Good Timing. The Chapel Hill (800043) held the markers on Amtrak Train 290 (Ethan Allen Express) on Monday, December 14, 2020, as seen in New York's Penn Station. This classic former Chesap... (more)

Diesels on the subway tracks! The MTA New York City Transit Subway has a substantial fleet of diesel powered engines to move work trains around the system's 469 stations when the 3rd rail p... (more)

An Early Happy Birthday. On October 26, 2014, the New York City Subway celebrated its 110th birthday a day early. NYCT 9587 (R-36WF, St. Louis-GSI, 1963-64) sits on track M with an 8 car train tha... (more)

"The Hell Gate Descent" CSX's Y102 descends down the east end of the Hell Gate Bridge towards Oak Point Yard with outbound cars from the New York & Atlantic Railway.

The spiral staircases lead up to the tower that formerly controlled A Interlocking leading into Penn Station. The windows of the underground tower are visible above the tracks.

"Avelia Liberty at Penn" Amtrak's Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) takes a quick rest at New York's Pennsylvania Station before continuing east for testing. The trainset made it's first ru... (more)

First time in your future home. Amtrak's new Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) finally visited New York Pennsylvania Station for the first time on the night of Thursday, September 24, 2020. It has ... (more)

"Avelia Markers at Penn" Amtrak's Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) takes a quick rest at New York's Pennsylvania Station before continuing east for testing. The trainset made it's first ru... (more)

"Reinstalling the Panel at Penn" Alstom workers reinstall a nose panel on one of the Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) power cars that was temporarily removed for a test before continuing e... (more)

Not long ago, Not far away. This exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Manhattan, New York is part of an exhibition on Auschwitz. This car is one of 120,... (more)

For generations, until full width cabs became standard, New York subway cars featured a "railfan window" that provided a motorman's view of the track ahead. Two kids were taking advantag... (more)

"Third Rail Test Train at NYP" Amtrak KN721 "Third Rail Test Train" prepares to head west out of New York Penn Station with 2 back to back P32AC-DMs. The train is taske... (more)

"Electric Rail Train at Penn" Amtrak KN704 pulls into New York Penn Station with 2 Siemens ACS-64s towing an empty 31-car welded rail train. The train is heading to Cedar Hill Ya... (more)

The (1) train to South Ferry departing 125th Street with Riverside Church as the background. This stop was a part of the original subway line that opened from City Hall to 145th Street in 1904. Th... (more)

Storms are starting to brew off to the north and west of New York City, as sets of R188s line the tracks of Corona Yard. The yard lies not only between the 7 and LIRR, but also between Citi Field ... (more)