Tucked at the head of the Alma Branch, Sprouse Creek GP30 awaits its fate under the once booming loadout at Rawl Sales, near Matewan. Sign of the times in the Appalachian coalfields, as there's na... (more)

WMSR's GP 30 twins, 502 and 501 lead a long fall regular excursion train back to the Cumberland Station. Amtrak 406, now a NPCU cab unit, is on the Amtrak Exhibit train, spotted for visitor vi... (more)

Last night was the Debut of 2530 on her inaugural run on QARG/RGQA. 2530 was picked up in Port Clinton by the QARG crew on the southern trip from Tamaqua. This pick up would allow for her to lead ... (more)

The Crew of the QARG had just dropped off the SD40 and picked up the 2530 Just out of the shop. They backed the power up to their train, and here she is making her first pull of QARG cars towards ... (more)

When do you think the last time there was a Scene like this. Reading power in Reading, Pa. The Reading and Northern's "Reading Turn" QARG has just cut off the cars they are dropping off,... (more)

The Duo of freshly painted GP30's 2530 & 2531 shift PCA (Packaging Corporation of America) in Temple, Pa during their nightly work!

While the city of Aiken and their local shortline sleep, mother nature's fury is out in full force.

Where are they now?

I've always found it fascinating to follow the timeline of preserved equipment through the years. For those Reading fans out there, and those that have wondered - RDG... (more)

BG&CM #2404 resting at Spaulding, Idaho || August 2014

Dad, what's Conrail?

The Cincinnati Railway's restored Nickel Plate Road GP30 901 basks in the sun while resting atop the former PRR bridge over Madison Road as it awaits the arrival of the passengers for the June 21 ... (more)

The "Reading Turn" crawls through Molino with a 10 MPH speed restriction due to Heat kinks in the Rails.

The QARG (Tamaqua to Reading) slowly rolls through Molino with 20 shop cars for Port Clinton to be dropped off. The 2 GP30s have also just recently had there numbers changed to the 2500 series, al... (more)

R&N's Reading Turn with six cars rolls past on it's way to work Port Clinton, and then to Reading.

The "Reading Turn" coasting into Molino and about 10 minutes out of Port Clinton where they will pick up there cars from the Pottsville Branch and then proceed to Reading to drop off these cars a... (more)