Screw the Snowblower!

Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad #4174 blasts thru the snow drifts at the grade crossing in Port Matilda with 7 cars bound for interchange at Tyrone. A light snow ... (more)

A Timeless Place

The Nevada Northern is well known as a place frozen in time, giving endless opportunities for photographers to turn back the clock a century. It is very likely scene... (more)

Goose it, 109!

Nevada Northern's RS-3/Rs-2 lashup bolts into the yard at East Ely with an empty ore train. The RS-3 has recently had 12 New Old Stock (NOS) cylinder liners installed... (more)

The Silent Watcher

Long-silent Pennsylvania Railroad GP9 #7048 stands watch over Horseshoe Curve. In September, she will have been here for 30 years--2 years longer than 1361 was. On... (more)

Look at Me, I'm a Steam Locomotive!

Nevada Northern's pair of ALCo RS locomotives do what ALCos do: smoke like a steamer. Ironically, #109 doesn't smoke as badly now that she has had... (more)

Mile High

Nevada Northern 4-6-0 #40 sends a exhaust plume high in the air as she climbs towards Moser Cut.

Right at Home

Nevada Northern 4-6-0 #40 posed for a few short minutes at the coaling tower before turning for the next morning's photo runs towards Keystone.

A Classic Lineup

in a scene unchanged since the early 1950s, Nevada Northern 4-6-0 #40 simmers in the engine house ahead of this weekend's winter photoshoot, standing next to a line ... (more)

Hit the Bricks

Geometry train 906, with NS 34 'The Brick' tucked in 3 of 4, putters thru Summerhill in a thick snow shower.

Just Another Day on the Job

NS 7200 was waiting for the switch to be lined an locked, having just stored a cut of its train in the ROSE yard (left) while a new crew comes on duty for... (more)

On the Wall

NBER 1603 leads its way on to Washington Avenue in Tyrone. This branch-turned-shortline began life as the PRR-backed Bald Eagle Valley Railroad and features this unique s... (more)

FRA, Round 2

NS 906, a FRA Geometry research train, rolls quietly under the PT 227 signals at Fostoria. Interestingly, this signal still displays its 'G' grade sign despite NORAC rul... (more)

Ex-Cons on the Run

A trio of ex-Conrail SD60Is leads a empty PPLX unit train down the Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad towards Tyrone. This stretch of railroad began life as the Bald Ea... (more)

Push-Pull

A short train of gondolas run in a push-pull setup between two GP38-2s thru Fostoria, PA.

Assaulting the Alleghenies

With a 3 pack of helpers ahead, 25V begins its assault on the east slope out of Altoona. The lead unit began life as Conrail SD50 #6700 and is no stranger ... (more)