The early years of Conrail saw many leased units from other roads on the property. Here a Bangor& Aroostook GP7 pauses with an ex-Lehigh Valley “hammerhead” RS3 at the Bethlehem roundhouse.

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie passenger GP7 1500 rolls south from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. The brakeman on the front platform doesn’t appear to be in a passenger uniform.

A trio of PLE SW1500s tip toes through less than stellar yard trackage towards a Conrail freight waiting its turn. The units have just crossed the B&O main tracks as onlookers wait to see a Chessi... (more)

The Fore River Transportation job spots loads at its owner, Twin Bridges Technologies.

The Fore River Transportation job begins its shove of tallow cars to its owner, Twin Bridges Technologies.

Dust is in the air as a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie ballast cleaner works its way north approaching McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.

After spending nearly two years in storage at Macaulay, a six car Hitachi set runs into Southern Cross station to reverse direction, before heading to Newport Workshops for eventual sale or scrapp... (more)

Colorado’s famous Joint Line starts here. Already running on Rio Grande rails, Santa Fe F7A 247 heads an ABBBA set of F’s out of Denver on a hazy April morning, bound for La Junta via Colorado... (more)

A set of light engines running from Saucon to Bethlehem illustrate the metamorphosis from Penn Central to Conrail. Of course, the lead unit is still wearing full PC garb, and the U33B is an early... (more)

The Ice Castle: Youngstown's tallest building, Stambaugh Stadium, the home of the four time NCAA I-AA football national champion Youngstown State University Penguins looms in the background... (more)

There aren't too many places where you can find a gritty industrial yard with snow capped peaks for a backdrop. On this beautiful Sunday morning, 2 Geeps were working the Anchorage yard. Here 2001... (more)

The Mallet 442-54 is leaving the Massawa port with a short freight train direction Asmara.

The LQ leads the acid back to Forrestfield

A scrap operation in Youngstown Ohio. It was a treat to see this SW7 still in operation working for Midwest Steel and Alloy. It was originally built for the IHB in 1950 making this loco 63 years o... (more)