April Fool! Amtrak 822 showed up on the point of the Lake Shore Limited just before darkness fell, negating the planning for a night shot I had done that afternoon at work wh... (more)

Fish Out Of Water. Looking somewhat forlorn with an MBTA decal replacing her now-gone MARC lettering, an ex-MARC unit on lease to MBTA leaves North Station.

Over The River. Crossing the Merrimack on the same bridge that felt the weight of Boston & Maine steam locomotives, 694 accelerates away from the Haverhill stop, with one more in th... (more)

Overpowered. With power on either end of the one car in today's train, NR-2 heads south over Mill Cove, approaching New London Submarine Base. Two units are used because there will... (more)

Down To The River. A few of the railfans following MOAY-17 made the short but steep climb down to the banks of the Hoosic River to watch the train round the wide curve at Pownal. The fo... (more)

Beginning life as a GTW GP18, MBTA 904 migrated to Detroit commuter service before winding up in Boston during the MBTA's formative years. With most of her sisters retired and sold, 904 is still ... (more)

Rolling south through Stafford Springs, the Geometry Extra rolls by a block of archetypal brick buildings that have stood here since Central Vermont steam led The Newsboy to New London each... (more)

Canyon Bound. Opening up around the wide curve near milepost 18, GCRY heads north for the Grand Canyon with six matching coaches in tow.

After running to Sawyer River, then the remaining rare mileage to Redstone, and back to Sawyer River, Extra 573 made a quick round trip to Conway as the sun started to set.

Still Standing. This stretch of the former Boston & Albany dates to September 1834. While this granite mile marker likely isn't that old, it undoubtedly has occupied this spot since the s... (more)

Away From The Crowd. Its Monday of Labor Day weekend, and Steamtown's Lackawanna Railfest is coming to a conclusion. While most of the crowd were watching CP 2317 on her last day o... (more)

Bench Warmer. A patriotic-looking NECR unit sits out the night in CSOR's East Hartford yard. The local crew that came on duty earlier in the evening took a pair of Dash 8s to work,... (more)