Former Erie-Lackawanna facility

Local freight slows for grade crossing. Brakeman stands on front to observe the condition of flangeways. This is the first train on the line since the accumulation of much snow and ice.

A professional photographer viewed many of my photographs and suggested that I should allow the image to blur to show action. He could not understand that most railfans prefer sharp images of movi... (more)

SCL U33B #1741 leads a train north of Goldsboro, NC in November 1970.

VN-4 departs for New York City after setting off at North Croton yard.

Watching the show as VN-4 sets off at North Croton yard.

Look closely and you might see the headend crew laughing their a@@es off at the photographer yelling at his camera because the batteries decided to give out at about the 3 roll mark....

4 unit set of 4 axle 'boats moving at shooting speed slowing down for crew change. After I stopped salivating, rolled off another 5 rolls, and was late to work. Too bad, so sad.

Eerily reminescent of the late 70s; it was not far from this spot where you couldn't buy a spot to watch the cabhops to and from Hardy Street and see the railroads of the east. SCL U-boats were a... (more)

Conrail SBSE-6 crosses the Castleman Bridge and enters the town of Selkirk, NY

I loved the sound of these in Run 8.

With such a warm summer upon us I thought, why not think about winter and cool days and white snow.

Conrail JN5, a former Lehigh Valley train, is under the charge of three U-Boats, U33B 2896, U30B 2866, and U25B 2521 on a crystal clear and very cold day. This is an Oak Island (Newark) to Niagara... (more)

Former EL/Erie facility, now Conrail