A very late Q263 rumbles through the village on another muggy afternoon with a fairly rare leader. Today's train is lead by former Conrail SD80MAC 4108.

I wasn't expecting to see this old friend pop out around the curve today. I knew a few of the remaining SD80MACs on CSXT were showing up occasionally in freight service in and out of Selkirk but... (more)

An eastbound coal drag, UBT-146, destined to Baltimore, passes westbound OIPI-9 (Oak Island, NJ - Conway, PA) between Ardara and Larimer.

A westbound empty hopper train with a pair of 80 MAC's in the lead roll by loaded coal train UBT-23B on Track 99. Prior to the development of Pitcairn Yard into an intermodal facility, several loa... (more)

Big mac attack! CN 327 passes through Dorval with a mind-blowing for Canada lashup of an SD80MAC and an SD70MAC (CSXT 4593 & CSXT 4758). CSX only has 12 SD80MAC's (one was wrecked and retir... (more)

A pair of 80MAC's lead westbound OIEL (Oak Island, NJ - Elkhart, IN) between Lilly and Cassandra.

It's almost like going back in time, this was my first SD80MAC leading a train and it was awesome. On a day of unbelievable trains, this one definitely was one of my favorites. It is quite rare to... (more)

Alto Tower is in its last days (or nights, in this case) as a helper set drifts by. I wanted to get here while the tower was still open because I knew the blue ALTO sign would vanish almost immedi... (more)

A Conrail freight passes through the quarry at Alsen on the West Shore (River Line).

A westbound mixed freight meets an eastbound at Cassandra.

"SD80 Helper's"

A CSX SD80 leads a westbound manifest past the windmills just southeast of rural Lee, IL, which is certainly a long way from home!

Family, friends, and workers of the Juniata Locomotive Shops walk around past an 80MAC that is in for servicing during the Juniata Locomotive Shops "Family Day" tours.

"SD80s Resting in Cresson"