Station have just crossed the Charles River drawbridge and now pass terminal Tower A on their way out of town. FP-10 1104's train was headed for Lo... (more)

The last remnant of Rocky Mountain/Corn Belt Rockets, a month after being demoted to nameless train #7, departs Council Bluffs for the Omaha side of the river. The announced loss of it's primary ... (more)

After riding train #7, the now unnamed ex Cornhusker/Corn Belt Rocket from the Quad Cities, the photographer walks west of the depot to catch the activity near 16th Ave. in the terminal trackage, ... (more)

Metra 201 passes Blue Island tower as it arrives with a outbound train.

"Spraying Past WC"

A colorful array of units sits in and around the Galesburg BNSF yard.