On a frigid President's Day, eastbound freight MOED thunders out of the Hoosac Tunnel with HLCX 8145 MEC 607 & MEC 613.

Sometimes railfanning on the "Grinch" it's all about having the stars align for you. On a blue dome frigid President's Day they finally did when I lucked into a fluke meet between both the MOED ... (more)

While Santa Fe was always the favorite photo subject on the pass, Union Pacific(Unlimited Power) could always be counted on to impress. This was especially true with their monster APL land ships... (more)

The hot intermodal and the wreck train make an odd couple as they sit snow covered the morning after the big blizzard that clobbered New England. They would not move the rest of the day as crew... (more)

The SD80Macs were not common visitors to the River Line so it was a nice surprise to get a pair on point of a lite engine move. The crew is approaching Kingston NY as they soar 150 feet above th... (more)

Three sparkling clean Conrail units round the scenic curve at MP-164 in the Taconic Hills. The morning hotshot is just east of the State Line Tunnels and will be approaching the state line into... (more)

I always had a soft spot for Chatham Village during the "blue boat" Conrail days on the Boston Line. This was one of those magical windy fall mornings when everything fell together. The "NE" w... (more)

In what looks like an intermodal is actually the freight "SE-AL"(Selkirk Yard to NS/ Allentown Pa) with some headend hot trailers as it soars over the half frozen Catskill Creek. Conrail blue wa... (more)

It was always a nice treat when you a got an elusive westbound coming around the north track in the morning sun. A couple weathered "Kodachromes" EMDs up front didn't hurt matters either. Happi... (more)

Got kinda lucky with a couple things on this shot. The crew was switching on the south end of Kenwood Yard at CP-Port and I was able to get the Albany skyline nicely aligned with the train, some... (more)

Three unique EMD war birds rumble across the frozen Hoosac at Fisherman's Lane on a cold afternoon with a large(and late) 78 car freight. The crew met a NS/PAS #206 autoracker at Eagle Bridge a... (more)

Coming off the A.H.Smith Bridge with a light train for Selkirk Yard. Conrail itself only has a few more months of existence left. Already after four years, the Macs are starting to show small ... (more)

With a "Back to the '70's Show" Alco & EMD lashup, the DFT Turn heads north with it's NS pickup back to Olean Yard in the late evening light. The Big M's were a joy to chase on the old Buffalo ... (more)

Two DME's pilot a loaded ethanol south of Smith's Landing.

Timing really is everything in this hobby. For a window of a few months, Conrail would run multiple SD80mac power moves west out of New England for Selkirk Yard either as a lite engine move or o... (more)