It was early evening on August 13, 1985 and a late eastbound C&O manifest No. 794 was banging across the RF&P main line at Doswell, VA with lone B30-7 No. 8280 for power. No. 794 usually rated tw... (more)

SCL trainman J. Malcolm Dix was protecting the movement as a set of SCL power backed through Acca Yard enroute to the Bryan Park Terminal engine facility after bringing in a heavy phosphate train ... (more)

A westbound B&O empty hopper train crosses the Potomac River at Magnolia, WV on October 21, 1979, led by GP35 No. 3512.

It is interesting how time changes one's perspective. I remember standing on the hill near Doe Gully, WV when this eastbound unit grain train approached, led by new SD40-2s No's. 7614 and 7615. ... (more)

Saturday was light engine day on the Shamokin Secondary. Each Saturday morning a light engine movement would begin in St. Nicholas, taking all the power there, usually five or six units, east. T... (more)

A northbound freight train was passing over a country road near Springfield, WV on Oct. 20, 1980 with MRS-1 No. 28.

Conrail is very much in its infancy as two former EL trainman have a lively discussion in the yard at Binghamton, NY on April 10, 1976.

An eastbound (geographical south) unit coal train was grinding up Logan Hill at Logan, WY on Sept. 21, 1995 with an assortment of motive power. A third track had been laid, but not yet ballasted.... (more)

An eastbound BNSF manifest races across the desert with a healthy locomotive consist.

A westbound B&O manifest freight accelerates through Harpers Ferry, WV on April 3, 1971. Those old tonnage weary F units were living on borrowed time and to catch a pure set of three was quite a ... (more)

The crew for an outbound mine run has just arrived and is checking over the power before heading out for a night of shifting coal cars. Units like GP30 No. 3044 were becoming more common in the c... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drag grinds up Cranberry Grade west of Terra Alta, WV on October 21, 1977. As seemed to frequently be the case back then, a second generation unit is leading a mixed bag of ... (more)

Eastbound Amtrak No. 98, the Newport News section of the "George Washington," blasted through Mineral, VA in Sept., 1973 with B&O GP7 No. 6697 and one coach. Once Amtrak took over passenger opera... (more)

Because of the prohibition of riding on the top of cars, telltales were disappearing at a rapid pace. This set still remained on the N&W near Nottoway Court House, VA on April 3, 1976, as a pair ... (more)

Four B&O SD35s begin the descent down Newburg Grade as they pass through West End, over the ridge (or through the tunnel) from Tunnelton, WV, on March 20, 1976. They are enroute to Hardman, where... (more)