New Jersey Transit GG-1's 4879 and 4877 are still together after all these years. They are in the excellent care of the United Railroad Historical Society. No. 4877 has just been repainted in Brun... (more)

CPR 2317 shuffles a car in the Scranton yard while ignoring the snow. A great day for me since steam in the snow is as rare as an identical snowflake!

Can you say looong? At 79" 6", it is hard to think of any locomotive longer. At least for me.

Big kudos to URHS for this magnificent restoration of one of the 16 extant GG-1's. This ... (more)

Moodna Viaduct is an iron railroad trestle in Cornwall, New York, near the village of Salisbury Mills which spans Moodna Creek and its valley north of Schunemunk Mountain. Construction began in 19... (more)

Mystery Woman on the Q train.

No 1000 was built by American Car & Foundry, 1935.

A sneaky peak at the New York City maintenance facility for the Amtrak ACELA trains sets. Yes, it's pretty cool that in my hometown, about 3 miles from my home, the fastest trains in all the Unite... (more)

This bedraggled Jeep caught my eye. Younger than Hawaiian Railway No. 5, it sure could use some of the same love attended to all the fine machinery across the track at the Connecticut Antique Mach... (more)

NJT cab car 7018 leaving Hoboken Terminal, NJ at the end of rush hour.

THE LAST SIX FEET that 2317 will roll under it's own power before her FRA mandated overhaul. Will we ever see her alive again?

No. 425 is getting steam up for the passenger excursion from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, PA. The weather was cloudy and wet but 425 looked great wrapped in a steam blanket.

R&N 425 2 miles south of Tunkhannock, PA on Roosevelt Highway minutes from finishing an all-day round trip to Jim Thorpe over former CNJ and Lehigh Valley rails. Note the new red and brass number ... (more)

Nickel Plate 759, ignited by sunbeams in the Scranton roundhouse, recalls the days of blasting out of Bellevue Ohio with freight CB-12 while providing famous "Nickel Plate High Speed Service." On... (more)

Three DL RS-3's plus CN No. 3254 are powering the 2010 NRHS roundtrip excursion from Scranton to the Gap. The train is seen from the window of the last remaining wooden DL&W tower. Last used in 19... (more)

PRR 7002 is a Pennsylvania Railroad E7s 4-4-2 Atlantic steam locomotive. It is originally 8063 and was renumbered 7002 when the original was inadvertently scrapped. In 1905, the official 7002 set ... (more)

With inspiration from Mitch, ol' 97 is flying across the road. Actually about 30 MPH. The Valley sure runs a very quiet train. The whistle at the crossing is very low and unobtrusive. It would see... (more)