Eastbound coal has topped the grade at a place variously called Horton's Summit, McRae, and Nora over the years. The short steep pull up from Duffield made for beautiful music. At one time Foote... (more)

A trio of NS units (NS 8339, NS 8796 & NS 2774) lead CN 529 over the Lachine Canal on a brutally cold afternoon. While you can't tell from this picture, this was a very short edition of CN 529, wi... (more)

The Flying Carnival

Stretched across the massive Moodna Viaduct, the Strates Carnival train "flies" high above Salisbury Mills as it heads West to Middletown, NY. T... (more)

Strates Through Sloatsburg

The 2015 edition of the Strates Carnival train is heading Westbound through Sloatsburg, NY along Route 17 in brilliant afternoon light. The train i... (more)

E-Rail-Chicago intermodal is northbound on main one over the Amity Street crossing.

"Strates Carnival over Moodna Vaiduct"

In beautiful afternoon light, the Strates Carnival train continues its Westward journey to Middletown, NY behind a pair of GE's the lat... (more)

"The Last Carnival on Rails"

While most of us have been to a carnival at some point in our lives, the carnival itself had likely traveled by road to get to the event. The Jam... (more)

NS 8339 is on H-55 on the Crawford Industrial, the former NYO&W mainline at Middletown, NY 5/8/2015

Fresh from Florida, the James E. Strates carnival train makes its way onto the wye at Campbell Hall Station. It'll be turned and sent down the line to Middletown.

A D8-40CW glides down the West Slope while exiting the Gallitzin tunnels.

"Ex. Conrail leading Ex. Union Pacific"

Westbound 13G passes a coal silo at the Conemaugh Power Station in Huff.

Westbound 13G on the Sang Hollow Extension.

11J rolls westbound on a very hot and humid afternoon along the Susquehanna River.

NS 8339 in new paint , helps pull the NS 166.