I remember this morning back in 1996 like it was yesterday. When the trailing unit on the SEBO developed a software glitch and shut down, the Berkshire Dispatcher suggested the crew borrow two mor... (more)

A stop at Conrail's big Conway Yard during the snowstorm on March 13, 1993 found little that was moving. At the turntable I got this guy working on the horns of 6350 during heavy snowfall.

On this date in history there was a snowstorm that pretty much shut down the Pittsburgh, PA area on March 13, 1993. Conrail power shares the tracks around the turntable with PC&Y 5 at Conway, PA a... (more)

NS 153 makes a westbound run out of Atlanta after making a crew change with the Conrail Heritage Unit leading.

Two factory new C40-8Ws lead two more Dash 8s on an eastbound CR SEBO as it meets TV-9 with a factory new SD60M leader on a cold March morning on the Boston Line at CP-148. One of the forgotten g... (more)

Empty PPLX hopper train heading west from PPL's Montour Power Plant on the branch line noted for cornfields and backwoods.

In helper service- At this time Conrail was using pairs of ex-EL SD45-2s in helper service. CR 6654 was ex-EL 3669 and it's paired with CR 6666, ex-EL 3681.

A westbound UP manifest runs around a stack train on Track 1 at Irvington under threatening skies. Conrail C40-8W No. 7313 is run-through pool power which will likely makes it all the way to the W... (more)

This shot pretty up sums up why I got into railroad photography and never looked back. Standing in near waist deep snow, listening to the SEBO claw up the grade at MP142 like a wounded animal afte... (more)

Conrail C40-8Ws 6167 and 6166 appear to be making their first trip east after being delivered by GE. Both units show as being built in the prior month, February 1993. The duo is assisted by olde... (more)

On an early spring morning the sound of dynamics echos off the bluffs of the mountain as eastbound CR SERE-4 descends the ruling 1.65% grade at the “Twin Ledges” at MP-131.5. A favorite spot ... (more)

Three C30-7As thunder west on a cold, crisp morning after a fresh snowfall. Conrail blues were hard to beat with the right photogenic elements of dense air, low sun and fresh snow.

Lunch pail in hand, an employee at Conrail’s Enola Yard walks toward the servicing area to report for his second-trick duties. A co-worker has already claimed a parking spot closer to the shops... (more)

“Cat Pole Not Included”
Pictured at Bayview Yard, this “Paducah rebuild”, the former PRR/PC/CR GP9 7056 (built 1956), retained its high short hood when rebuilt* for... (more)

The re-erection of Conrail's LEMO tower at Strasburg in 1985, with my wife, daughter, and sister-in-law posed for a sense of scale; it's a huge building. The tower was cut into seven pieces for h... (more)