A P&S trainman keeps a close eye on a switching move from caboose No. 191 in Brockway, PA on June 5, 1991.

Chesapeake Western caboose No. 1 trails a local freight as it makes it way west at Weyers Cave, VA on April 21, 1980.

Back in 1976, urban sprawl had yet to envelope Fairfax Station, VA. It was still a largely rural area populated with dense forest and scenic farms. One would not recognize the location today, no... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drag was climbing Cranberry Grade between Amblersburg and Rodemer, WV on Sept. 21, 1980, led by recently repainted SD40 No. 7593. During this time, coal drags usually ran in... (more)

Back in 1977, the standard helper set on Cranberry Grade consisted of four SD35s. Two sets were employed and both were usually kept busy. Its shove done, one set was dropping downgrade and aroun... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drag was giving it everything it had as struggled the last couple of miles into Terra Alta, WV on June 21, 1980 with GP30 No. 6953, three GP9s and a GP35. I have always been... (more)

A small arc erupts as an employee raises the trolley pole to bring Baldwin Westinghouse Steeplecab No. 60 to life at the AGP Processing Plant in Mason City, IA.

A northbound P&S coal train makes its way along the railroad near Mohican, PA on August 25, 1979 with SW9s No's. 1774 (Ben Franklin) and 1776 (Betsy Ross).

Baltimore & Annapolis 70-Tonner No. 50 was struggling to pull several cars of paper upgrade near Linthicum, MD on Oct. 25, 1985

Lancaster & Chester Train No. 16 switches industrial sidings at East Chester, SC On April 10, 2014, led by GP38AC No. 3820.

By the mid-1980s, thankfully, W&W had started to paint and/or letter some units. RS-11 No. 351 had received a fresh coat of black with W&W lettering and lettering had been added to the S-6s. In ... (more)

Back in 1984, in order for the NYS&W eastbound Haulage Train to head east, it first had to back north out of NYS&W's Binghamton Yard. It was doing exactly that when I caught the train on June 19,... (more)

Northbound CSX manifest R548 drops down Duff Mountain grade and across a rail swollen Hickory Creek north of Chaska, TN on October 23, 1990, led by "stealth" SD40-2 No. 8338.

Eastbound Amtrak No. 66, the "Hilltopper," get a friendly wave as it passes the caboose on a westbound N&W empty hopper train at Ingleside, WV on June 4, 1978.

A WVN mine run was climbing out of a mine spur near Howesville, WV on August 18, 1975 with SW1200 No. 52 and NW2 No. 50.