Southbound with unit coal train for Shamokin Dam power plant with UP 2286 0n train in afternoon sun passing nice RR pole line.
5615 leads a loaded coal drag through the small town of Coloma on a beautiful winter morning.
As a teenager not yet old enough to drive, I needed to bum rides to railfan. One Sunday in early 1970, my Dad and I (and Rex, our dog) headed tackside. Here a four-car Santa Fe train 75, a westbo... (more)
With the season's first snowfall, the feeling is cold and bleak as the Pere Marquette passes Lake Michigan's shoreline. To contrast this shot, take a look at my summer view from that same perspec... (more)
Northbound on the main at Fair interlocking passing some nice rr poles.
If these old poles could talk, what stories they could tell.... Milwaukee Road, SOO, CP and more! Amtrak #7 heads west towards Sparta, WI on Main Track 2.
As I'm leaving work, i start heading down Chicago Dr... heard a quick blip on the scanner, look up, and see headlights in the distance. Do a quick turn around, and get into position at 76th St. Ha... (more)
Filthy is still attractive if it is CR blue! Waiting to proceed EB next to a pole with many code lines, warped but still standing.
Pole lines used to get in the way of good train pix. Now that they are fast disappearing it's nice to find one reasonably intact. Not to mention the blades.
A glint shot of an eastbound under the codeline east of Goffs.
Sunset over the sweeping curve at West Daggett.
NS 66K Heads eastbound through CP Walnut through the City of Reading @ 9:25am. The Berks County Services center in in the background
Sunset glint illuminates the pole line and limestone quarry at Millards along Conrail's Harrisburg Line.
NS 064 is seen making a station stop in Pottstown, PA. The station has not seen passenger service in many years. The purpose of this trip was to promote potential commuter service from Philly to... (more)