Two Conrail SD40’s bracket an SD40-2 on the point of an eastbound coal train at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The flat area to the left is the site of the Lehigh Valley’s Calypso Yard.
Wearing what I think was CP Rail’s best scheme, RS18 8793 idles at Smiths Falls, Ontario.
Chesapeake & Ohio GP40 4080 pulls up next to the RF&P main line in Doswell, Virginia on the southwest connection between the C&O and RF&P. I’m not sure of the purpose for this connection, as the... (more)
Bound for Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, four Chessie geeps lead eastbound Chesapeake & Ohio tonnage cross the Accotink Creek in Springfield, Virginia. The train is viewed on joint C&O/Sout... (more)
Prime Mover Mover A view of one of the shop tracks at Baltimore & Ohio’s Glenwood Yard reveals Chesapeake & Ohio 8504, the hulk of an F7B used to transport prime movers. Also on ... (more)
Less than a year old, consecutively numbered Chesapeake & Ohio SD50’s idle in the yard at Handley, West Virginia.
Double Lucky Some kid in Hinton, West Virginia had the perfect situation for a very young railfan. Not only could he watch the heavy traffic on the Chesapeake & Ohio main line from... (more)
Nearing its end of service, Chesapeake & Ohio U25B 8126 waits on the ready tracks in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Making what is probably its first appearance since the CNJ pulled out of Pennsylvania in 1972, Jersey Central SD35 2504 visits Bethlehem Engine Terminal.
A rainy April day finds a Jersey Central RS3 visiting one of its old haunts, pausing at the west end of Allentown Yard.
The BN coal train seen arriving at Palmer Lake in my pervious submission had three BN SD40-2’s on... (more)
Assisted by four Katy SD40-2’s, a Burlington Northern C30-7 leads a southbound coal drag through the sag at Palmer Lake, Colorado.
An empty hopper train rolls north out of Palmer Lake, Colorado while the sun makes a brief appearance.
Most BN traffic on Colorado’s joint line was long coal trains from the Powder River Basin, or returning empties. In both cases, five 3000-hp units were the standard power. Occasionally other tr... (more)
Empty hoppers bound for loading in the Powder River Basin roll through Palmer Lake, Colorado as they begin their descent to Denver.
