UP Big Boy at the Steamtown entranceway, first one I've seen, and they are just massive.

Heading towards downtown Johnstown as a fog hangs over town, this old warrior picks it way through its yard. The RR is moving steel to be made into wires and interchanging with the CSX. This is th... (more)

IF you walk back past the shops and the old coaling tower in Orbisonia, you find tracks leading a long distance. These cars were just left here when the EBT ended operations and as you can see the... (more)

Two weeks ago, CSX purchased all the ex CR B40-8's from NS, instead of painted them, they have given them the 'black dip' a la Penn Central. Here we see one leading the new Coke Train from Gary-Mi... (more)

Classic Detroit Railroading! A shot from my father, Richard Beal shows 4 GP9's struggling up I believe Birmigham Hill in 1975 with a loaded coal train.

While Kevin Vahey was below me, I shot 6936 and the skyline buildings from the CTA platform, getting some strange stares from Green Line Passengers

In blizzard like conditions, the ski train rolls into Winter Park to pick up its days worth of skiiers, i highly recommend this trip if you've never taken it.

End of the line possibly for this ex-CNW SD40-2, you can see they've plucked out the nose bell, most likely this will be either scrapped or redone to a lease engine.

Early Morning fog hangs over Oakdale, as 9008 gets ready to depart

Expecting one Chessie RC unit that I knew GR had, I lucked out and caught two sets! Also, behind the U-boat out of view was a Seaboard painted GP40 (which i couldnt get a good shot of), great day!

Under a great blue sky, the ski train heads back towards Winter Park after meeting a coal train at Tabernash

My favorite shot of the trip, as my dad is racing along at 65 mph, we are pacing a UP cement train east toward Byers Canyon, this is the aptly named (on the railroad) Flat, Colorado.

Obs Car on the Ski Train at Winter Park