Santa meets Brightline. Sunday, December 8, 2019 was day two of the Florida East Coast Railway “Tots For Tots” train (821-303-813). While stopped in Fort Lauderdale, FL, a set of Brightline Si... (more)

The snow has just begun in Campbell Hall, NY as leased Norfolk Southern Corp 5616 (GP38-2) leads Operation Toy Train consist over Middletown & New Jersey Railroad trackage in Campbell Hall, NY on ... (more)

The Marines and Santa with take a moment to pose in front of the engine during Operation Toy Train in Sugar Loaf, NY on Sunday, December 1, 2019.

Leased Norfolk Southern Corp 5616 (GP38-2) leads the Operation Toy Train over Middletown & New Jersey Railroad trackage in Montgomery, NY on Sunday, December 1, 2019 where the Montgomery Volunteer... (more)

Leased Norfolk Southern Corp 5616 (GP38-2) leads the Operation Toy Train over Middletown & New Jersey Railroad trackage in Campbell Hall, NY on Sunday, December 1, 2019.

A close up of the decorations on the Florida East Coast Railway's "St. Augustine" during the Toys For Tots train on Saturday, December 8, 2018.

"The shot" of the northern end of the line, Florida East Coast Railway heritage painted 720 (SD40-2) and 714 (SD40-2) cross the San Sebastian River Bridge in St. Augustine, FL on Saturda... (more)

Coming round the bend. The 2018 Capital Region Toys For Tots train was 4 engines and 8 cars long, and the best way to take it all in was certainly from the air. Norfolk Southern SD60Es 7030 and 70... (more)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, especially to those who are working or serving our country.

I happened to capture an old D&H "pitch fork" signal still in use while heading home after a long day on the Toys for Tots special. The Toys for Tots goal is to deliver, through a new toy at Chris... (more)

Santa and Mrs. Claus say Merry Christmas and wave farewell as the 2016 Capital Region Toys for Tots departs Rouses Point, NY. The Toys for Tots goal is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, ... (more)

The 2016 Capital Region Toys for Tots train makes its first stop of the day on its mission to deliver toys, coats, hats and gloves to the less fortunate. The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to d... (more)

Looking out the rear of the improperly pointed 10001 "Beech Grove" Amfleet Office Car on the northbound mission to deliver toys, coats, hats and gloves to the less fortunate on the 2016 ... (more)

The 2016 edition of the Capital Region Toys for Tots train, operating between Albany, NY and Rouses Point, NY to deliver ~40,000 toys to charities and families in need, pauses to meet the southbou... (more)

American View is a Viewliner Theater Car created by the Beech Grove shops from prototype Viewliner Sleeper 2301, which was one of the last passenger car shells produced by the Budd Company in the ... (more)