"Testing BL20GHMs at Po-Town"

On the night of October 26th, 2022, Metro-North Railroad's BL20 Test Train is seen arriving into Poughkeepsie station after a shakedown run on the Huds... (more)

"HHP-8s are Back, but with a Catch"

On the evening of October 23th, 2022, Amtrak's eastbound Crescent is seen making its local station stop on the NEC at New Brunswick, NJ with ACS-... (more)

Motive Power. Amtrak ACS-64 no. 663 (Siemens, 2012-2016) is leading train 91(8) into Trenton Transit Center while a trio of non-revenue diesels passes heading east. The three locomotive... (more)

Empty Metro-North rail train heading south along the Hudson River with GP35R 106 and 107.

"New Haven & NJT on the Same Train?"

On the morning of September 9th, 2022, Metro-North Railroad's "LaserTrain" test train, with New Haven painted P32ACDM #229, heads east over "WAL... (more)

Amtrak 607 pulling a broken Acela trainset.

Amtrak's California Zephyr charges eastbound at the Benicia Bridge with Amtrak #301 leading three new ACS-64 locomotives towards Sacramento and points east to Chicago. This is the first time one o... (more)

The Amtrak Selkirk Branch Qualification train, CSX P924-30, was just a pair of engines and a coach on July 30, 2022, and is probably one of the smaller consists to cross the former New York Centra... (more)

Mixed Comet Salad: A westbound NJ Transit train with a fairly healthy mix of Comet IIM, III, IV, and V cars. Such mixes of equipment would cause havoc with some computer systems on board th... (more)

Lake Shore Limited Train 449 has entered the east end of town on the last day of February. Behind these buildings allow an unobstructed view of the Worcester Line. In the distance the West Natick ... (more)

Passing through Dolton Junction on CSXT trackage, Norfolk Southern GP38-2 5322 (ex-CR 8147, née-PC 8147), running long-hood forward, it pulling a short hot metal train eastward. This train consis... (more)

Starting on June 1, the Waterbury Branch was shut down for critical infrastructure work on the track, passing sidings, crossings, bridges, and the installation of signals. On a rainy morning from ... (more)

I miss the days of randomly running into cool consists like this. Q539 catches some late afternoon sunshine on its run down the K&A Sub.

Six CSX locomotives lead a freight over West Falls Bridge

Hey look - I done got all my CSX freight train photography done all in one shot! CSX ES44AC No. 3071 leads an eastbound freight ... (more)

The Unexpected Leader. MTA Metro-North Railroad GP35R 106 (ex-Conrail 2274, née-Pennsylvania Railroad 2274 GP35, 5/1964) tows P32AC-DM 218 and its consist through the station in Irvington,... (more)