A VERY rare find. ORIGINAL blue paint Chessie/CO caboose (With For Progress logo) is seen at the end of this local switch/yard operations train.

The cold, rushing waters of Flaugherty Creek runs along side the B&O, which ducks under the Ex Western Maryland Keystone Viaduct, is accompanied by Q135 heading west along the Keystone Sub and dow... (more)

591 heads south towards the mines of Southwest PA, rolling through some beautiful fall color nestled deep into the hills of the Mon Valley near Mather, PA.

The SD40-E starts it's day lowering the 12G into the sun and fog filled valley.

12 minutes until 0700 hours, March 2nd of 2019 and most Monday through Friday'ers are sleeping in to start the weekend. Folks who don't have a steady schedule are probably awake, sipping their cof... (more)

UP 1943 traverses the world famous Horseshoe Curve

A similar scene captured quite magnificently by John Ireland (photo id 273316) shows a higher vantage point and a busier Penn Avenue, as the KC32 hauls it's cars bound for Island Avenue just a few... (more)

The grade does not rest, as another manifest whines downgrade with full dynamics in the middle of the night. Nearby Altoona shines in the horizon

New power for NS, at the time, brings a ridge train east on CSX rails with some looming clouds overhead

A pair of SD40E helpers assist a heavy eastbound down the hill around Horseshoe Curve in some foggy and wintery conditions

Due to a derailment and severe flooding in Baltimore, some reroutes were in order, including this R138 which had gone east previously. R138 heads west being rerouted during sunrise through foggy ... (more)

The AVR Glenwood to NS Island Avenue turn approaches Island Avenue Yard through the iconic late fall Pittsburgh PA location notably known as The Trench.

Helpers assist freight down the hill as the sun rises higher and higher

2nd back logged train through after the collision of a previous southbound with the split trailer on the right. Driver apparently missed it's turn down the road a bit and decided to turn around i... (more)

37A claws and grinds west around Horseshoe Curve in between periods of heavy snow which put down anywhere from a few inches up to a foot in places such as south of here in Somerset County. https:... (more)