Late Evening Arrival

NYSW 3618 has a whopping 28 cars in tow as the engineer eases the train into MC yard. The crew began their day in Sparta at 6:00 in the morning and is seen... (more)

"Nose to Nose"

A pair of ESPN GE's spend a warm spring afternoon basking in the sunlight after a busy day on the Middletown and New Jersey. While the two units belo... (more)

The Odd Car Out

VIA Train no. 70 arrives in Toronto about 10 minutes early with the 702 leading a train of predominantly budd cars with the exception of one modern car right ... (more)

Heavy Hauling in Haverstraw

The Selkirk-Oak Island manifest, CSX Q433 has a whopping 5 units powering the train up the grade in Haverstraw. Fourth out is CSX 8886, while intern... (more)

Daylight Local Over the Delaware

In an incredibly unusual daylight move the only Snoot-Nose SD40T-2 owned by the NYSW leads the recently rebuilt NYSW 3012 (originally an SD40T-... (more)

"Industrial Switching"

The tri-weekly EVRR local out of Hollidaysburg, PA switches cars for a customer in Roaring Spring, PA. Between the Mill and the road right next to the RoW,... (more)

"Steam Meets Diesel at Moscow"

Steamtown was operating one of its Moscow excursions the same day the DL operated its ASLRRA excursion, allowing for this rare passenger meet at th... (more)

Raritan River Crossing

The Pennsy E8's finish a quick run on New Jersey Transit as they head for Conrail's Amboy Secondary. They would follow the line down to Jamesburg where t... (more)

The First Annual Toys for Tots Train

The annual Toys for Tots train hosted by the Volunteer Railroaders Association made its first trip to New York State in 2012. The additiona... (more)

Only on the Morristown & Erie

While the Morristown & Erie is known for their wild consists its safe to say this was one of the more interesting ones featuring both ALCO C424's... (more)

Daylight Sparta Job

An unusual daylight job is working Sparta Junction on an overcast December morning with the railroads only active SD45 for power. One of the night jobs had ... (more)

"The Last Carnival on Rails"

While most of us have been to a carnival at some point in our lives, the carnival itself had likely traveled by road to get to the event. The Jam... (more)

The First Day Home

The lone surviving U34CH, EL 3372 has just been delivered to Boonton Yard by the Morristown & Erie. Shortly after its arrival the URHS brought the engine to ... (more)

Ballast Train on the Southern Divison

After the SU-99 was annulled the previous evening due to a bridge which was closed for repairs on the M&NJ Hudson Secondary, the railroad ... (more)

Easing Through the PA Crossovers

An NYS&W extra crew has nearly concluded their run on the CNYK portion of the Southern Tier as they ease their train into the Metro North yard ... (more)