The leverman's view from Montreal West Tower. On a rainy April day one of CP's three E-8's departs Montreal West with the "The Frontenac", the morning train from Montreal to Quebec City.

On a frosty winter's day one of CP's three E-8's departs Montreal West with the "The Frontenac", the morning train from Montreal to Quebec City.

This was definitely early Amtrak. The motive power consists of two RF&P E8s, and a Union Pacific E9B unit. The "Silver Star heads north near Releigh, NC on May 16, 1975. Photo from my collectio... (more)

Northbound Amtrak train with three E8's 327,322 and 302 rolls along the Penn Central (ex-PRR) through Underwood, Indiana on June 28, 1973. Photo from my collection, no photographer listed on slid... (more)

A leased B&LE F7A leads a long line of power at fuel facilities in St. Luc Yard. Once fueled and sanded the hostlers will move the units to the diesel shop, roundhouse or ready tracks. B&LE unit... (more)

The hostler is backing an FP7A and a leased BAR GP-7 into the St. Luc Yard roundhouse. St. Luc's 37 stall roundhouse was the last one built in Canada, opened in 1950 as part of CP's then new St. ... (more)

Amtrak train 710 makes a station stop in Merced, CA, under beautiful springtime skies. In the lead are two ex-SP FP7s, one already repainted into Amtrak livery. The train is on the station track, ... (more)

Fifty years ago tonight I was at New Haven, CT, to record the final hours of the New Haven Railroad before it was absorbed into Penn Central at midnight. On that rainy New Year's eve the final NH-... (more)

This last southbound run of The Laurentian is being fuelled and watered by shop crews at the station. It would be another three years before passenger service returned to the D&H with The Adirond... (more)

The "storm of the century" is raging but the Canadian Pacific station staff have cleared enough snow off the platform for the few passengers to board the D&H train to New York City. The D&H's fou... (more)

Northbound office car special by CP South Boyles.

During this year's Showcase weekend, the CB&Q 993 was added to the Nebraska Zephyr's consist. The 993 is a baggage car built in 1951 by the CB&Q Havelock shops. Here the CB&Q 9911-A (EMC E5A) lead... (more)

A nice elephant style duo set of FL9s rumble the "Lake Shore Limited" Amtrak #48 past the north bluffs for Hudson Station beside the serene Hudson River on a mild late Indian Summer day at MP-115... (more)

On a winter morning, triple E8s power Penn Central Flexivan mail train 104 through East Chatham, NY, headed for Boston on the former Boston & Albany line. Back then dedicated mail and express jobs... (more)

Penn meets Central as E8s gather on the service tracks at Penn Central's Beacon Park Yard in Boston. The ex-NYC unit is in nice shape but its ex-PRR neighbor is shedding paint and might benefit fr... (more)