A quite overpowered Rio Grande manifest rolls west along the bluffs just east of Palisade, Colorado.

A Burlington Northern C30-7 splits six Rio Grande EMD’s on a westbound Rio Grande manifest west of Akin, Colorado. The train has just exited the tunnel through Beavertail Mountain.

Eastbound Rio Grande tonnage skirts the Colorado River after piercing Beavertail Mountain west of Akin, Colorado.

A westbound Rio Grande manifest follows the path carved by the Colorado River as it makes track speed at Una, Colorado.

Like many Rio Grande cabooses in this era, this one is showing evidence of years of service on coal trains and passing through many tunnels. Here it continues its streak on an eastbound coal train... (more)

Eastbound coal is making time on the Rio Grande as it glides through New Castle, Colorado.

The Rio Grande had full faith in its ability to get freight trains over the road in a timely fashion. Train 87 left Denver about an hour ahead of the Rio Grande Zephyr, and didn’t expect ... (more)

As it leaves Attica, New York, the Delaware & Hudson salt train has passes a Conrail GP8 on a local.

The Delaware & Hudson salt train has reversed direction and is on its way to the Genesee & Wyoming. I am not 100% sure, but I believe that this location is Attica, New York.

The rear of the Delaware & Hudson salt train rolls across Railroad Avenue in Alexander, New York.

After reversing direction at Attica, New York, the Delaware & Hudson salt train has entered the former Erie Attica Branch, and is passing the Allied Mills mill at Alexander, New York.

Fives and Zeroes

Delaware & Hudson RS11 5005 gets an assist from rebuilt RS3 505 switching the East Binghamton yard on a very rainy Sunday afternoon.

Looking more like Waterville, Maine than Conklin, New York, the Delaware & Hudson East Binghamton engine house lead has five Maine Central U-boats preparing to get on the road. It’s the day afte... (more)

A Portent of Things to Come

Susquehanna power is visiting Delaware & Hudson’s East Binghamton engine terminal in this January 1988 view. In about five months, the D&H will declar... (more)

A Springfield Terminal SD45 has just emerged from the paint shop at Delaware & Hudson’s East Binghamton engine terminal. A lashup headed by a Susquehanna F45 occupies one of the tracks under the... (more)