NYSW 3004 leading a northbound near Norwood, NY || June 1983

A pair C430s take the day off as the Driftwood Turn comes swinging around on the main at Emporium.

The northbound Driftwood Turn begins the climb up Keating Summit at milepost 113 of the former PRR Buffalo Line.

Two friends and I took a long weekend trip to Mingo Junction, Ohio in search of six-axle Alco Centuries. We found a lot of our desired quarry was in the engine terminal, but very little on active ... (more)

A Morristown & Erie Alco spends the night near Hudson Tower. When morning comes, it will lead an excursion for the Garden State in '88 Convention of the National Railway Historical Society.

Eastbound Sea-Land stack train NTV-4 arrives in Port Jervis, New York after a spirited run on the Southern Tier line. The power-short Susquehanna created an unlikely lashup when it augmented two C... (more)

A GB&W Alco FA-1 meets the railroad's only C430 in their hometown. The "FA" is a parade float that was used by GB&W through the years.

The 315 has definitely seen better days. Sad to see a locomotive, full of local history, sit neglected for 25 years while rolling stock like the Eisenhower Train receives lots of attention.

After taking a string of cars to the B&P interchange in Salamanca, NY., WNY&P 430 leads sister engine 421 and a string of cars for Olean under the former B&O right-of-way. The line is now owned an... (more)

1275 is taking a freight to Louisville KY. The L&N has just leased these units from the SCL. Notice the L next to the cab number.

M&E 16 idles adjacent to Hoboken Terminal during a Hoboken Festival event. For many years this event was hosted by NJ Transit at the terminal. It featured equipment displays, free train rides an... (more)

On its way to meet the OL-2 at Falconer, New York, Western New York & Pennsylvania (ex-NYC) C430 #430 passes the ancient feed mill at Columbus, Pennsylvania on the former main line of the New York... (more)

The Wax Train is headed south.

Real and fake GB&W power sits on display at the National Railway Museum.

One of the hardest to get jobs on the WNYP is OL-3, Hornell Turn. Yesterday we lucked out when we learned it will be ordered at noon out of Olean. So here is OL-3 on the return trip from Hornell a... (more)