Paralleling the Susquehanna River, Conrail train ALCG gets its air at the west end of the yard in Coxton, Pennsylvania.

The power for Conrail train ALCG (Allentown, PA – Corning, NY) has uncoupled from its train, and is threading its way through the west end of Coxton Yard. After a making its set offs and pick-up... (more)

Pocono Northeast power sits idle in Coxton Yard as Conrail train ALCG passes by.

After arriving with the last train of the day, Durango & Silverton K36 2-8-2 480 simmers in the yard at Durango, Colorado.

Class unit 6701 and two other Chicago & North Western C628’s arrive at Escanaba, Michigan with a train of ore from the north.

A trio of Chicago & North Western C628’s are parked in the ore yard at Escanaba, Michigan.

Four Chicago & North Western C628’s wait for their next call in the yard at Escanaba, Michigan. The first two are in Zito Yellow, while the others are in traditional Stagecoach Yellow.

Two Chicago & North Western C628’s stand with a string of ore jennies in Escanaba, MI. Another pair of the groundbreaking Alcos are on an adjacent track in the distance.

A uniquely Chicago & North Western C628/GP7 combination has dropped its train from Green Bay on a yard track in Escanaba, Michigan, and now awaits a call to return south.

A pair of Canadian National S13’s pass between a CN FPA4 and visiting Southern FP7 6141 at Spadina Engine Terminal in Toronto.

Spadina engine terminal offered ever-changing lineups as equipment constantly moved around. From left to right are a CN RS18, a string of VIA RDC’s, a CN SW1200ES, a Southern FP7 in town for the... (more)

In the shadow of the landmark CN Tower, two Canadian National S13’s and two CN RS18’s painted for Tempo service rest in the fog at the Spadina engine facility.

251’s Last Stand

Although Alco exited the locomotive business in 1969, Canadian subsidiary MLW continued building locomotives for the North American market into the 1980’s. The... (more)

Reading 4-8-4 2102 waits to lead a train south from the Blue Mountain & Reading’s South Hamburg depot during the 1986 BM&R railfan weekend. 4-6-2 425 makes some smoke as it gets ready to assist ... (more)

Shortly after departing Brunswick yard, a Cumberland-bound Baltimore & Ohio freight passes through Weverton, Maryland. The track in the foreground is the beginning of the Washington County Branch,... (more)