At 4:03 p.m. on the afternoon of October 22, 1989, a westbound Conrail freight cruises through New Carlisle, Indiana. Powering the train is an EMD “40-2” combo, with “SD” No. 6394 leading ... (more)

Nearly eight years after the formation of Conrail, GP30 #2234 is still rocking its Penn Central black as it leads a mixed freight eastbound through Hammond while a westbound TV occupies the adjace... (more)

A pair of Conrail SD50s are seen headed eastbound toward Indiana with a string of Pennsylvania Power and Light hoppers. Tom Golden photo.

Heading down the 4% grade of Cumbres Pass, a Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad photo freight pulled by Rio Grande-lettered K-37 No. 497, rolls past Coxo, Colorado. An early taste of winter greete... (more)

Readville to Selkirk westbound freight has left Worcester, Massachusetss and is heading toward Springfield as it runs beside the Quaboag River. This picture location is a favorite among Conrail/CS... (more)

Westbound on the former New York Central at Columbia avenue.

A Westbound Van train heads underneath a signal bridge with old tri-light signals leftover from the Pennsy days at MG Tower.

With a massive Steel mill looming out of the morning haze across the Ohio River in the background, Conrail GP38 #7887 is just entering Conway Yard.

A lone Conrail GP7 with the Interlake Steel bottle train is seen crossing the Indiana Harbor Belt and B&OCT mainlines at Cal Park Junction as it traverses the now-gone former Pennsy line. Tom Gol... (more)

Conrail SD50 No. 6742 curves into the setting sun in charge of a steel coil train at Otis, Indiana, on February 12, 1989.

Eastbound on the former New York Central line. In a moment the train will be passing under the EJ&E Railway bridge.

Eastbound on the former New York Central, Chicago to Elkhart line.

It is four years since the formation of Conrail, but former Lehigh Valley GP9 #300 still wears Cornell red as Conrail #7476. Here, #7476 awaits its next assignment on industrial trackage near the... (more)

A pair of Conrail SD40s push hard on a westbound freight entering famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the beautiful autumn day of October 23, 1988.

Older CR power hustles a train of empty hoppers West on the old NYC Water Level Route.