NS 3392 waits under the stars and snow clouds for an intermodal train to clear CP-MO before heading down the hill. The right engine was on the right end of this 4-pack of helpers leaving the Cress... (more)
A light helper set heads west towards South Fork and beyond past the signal bridge in Summerhill. After a cloudless Friday, there was a complete flip in the weather with snow falling an inch an ho... (more)
A set of helpers makes easy work of the grade through Cresson as they work their way east to Altoona for another assignment.
A 4-pack of helpers goes around a stopped westbound between the tunnels at Roderfield. Two of the helpers will be used on an eastbound grain train while the others will go light back east to Bluef... (more)
A portrait of a classic. Who would have guessed that Dress Blue would be a rare sight on the Middle Divison? Note the sad face behind the cab probably due to the threat of a new coat of black pain... (more)
I was at the right place at the right time here as NS 9368 (helper set) meets NS 9362 in front of the Elkhorn Inn at Landgraff just after sunset.
Q297 waits for his helper to get into the clear before proceeding west on a snowy afternoon.
Grande power abound at the Minturn, CO helper terminal on June 21, 1994, as several sets of DRGW SD40T-2s await their call to help trains over the famous Tennessee Pass.
There's no better way to break in new locomotives than mid-train helper service on Cranberry!
A few trips up Newburg and Cranberry grades should add some dirt to the 4776's shiny flanks.
Horsehead Helpers pass the Gallitzin Tunnels Park. Thanks to Gallitzin Tourist Council for the assistance! www.gallitzin.info
On May 12, 1984, Southern Pacific SD45E 7399 (ex-SD45 8837) and SD40E 7342 (ex-SD40 8470) rest in Mojave after assisting SP GS-4 4-8-4 4449, on its way to Los Angeles, over the Tehachapi Mountains... (more)
A pair of Bessemer tunnel motors shove a northbound CN manifest out of the Lake Superior Basin.
Hekpers come off the siding to hook onto the back of the 409
