Union Pacific 3012 makes it's first coastline appearance on the head end of Amtrak 11.

Leaving San Luis Obispo behind in the late afternoon light, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight races into Edna sporting a warbonnet leader and Amtrak's Phase I heritage unit.

"New York & Atlantic Railway at Atlantic Terminal" New York & Atlantic Railway's last SW1001, #101 idles with LIRR SW1001 #100 on Track 6 at Atlantic Terminal. The power was used to assist ... (more)

"NYAR on Track 6 at Atlantic Terminal" New York & Atlantic Railway's last SW1001, #101 idles with LIRR SW1001 #100 on Track 6 at Atlantic Terminal (Flatbush Avenue). The power was used to a... (more)

Executive Fs looking more in character with a freight train ready to head west make a fine sight in one of the most photographed re-creations.

The farms and fields fly by as the two engines (SRC 90 & 475) coast back to East Strasburg with a 9 Car Mixed Train.

It's not everyday you watch a steam locomotive take the backroads of West Virginia to reposition itself for a series of new excursions. That's exactly what happened with the Durbin & Greenbrier Va... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit is backing up as it passes Groff's Grove on the Strasburg Rail Road, rolling through the Amish countryside as it heads for the NS/Amtrak inte... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit backs past the Cherry Hill station (Population 17 More or Less) on the Strasburg Rail Road. The unit was on display at the Railroad Museum of... (more)

Two different locs in the interesting Railway Museum

Under The Wires

Freight on the NEC used to be a daily occurrence, but since the Amtrak takeover, the number of actual through freights has dwindled and the Boston to DC line now se... (more)

Conrail ME-47 runs nightly as a transfer from Metuchen Yard to Oak Island Yard and return. The train will occasionally run in daylight as an extra, especially on weekends or around holidays. In ... (more)

M&E MO-1 gets ready to place three NS empties on the Horn Track at Chester Junction. Borrowed NJT 4106 leads RRPX SSB1200 563.

Back when power shortages in Seattle seemed to be a regular occurrence for Amtrak, it wasn't all that uncommon to spot a UP or BNSF unit on the point of the southbound Coast Starlight. While Amtra... (more)

"That's An Odd Looking Alco"

With C-424's 18 and 19 both down for work, M&E needed another cab signal equipped locomotive to run on NJT's Morristown Line. Recently modifi... (more)