The Paulinskill Viaduct was last used in 1979 and the rails were ripped up by Conrail in 1983. Hope springs eternal that the rails will be relaid and that there will be passenger service from Hobo... (more)

ACELA in it's Sunnyside Queens New York lair...

On a beautiful spring evening, an Amtrak ACELA thunders over the Susquehanna River bridge southbound to Baltimore and Washington DC. I have been most fortunate to ride this train, perhaps these ve... (more)

New Jersey Transit No 4000 GE PL42AC and sister 4014 at Hoboken Terminal, NJ.

No. 26 being readied for it's debut after a very long rebuild April 27, 2016, Scranton PA.

Here is steam doing what only steam can do. And No. 425 does it brilliantly.

While backing away from the photographer, Valley Railroad's No. 40 arrives in Deep River, Connecticut.

Jim Thorpe is one of the most scenic towns in the northeastern United States. The only thing that could make the town even better is a visit by a genuine Lima built S-2 class 2-8-4 Berkshire. This... (more)

Back in the 1860's, artificial light was limited to single flame devices like candles and lanterns. Consequently, everyone was used to moving around in the dark, much more than what we are used to... (more)

One of the things I am finding on the MTA subway system is infrastructure that is long gone on the big main lines. Of the several subway towers I have seen, all but one were in good shape and I as... (more)

As it goes through it's extensive rebuild, bits and pieces are being re-applied to the Baldwin 0-6-0 No. 26. Here you see her shiny bell that has just been replaced while the work continues in the... (more)

The suburbanites are escaping Snowmageddon New York 2015! A huge storm is predicted and here you see the start of the snow at Metro-North's 125th St. Station, New York. In the first ten minutes I ... (more)

Western Maryland K-2 Pacific No. 202 was built by Philadelphia's Baldwin Locomotive Works in July 1912. After 40 years of an easy life on the railroad's rather spartan passenger service it was ret... (more)

NH&I No. 40 pulling forward to pick up it's train.

NYS&W SU-99 shatters the silence of Warwick, NY during a damp dusk.