Q405 approaches the 58th Street crossing in Philadelphia as the head end clears the bridge over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The train is led by an impressive, colorful 6-unit consist of four axl... (more)

Operations were a bit unsettled in the months following the CSX and NS split and takeover of Conrail. Due to a backlog of trains and a shortage of crews on the River Subdivision, certain low-prio... (more)

8057 was found leading three other CSX SD40-2s on Conrail ALCS west out of Allentown Yard.

CSX's specially-painted "50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver" unit leads I158 west through Bound Brook on a hot and sunny summer evening.

Conrail CA-20 works the Hainesport Secondary Railroad interchange near sunset. This trackage is within the Hainesport Industrial Park, served via Conrail's Pembnerton Industrial Track. CA-20's t... (more)

One of Amtrak's four short-lived Harry Potter wrapped ACS-64s leads the Vermonter east across the Raritan River viaduct between New Brunswick and Highland Park.

A pair of Conrail C40-8Ws and an NS EMD lead an SENS south through Ridgefield Park. NS run-through power was common on this Selkirk, NY to Linwood, NC (via Hagerstown, MD) train.

6102 leads a loaded UCR coal train north through Ridgefield Park, NJ. This train would have been destined to the Central Hudson Power Plant in Roseton, NY.

NJ Transit's Armed Forces commemorative unit heads west out of Bound Brook on the Raritan Valley Line.

A very weathered Illinois Terminal heritage unit and an even more weathered Union Pacifc AC44CW lead NS 268 east through Manville, NJ on a beautiful spring morning.

Back when the Erie Lackawanna heritage unit could still be found leading transfer runs to Browns Yard, Conrail OI-16 arrives at Browns late on a spring afternoon with NS 1700 on the head end.

Conrail SA-42 crosses the Raritan River at River Draw on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line under "Fujichrome skies". The train is headed for Browns Yard after making a set-out in Por... (more)

Five units hustle Conrail ML-480Y east through Fullers, NY on the Selkirk Branch. The head end is at the location where the east and westbound mains separate on the western approach to the flyove... (more)

Over the years many unusual locomotives have found their way to NYS&W rails. The short-lived era of Susquehanna's control over the bankrupt Delaware & Hudson was one such time period when you nev... (more)

SP 9793 leads an interesting consist that includes an Amtrak F40PH and a Montana Rail Link SD40. The train is headed south on Union Pacific's Lufkin Sub in Shepherd. A little over a year had pas... (more)