A 1984-built ex-Missouri Pacific SD50 trundles along Railroad Street in the PA Coal Region town of Cressona. The yard is ex-Reading, and the 5022's paint scheme helps in recalling that storied ol... (more)

Probably the easiest assignment ever for an AEM-7; 2-car Sunday afternoon Keystone Service in the late 1980s. The old Pennsy umbrellas were removed and replaced with high-level platforms in 2009.

The Washington Section of the Broadway Limited is passing through the beautiful farming country west of Lancaster in the summer of 1977. No. 916 was built by Altoona/GE in July, 1942 as the PRR 4... (more)

R.I.P. to Mr. Bruce Van Sant, Amtrak's Director of System Operations, who passed away on 10-26-17. Bruce was one of the organizers of the Autumn Express excursions in recent years, and served as ... (more)

Pan view of the N&W Heritage Unit, eastbound on the NS Harrisburg Line. Note the snow on the running board. No. 8103 was built by GE in February of 2012.

41 years after her birth, the 4838 is still being trusted to pull the hottest freight. She's temporarily paused here for track work, waiting for a westbound Silverliner to pass, to allow her to c... (more)

Perryville, MD was Trains Magazine's "Hot Spot" of the month in the December 2017 issue. Here's a southbound Northeast Regional slowing down to 90 mph, preparing to cross the 1906-built... (more)

Perryville, 1983, with a battered E-60 leading a 12-car mix of Heritage and Amfleet cars north. A lot has changed here in the last 35 years- the signals have been reconfigured, and the partially ... (more)

We were teenage railfans; my high school buddy is shooting from behind Dad's 1964 Ford Fairlane V8 and I'm in the middle of a barren cornfield, lensing the cleanest Platinum Mist GG-1 that we ever... (more)

The National Limited is westbound by the crumbling platforms at E-town, led by a nearly 34-year old GG-1. This New York to Kansas City train was eventually discontinued during the Carter Administ... (more)

A Metroliner in Amish Country- the 823 (now cab-control car 9634) leads a trio of rebuilds east, with a panoramic view of Lancaster County farmland in the background. Note the replacement pantogr... (more)

The PM 1225 and NKP 765 performing in a side-by-side runby for the 1991 NRHS Convention.

I know this paint job was unpopular with a lot of fans, but it was my favorite Amtrak-era GG-1 paint scheme. Only 7 units were painted like this, and it added some color on drab days. Although- ... (more)

GMD-built No. 199 is seen here in early-90s Keystone Service, crossing the old PRR arch bridge east of Lancaster. This unit was built in the mid-60s for Toronto's GO Transit, sold to Amtrak in 19... (more)

We're on top of the Gettysburg's rough-riding converted autorack "observation car," watching our mixed freight's Baldwin pusher getting ready to do some switching. No. 407 was built in ... (more)