While not documented or talked about very often, one of the most important jobs a railroad has is track inspection. Making sure the rails are straight and spaced apart correctly is a serious job. ... (more)

Connection. Seen here on Conrail's Bloodgood Branch is two different sized rails welded together. While it looks like more of crude method compared to compromize joints, it still gets the job done... (more)

Loaded ethanol train 64K heads east on the secondary, crossing over Blair Road with the Lehigh Valley heritage unit on point. This train will head up the chemical coast and then be shoved south to... (more)

An Amtrak MoW train heads south on the Corridor with an ex Clinchfield GP38 running long hood forward.

RCRY power sitting in the yard on a snowy Sunday afternoon. LTEX 2244 is an ex BNSF geep and 7545 is an ex Conrail GP10.

A pair of veteran ex-Conrail engines lead an extra 20W eastbound heading for Croxtan yard.

An ex-Conrail Dash 8 leads 11J westbound past NS 18G, which is stopped at CP Aldene.

An all EMD lashup with a three window "triclops" SD60M lead 211 westbound. This is one of 9 former BN/BNSF SD60M units NS has purchased from NREX to help alleviate the power shortage. These units ... (more)

SOO Line lives! A SOO SD60 and a CP GEVO are the power for ethanol train K418. The string of cars it brought are off getting unloaded while another ethanol train waits up the track.

A four unit set of Canadian Pacific EMD motors pulling an empty ethanol train up the coast. Lead unit is and SD40-2, followed by an SD60, and a pair of GP38's.

One of the 100 former UP SD9043MAC units NS has purchased from EMD/Progress Rail. These units were bought to help alleviate the power shortage and will eventually be rebuilt into SD70ACe specs. NS... (more)

A former Conrail lease unit, now owned by CN, sits detached from the rest of the train on the USD siding. It will later be shoved in when another train leaves.

The power for 66Z idles just outside the Phillips refinery as it awaits a new crew. A fresh coat snow fell the night before.