Here, we see W&W 58 fighting the grade into Wooddale, Delaware. This cut is basically a tunnel without a roof and is a very tight fit. Hopefully they don't have to butter up the train.
August 2011 was the last time an SW1 puffed a blue cloud of smoke up the Red Clay Valley. On June 24th, 2014, 114 pulled it's first train since then and the following weekend marked it's first Hoc... (more)
It was at this very spot one year ago, that I caught Former U.S. Army #58 fighting the grade here at Wooddale. Today, 58 sleeps and awaits her final day of running before a 15 year inspection unde... (more)
Looks like Conductor Bentley has given the OK for 4935 to pull ahead here at Lancaster Station. A couple of E8's will handle this train to Pittsburgh.
W&W 58 brings an Autumn Leaf train filled with passengers past NVF (National Vulcanized Fibers) in Yorklyn, DE. The plant, set for preservation, was burnt by arsons earlier this year. It's future ... (more)
Seen here is PRR 4662 on the historic "S" Trestle located in Yorklyn, DE. The original wooden trestle was rebuilt in 2007 after the floods of Tropical Storm Henry washed it away.
GG1 4935 has just pulled into Lancaster Station with a passenger train bound for Pittsburgh. Soon, the Conductor will unhook the GG1 and place an E8A set on it.
Engineer S. J. Jr. takes 58 up to the coal dock using B&O 8408, seeing as 58 had not built up enough pressure to run up solo yet.
PRR 3750 is resting in Lancaster Yard after a hard day of work on the Keystone. Soon, the crew will load into the engine and head back out.
SRC (N&W) 475 is seen on a warm Friday morning pulling in a single boxcar to be trans-loaded. She is also sporting her new "STRASBURG" decals....
A rare site indeed. W&W 915 and 58 pull a double header, nearly 50 years after the mainline death of both locomotives. 58 was built in 1907 as AB&A 58 and 915 was built as River Terminal 97 in 195... (more)
Later down the line, We see W&W 58 storming up the hill into Mt. Cuba. A private Picnic grove used by the railroad.
During Amtrak's busiest day of the year, we see NJT 1491 pulling what would normally be a Regional past Newark Station.
I recreate my shot from December of last year using #98 instead. It is seen roaring through the cut, battling the grade.
