The addition of N&W 1218 to the NS steam roster created several changes to the annual two-week excursion schedule in northern Virginia. Usually four Alexandria – Charlottesville round trips were... (more)

A trainload of ore from Ishpeming, Michigan is working its way through the yard at Escanaba. The green cab on the lead C628 makes it a more attractive unit than its sisters.

Bethlehem Kaleidoscope 1 - During Conrail's early years, many foreign visitors spent time in Bethlehem mingling with the local power. Usually they were leased or run-through units. In this case, I... (more)

Chessie-painted SD’s push a pig train up the grade at Mance, Pennsylvania.

In 1953, the Pennsylvania Rail Road, bought two SD7’s for use in Indiana’s 5.89% Madison Hill grade. The EMD’s were ballasted with added weight, and had extra added features including specia... (more)

With more letters in its name than miles in its route, the Lake Erie Franklin and Clarion Railroad joined the per-diem boxcar craze of the late 1970’s. Here one of those cars passes through Alle... (more)

A friend and I set up to shoot Conrail local WJAL-18 crossing the ex-CNJ bridge over the Delaware River at Phillipsburg, New Jersey, an infrequent occurrence in 1983. Unbeknownst to us, the consis... (more)

A Four Builder Lashup?

The lead unit of this northbound Delaware & Hudson train began life as D&H RS3 4122. Although it still carries a lot of its RS3 lines, D&H 505 was outshopped... (more)

In late 1982, The South Branch Valley was busy improving its infrastructure, as witnessed by this tie train at McNeill, West Virginia, just south of the “trough”. The improvements were short-l... (more)

The Erie Lackawanna invested heavily in EMD’s “45” line, starting with 34 SD45’s purchased in 1967-8. Wanting to add range to the next order for the big fuel guzzlers, the EL bought 34 fau... (more)

In a Potomac Yard scene repeated countless times over the years, a Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac SW1500/slug set grabs a classic Conrail N5C caboose off of an inbound train. It is entirely po... (more)

Spadina engine terminal offered ever-changing lineups as equipment constantly moved around. From left to right are a CN RS18, a string of VIA RDC’s, a CN SW1200ES, a Southern FP7 in town for the... (more)

An Anthracite Railway excursion Pennsburg slows to a stop near a former Purina feed dealer in Dillingersville, Pennsylvania. This is the turnaround point for the train, with a passing siding to al... (more)

Southern Railway wrecker 903018 rests in the yard in Monroe, Virginia. This appears to be a classic Industrial Brownhoist crane that was given a new cab and machinery enclosure by the Southern.

Last Day

For 54 years, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western’s original 1930 MU cars served its suburban electrification. On their first journey they were piloted out of Hoboken by ... (more)