Meets are common at the Horseshoe Curve, but it's a rarity that the trains meet at the apex. Here, NS 98N meets 21Z.

Eighty-three years after pulling the first passenger train under wire out of this very train station in 1938, PRR 4859 enjoys retirement on Track 8 of the Harrisburg Transportation Center. The ... (more)

The Powhattan Arrow has arrived in downtown Roanoke. The J attracted many fans over Memorial Day weekend who wanted to chase, ride behind, and take a picture with the Queen of Steam. An NS freig... (more)

Foreign power, in a literal sense, has become a common sight on the SWP railroad. This train of empty sand hoppers is arriving at interlocking with Norfolk Southern at CP RADE.

Amtrak Pennsylvanian arrives into the Greensburg Amtrak Station with a 50th Anniversary P42DC. This station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1911.

An eastbound Norfolk Southern train rounds the World Famous Horseshoe Curve at sunset. On National Train Day 2023, the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum hosted extended hours at the Horseshoe Cu... (more)

A Norfolk Southern SD70ACe leads a manifest under the Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge in Lilly, PA with fall colors.

The Frostburg Flyer heads West through the Cumberland Narrows with former C&O 1309.

The Amtrak Pennsylvanian heads east over the "Big Viaduct" between Mineral Point and South Fork. The stunning autumn colors provide a scenic ride for passengers through some of the more ... (more)

Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited arrives in Waterloo, Indiana with two 40th Anniversary Units. Amtrak 145, in Phase III leads Amtrak 130 in Phase II.

Norfolk Southern's Conrail heritage unit splits under the PRR Pennsy Position signals in Tipton, PA on home rails.

Norfolk Southern's Executive Train (Office Car Special) passes under the PRR position signals in Tipton, PA.

As America's "Superhighways" gained popularity in the 1950s, they began to follow railroad right of ways. Hartford, CT is an excellent example of how highways were built next to railroa... (more)

A Norfolk Southern coal train heads East towards the Conemaugh Generating Station (otherwise known as the Huff Power Plant) near New Florence, PA. The powerplant is scheduled to close down at the ... (more)

Not much is left of the Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad, as nearly all of its trackage was destroyed in 2009 due to a flash flood. The only trackage that remains is in Export, PA around the Dur... (more)