As I recall, only three RF-16A's were lettered Monongahela. 1205 and 1216 went to the D&H, and 1210 was scrapped. It's the early 1970's and 1210 is resting out in the sun. How sad it is that she w... (more)

It's a hot summer day in 1972, and Monongahela 1205 and 1216, 2000, and a wooden caboose sit next to each other outside what looks to be the old roundhouse as there is a turntable visible also. T... (more)

Sharks!! Branchline railroading in 1973 was leaving the MRY offices in Brownsville to search for their only operational Baldwin Sharknose cabs which had taken a cut of cars to "Maidsville" WV. I... (more)

Sharks!! Branchline railroading in 1973 was leaving the MRY offices in Brownsville to search for their only operational Baldwin Sharknose cabs which had taken a cut of cars to "Maidsville" WV. I... (more)

The D&H ran their Sharks in local service, pushers and the occasional excursion. The pair worked the Binghamton-based local that took a daytime transfer west over the EL to Waverly, NY, then down... (more)

The two sharks on the E&LS were seldom seen in the light of day after the first few months on the property. On occasion they were moved out of the roundhouse in Wells or later the big building the... (more)

Cue the Jaws theme music...John found the shark-tank on the PRR at Canton, 9712 and 9588 in-between jobs, with several other sets in the pit. This is one of the Canton photos posted at more)

A trio of sharks has eastbound tonnage in tow nearing the Canton depot. Canton was a shark hotspot. John's website is now active at GodfatherRails.com<... (more)

NYC sharks wait at Harmon in 3rd-rail territory. This shot and others came during a family cruise up the Hudson valley on a Sunday in the '50 Olds Rocket 88. John, a teenager at the time, reca... (more)

Leased Baldwin Sharknose No. 1216 was used in service on the E&LS for a very brief period in the fall of 1982. Here the train passes the abandoned store at Watson, Mich. on the turn from Wells to ... (more)

Leased Baldwin Sharknose No. 1216 departs Wells on the turn to Channing, Mich. The Shark was on lease to the E&LS for a brief period, and is stored in Michigan (indoors) today with no plans to run... (more)

The Baldwin sharks are ready to roll as enthusiasts study these beasts carefully. These locomotives along with the ALCO PAs were preponderate celebrities of their era. Delaware and Hudson promote... (more)

Ore empties move east behind Baldwin sharks. John's railfanning companion was his longtime friend the late Bill Rosenberg of Kew Gardens, Long Island, N.Y., and the method of transport for this 3... (more)

Step into the Dziobko PRR-in-color time machine to 1956 as we crack open a box of closeted kodachromes taken at the Pennsy facility at Renovo. Here's photo #1..a hungry shark waiting for work on ... (more)