Saturday was light engine day on the Shamokin Secondary. Each Saturday morning a light engine movement would begin in St. Nicholas, taking all the power there, usually five or six units, east. T... (more)

Eastbound Conrail train WHSN-04 leaves the town of Shamokin, PA behind as it slowly rolls through the decaying former Reading yard with three MP15s. The culm banks from the long closed Glen Burn ... (more)

Eastbound Conrail train WHSN-04 slowly ambles up the rickety track through the remains of the old Glen Burn Colliery at Shamokin, PA on April 29, 1987 with three MP15s. The scrappers were dismant... (more)

Eastbound Conrail train WHSN-04 works the Clark Feeds mill at Weigh Scales, PA on April 29, 1987 with three MP15s. Former Reading trackage comprises most of the Shamokin Secondary, however this s... (more)

CR WHSN-04 switches the Gilberton Coal Co. at Locust Summit, PA on April 30, 1987. No. 9627 is leading a four unit lash up MP15s. I was drawn to the area because of my interest in the anthracite... (more)

Conrail WHSN-11 works the crumbling remains of Reading Anthracite's St. Nicholas Central Breaker at St. Nicholas, PA on June 8, 1987. Shortly after this photo was taken, the crew was taking MP15 ... (more)

NS 2419 & 2418 return to the yard after switching the ADM plant.

An ex Southern MP15DC sits on the West end of a work train tied down in Washington Yard. MP15's are extremely rare visitors to the Washington Secondary.

A switcher pulls locomotive out of the shops to put it onto another track.

CSX Y190 idles in South Charleston under snowy skies.

Ex-SP switcher with nearby SP Caboose 4617

This is the end. All four of the Alaska Railroad's MP15s are lined up on the ramp track outside the ARR's yard office ready for shipment south to Whittier and back to the lower 48. They w... (more)

Manufacturers Railway Job is heading home with 12 cars of interchange from Alton & Southern's Gateway Yard.Malt loads and empty MRS beer cars make up the 12 cars.

Amtrak work extra heads west through New London.

Ex-C&NW 1304, sitting outside of the M19a shops.