Nose to nose, two Norfolk Southern C39-8’s pull a northbound freight through Teel, Virginia. Some may think that this is neat, but the sight of a non-first-generation long hood first leader hold... (more)

A pair of C39-8s are seen running long-hood forward on the former Nickel Plate mainline. Tom Golden photo.

New meets new. A new Conrail C39-8 is seen departing the IHB's Blue Island Yard while a new NS SD60 awaits delivery to its new owner. 13 years later, the units would become siblings on the NS ro... (more)

A pair of new Conrail GE C39-8s lead an older relative on an eastbound freight departing the IHB's Blue Island Yard. Tom Golden photo.

"Last Man Standing"

Pennsylvania Northeastern C39-8 8212 brings up the rear of W230 westbound by the Ambler Boiler House in Ambler, PA. Normally this run is performed overnight, ... (more)

PN 8212 Passes an old freight house in Ivyland, Pa. an old caboose sits retired along side on what was a siding at one point.

PN 8212 idles as a SEPTA silverliner IV passes at Lansdale Station. One of the few SEPTA commuter trains passing for the day while the system is on a lifeline minimal schedule

PN W230 waits for a signal onto SEPTA's Doylestown Line in Lansdale on a beautiful spring afternoon. Due to COVID-19, SEPTA is running on a "Lifeline Schedule", allowing the PN to do the... (more)

I moved to Hatboro as a 9 year old child in July of 1987, and in the 21 year I lived there, I never saw a daytime freight on SEPTA's Warminster line. That all changed today as due to SEPTA's reduc... (more)

The last operating C39-8, Pennsylvania Northeastern #8212, is seen crossing the busy intersection in the middle of Roslyn, PA. PN train W230 is usually a night run, but since SEPTA is operating on... (more)

"Survivor" Former Conrail, now Penn Northeastern 8212 is seen during some rare daytime service along the former Bethlehem branch just inside of Lansdale, while SEPTA regional rail has li... (more)

As snow comes to the Heartland this Easter Sunday, I thought I'd go back to an April day in '93 when rain turned to snow overnight and yielded a heavy, wet snow in central Pennsylvania. At MG, hal... (more)

The last remaining GE C39-8 operating in the United States leads a short L160 east towards Lansdale after dropping about 30 ethanol tanks for storage with the East Penn Railroad in Telford. With t... (more)