Built 1919, still going strong nearly 100 years later!

This Library bound "trolley" demonstrates the advantage of light rail over conventional trains; steeper grades and lower maintenance standards for right of way.

Like many railfans, I find myself constantly torn over the endless forward march of technology in the rail industry. One the one hand, its the sign of strong, modern industry. But on the other han... (more)

I've heard train crews say if you do this job long enough you inevitably will hit somebody. I guess the same logic can be applied to railfanning. From what I gathered from the scanner chatter, the... (more)

The old 'juice train' is seen here running on the spilt grade at Kent. The lower tracks are the original B&O mainline, while the high tracks are the Eire main. Obviously, the B&O survives today as... (more)

Beck's Run use to mark the eastern end of the J&L Steel Works, featuring an interchange yard and bridge spanning Carson street. Today, J&L has been replaced with the UPMC medical center and condos... (more)

Pine Lodge from the top of the Mormon Rocks

KC Junction; where the L&N meets the C&O... protected by the B&O? When at the time new CSX consolidated operations in the Cincinnati area, the company elected to use B&O signals in the terminal ar... (more)

The Loop never gets old.

Supposedly NJ Transit has plans to revive both this line and the station pictured here for a Port Jervis to Scranton commuter service. I'll believe it when I see it.