A Gift For Conrail Day on Conrail. On April 1, 1976, the Reading Railroad, which had been founded as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road in 1833, became part of the Consolidated Rail Cor... (more)

A Gift For Conrail Day on Conrail. On April 1, 1976, the Reading Railroad, which had been founded as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road in 1833, became part of the Consolidated Rail Cor... (more)

A Gift For Conrail Day on Conrail. On April 1, 1976, the Reading Railroad, which had been founded as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road in 1833, became part of the Consolidated Rail Cor... (more)

Railfans along the Lehigh Line celebrated Conrail's 47th birthday in style, as Norfolk Southern assigned the freshly repainted Reading Lines heritage unit to 22X. This was the first revenue run f... (more)

With everyone posting their favorite shots of NS 1067 given the news of the repaint, I thought I'd join in. I can't wait to shoot it without the unsightly paint blemishes!

346 24 didn't have a great trip from New Orleans, but delays made for a perfect morning run into Atlanta.

Heading west on the Blue Ridge District, a train of empty hoppers returns to the coal fields for a refill.

The daily Waterloo, IA, to Kirk Yard near Gary, IN, manifest train is 8 miles into the trip out of Waterloo. The train tackles the grade Big Raymond Hill on the Dubuque Sub. With all 3 GE's barkin... (more)

Memorial Day has the N&W heritage unit leading the daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight out of Iowa. Here it passes the Jesup Cemetery as people gather to pay their respects in a flag filled cemete... (more)

The Creamsickle Heritage Unit brightens up the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountains.

After picking up a few cars at the yard in town, CP's daily eastbound train on the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern gets underway toward Mankato, crossing the Cottonwood River. Norfolk Southern ... (more)

The Savannah & Atlanta heritage SD70ACe leads train #346 off the Birmingham East End

With the New York Central heritage in the lead, NS 276 thunders east through Pepper, VA on the Christiansburg district.

NS 814 has crested Christiansburg grade in a light snow with the NW heritage unit on “home rails”.

NS 821 accelerates after stopping to turn on the second locomotive. The train is led by the Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit as it passes Shawsville, VA in some beautiful golden hour light.