New York Central System subsidiary Pittsburgh & Lake Erie SW-9 9831, 8937 and 8938 leads a wreck train at Youngstown, Ohio on March 25, 1962. Photo by Ken Douglas, from my collection.

NYC GP9 5985, and two P&E GP7's 5623 and 5613, leads the daily train 99 from Indianaoplis to Peoria, crossing the GM&O and Monon at Bloomington, Illinois on April 29, 1959. A subsidiary of the ... (more)

Somebody Save Me. Former New York Central "T Motor" T-3a 278 (Alco, GE 1913-1926) and "S Motor" S-1 100 (Alco/GE, 1904) sit in Glenmont, New York on Sunday, March 19, 20... (more)

Two NYC E8s led by 4049 and 4069 power train 35 the Iroquois (Boston-New York-Chicago) at South Bend, Indiana on April 29, 1961. Photo by Louis A. Marre, from my collection.

Three NYC GP40's rolling with a general merchandise train, along the Hudson River at Spuyten Duyvil, The Bronx, New York in July 1966. The 3033 was one of fifty pre-production GP40's that the N... (more)

Westbound, NYC U25B 2569, leading NYC U30B 2838, CB&Q GP30 942 and NYC U25B 2562, leaving the Central's Detroit yards on September 24, 1967. Between 1964-1965, the Central accumulated the large... (more)

United Railroad Historical Society's observation car Hickory Creek and Tavern-Lounge No. 43 heading to Albany on the back of Amtrak train 233.

Following a Cleveland railfanning extravaganza with my friend and his dad, we headed home via Horseshoe Curve and then a stop at Altoona (shops and yards). The yards were filled with dead power, m... (more)

Endangered. New York Central Railroad (NYC) S-1 no. 6000 (ALCO/GE, 1904) and T-3a no. 278 (ALCO/GE, 1926) are seen at the Port of Albany, on land where they have been stored for the pas... (more)

The Newest Car. On Saturday, November 26, 2022, dusk was setting upon the 1881 former New York, New Haven, and Hartford station in Thomaston, allowing the seasonal lights to shine brightly ... (more)

Amtrak Empire Service train 233 with former NYC observation car Hickory Creek and tavern-lounge car 43.

Observation car Hickory Creek and Tavern-Lounge car 43 making the trip to Albany on the back of Amtrak train #233.

Off To Albany And Beyond. Former New York Central 20th Century Limited tail car "Hickory Creek" and 43 held the markers on AmtrakTrain 233 on Monday, November 7, 2022. Both cars a... (more)

"NYC Observation Under NYC Automatics"

On the afternoon of October 30th, 2022, United Railroad Historical Society's former New York Central 20th Century Limited Pullman Observation ... (more)

City Of Hinton. The 2022 Hinton Railroad Days/City of Hinton Government and Autumn Colors Express are being celebrated from October 20-23, 2022 in Hinton, West Virginia. The two meet by Tem... (more)