By the summer of 1978 NJDOT's inherited fleet of ex Penn Central E8s an E7s were really worn out and unreliable. Seeing a freight engine on a Conrail passenger train was never a surprise, although... (more)

High Elevation High Cab. Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway GP39-2 no. DS-13 is seen leading a short train across John Glenn Rd in Salt Lake City, Utah. The locomotive is a unique hi... (more)

As BNSF train Q-RICCHI6-08 (with BNSF Dash 9-44CWs 5215 and 683, along with KCS AC4400CW 4598 – and two more Dash 9-44CWs shoving on the rear: BNSF 5004 and 4960 – for power) climbs the Tehach... (more)

A Gary Railway slug set loads bottle cars at the #1 Bop Shop.

Busy day at Von Storch. 3843 sits in one bay getting attention. The PA sits behind the crane sunning itself. 2002 is behind the building waiting for shop time. 2457 has assembled an OCS and 1804 ... (more)

The CPKC Golden Spike Special flies past the old grain elevator in Drake, ND.

Making a rare trip over this part of the old D&H Adirondack Branch, Saratoga Corinth and Hudson Railroad Alco S2 3021 is crossing the bridge over the Sacandaga River at Hadley. While they do not r... (more)

The CSX F-Unit leading the MARC-RRE Special from Washington, DC to Frostburg, MD is at the end of the line at the turntable in Frostburg.

Southern GP50 7059 and two trailing SD40-2's lead a coal empty north towards Atlanta.

I shot this at Wilsmere Yard near Wilmington DE on July 8, 1978. A Baltimore & Ohio SW1, circa 1940, and a former Chesapeake & Ohio NW2, about nine years newer, sit next to a boxcar with a roof ha... (more)

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

Having just departed Minot on the third leg of the CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour about fifteen minutes earlier, CP 2816, 1401, and 4107 roll eastbound through the small hamlet of Logan, North Dakota... (more)

A pair of Cleveland Works Railroad jobs meet deep inside the steel mill complex at the Cleveland Cliffs Cleveland Works in Cleveland, Ohio. A solo SW1500 hauls the bottle train towards the slag du... (more)

Inside the recently restored cab of Alco 5, the control stand shines in the afternoon sun showing the unique contrast of 1940's engineering to modern day.

Reportedly ex-MP and considering the replacement headlight with no number boards I would guess originally C&EI. Don't even know where I got the road name from. I found the thing by accident.