"L" stands for elevated.

Weary commuters disembark into a cold, wet winter.

U878-09 takes coal east, destined to power up houses and businesses, on this cold (20 degrees F or so) but pleasant and otherwise quite late morning by the C&O Canal, At this location the now dry... (more)

Carrying around the cheap-o Canon "nifty fifty" made all the difference in terms of catching this rainy day low light shot. My first precipitation-defined-headlight-beam shot! Empty oil heading b... (more)

The yard at Brunswick has been around a long time and has seen many changes, one of which is the abandonment of this old siding that was (presumably) once used to unload hoppers. Now it sits, for... (more)

Now that WB Tower has been retired and new signaling put into the area, there is a huge signal box on an elevated platform (occasional major floods) just to its west, ruining the shot of a train p... (more)

The Ontario Northland operated the Northlander train using equipment obtained from Trans-Europ Express (TEE) service, which used diesel equipment at that time because of the difficulty of running ... (more)

This scene from back in the day, I am told, shows a Union RR train that has come across the river from the Duquesne works, and a PL&E train is showing back to Demmler. Thanks Steven McKay.

A busy engine terminal at Scully Yard, with not only the GP38 but also CR 6370, an SD40-2. Please let me know what the freight car on the left margin was used for as it seems to have an odd color... (more)

THIS HOUSE IS FOR SALE!!! Seriously, if you are interested in having this view from your porch, this property is on the market. I have no idea if the porch furniture is included. :) What y... (more)

Empty coal heads west on the OML, now that the curfew at Harpers Ferry, for overnight tunnel work, has ended.

I've been going with the family to Dutch Wonderland for years and had tried repeatedly to get a monorail shot, only for weather or light or family (rides first, photography last) to conspire again... (more)

Detail of the 2nd driver on the fireman's side of the "York" oil-burning replica - a great engine to see up close, nice brass and color work!

According to Kevin Madore, the right half ... (more)

On this 94 degree day in DC, I fondly recall driving west last winter and watching as the temperature indication in the car fell from 28 at home to 8 trackside in WV. As winds were calm, it was ... (more)

The new meets the old, a new-ish SD70ACe (8/2012)pulls oil tank cars on a new-ish cross-country operation (here, empties return west as CSX K055-04) past the very old-ish :) Point of Rocks station... (more)