"Fresh out of Morristown"

The Morristown and Erie has recently completed work on their ex-Amtrak/Santa Fe SSB1200 and Alexander Hamilton Private car. The switcher is going to B... (more)

The Train of Fallen Flags

NS 10A has a whopping 10 locomotives with the last 7 offline, destined for the Juniata locomotive shops. These 7 units were purchased by NS to supplem... (more)

"The Last Stop"

The Stourbridge Line has just completed its last run on its first day back in operation as their BL2 basks in the evening sunlight. After years of i... (more)

"Conrail Quality visits Dairy Queen"

The weekly Shared Assets job to Staley eases past Dairy Queen with one of the last remaining Conrail blue units on NS's active roster. Whi... (more)

"The Troubled Duo"

When describing events that occur trackside, I refrain from using the phrase "once in a lifetime" as I feel that phrase is overused for relatively common occur... (more)

Susquehanna Veteran on Home Rails

When the NYS&W sold their three GP18s to East Penn Railroad nearly a decade ago many were certain they would never return "home" running on th... (more)

The Final Coat of Paint

After spending the afternoon sanding ME 23, the locomotive only has a few spots remaining to be masked before being painted into Morristown & Erie's cor... (more)

"Welcome to Steamtown"

One of four surviving Reading T1's sits at the West end of Steamtown greeting guests who visit the park. The unit shares this track with a matched set of... (more)

"Heading for Carbondale"

After taking 50+ grain empties to Taylor yard, the SC7 crew would take their cut of cars bound for Carbondale and proceed North. Here the train is seen j... (more)

Dimensionals Arrive at the Crossovers

After spending the last nine hours carefully navigating this dimensional extra down the Southern Tier, the CL-2 crew now comfortably cruis... (more)

The Canadian Meets the Commuters

The Eastbound Canadian has just left Union Station and heads for TMC where it will layover for the day, waiting for the nighttime depart... (more)

The Last of its Kind

While spending some time watching trains at Amtrak's station in Perryville, MD an unexpected Amtrak engine move came through the station with MARC 68 leadi... (more)

Close Clearance

The high and wide extra handled by the NYS&W on Sunday had numerous close clearance areas which brought the train to a crawl. This scene in Narrowsburg was no d... (more)

The Local Sized Road Freight

Making an uncommon daylight appearance, Wednesday's edition of the SU-100 is merely 9 cars looking more like a local rather than the railroads road... (more)

"Erie Passing the Steel Mill"

NS 1068 is on the point of 211 as the train heads Westbound passing through Bethlehem, PA. The Erie unit had come off the previous days 290, an extr... (more)