The North Reading Fast Freight emerges from the North end of the 926 foot long Tamaqua Tunnel. Built in 1854 by the Philadelphia and Reading RR for the primary purpose of moving Anthracite Coal.
CHEYENNE WY Sept 24 1978 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3343 handles a mixed freight near Cheyenne. EMD built the unit (b/n 766056-09) in February 1977. The unit has been renumbered to UP 1610. Accordin... (more)
A four-pack of SD40-2 helpers add dynamic braking to the 128 cars of Baltimore-bound coal train UBT-354 passing MG interlocking.
WAGONER OK (April) 1985 — It’s crew change time for UP SD40-2 3521. EMD built the unit (b/n 786170-23) In January 1979. My photo
Back when NBSR has multicolored engines on their roster, NBSR 6315 leads train 907 descending down to Cork, New Brunswick, with Fall still in full swing in Southern New Brunswick.
CR 6431 brings an eastbound manifest through the crossover at SO interlocking in South Fork, PA. SO Tower, an open office at this time, was consumed by fire in November of 2008 although it had bee... (more)
UR11 departs Roanoke for the Winston-Salem District with ex-N&W and SOU SD40-2s leading a local of grain loads by the Amtrak station.
NYSW heritage engine poses long hood forward idling among other power at NYSW facility in Ridgefield Park.
A pair of Cascade Green SD40-2s lead the Grand Rapids local towards Superior.
With inherited Pan Am power on the point, the Berkshire & Eastern's EDRJ manifest from East Deerfield to Rotterdam Junction is tied down on the CPKC Freight Subdivision on the west end of the yard... (more)
M426 heads east up the grade alongside 295 during the first snowfall of the season
The Grand Rapids local has crossed from Minnesota to Wisconsin on its way to Superior.
The Grand Rapids is about to cross under Minnesota State Highway 23 as the train makes its way towards Superior, WI.
M426 heads east up the grade at schillings crossing during the first snowfall of season
Marquette Rail Z151-29 Northbound with four leaders and quite a decent length train. Here they cross the Muskegon River in downtown Newaygo with some decent Fall Color still hanging on.