“Truncated Orange Blossom”
With only two engines (Chessie System/B&O GP40-2 4296 and Seaboard System/SBD U30C 7238), and fewer than 20 trailers, an unusually short Orange Blossom Spe... (more)

“The Not-So-Ubiquitous Chessie GP40-2”
Sure, in the 80’s you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting a Chessie GP40-2. But this example was unique in that it was named, ... (more)

“The Heartbreak of Corrosion”
Rust has taken its toll on the best part of the B&O paint scheme—the Capitol Dome emblem—on this GP40, acting as lead unit on a westbound manifest a... (more)

“No Juice”
AMTK 4932 (ex-PC 4909, née-PRR 4909, built 12/1941, B/N 4378) was retired by Amtrak in 1983/84. It is seen here on the Octoraro Railway (near Elsmere Jct., DE) on ... (more)

“Bravo·Foxtrot·Oscar·Alpha”
Running long hood forward, MEC SD39 693 is leading D&H BFOA eastbound, near the east end of Richmondville siding, in the mid-after... (more)

“Dutch Line Daily”
The Hanover Turnaround, with CS/C&O GP35 3574, L&N/SBD GP40 6821, SCL/SBD GP38 2 2516, and CS/B&O GP40 3752, is westbound—just crossing Gunpowder Falls—... (more)

MARC AEM7 4903, with the first afternoon “Penn Line” train to Baltimore (MARC 404), is departing Washington Union Station. The AEM7 was built in December 1986 and delivered to MARC in January... (more)

“Blue Suits”
B947, the Saturday version of the Frederick District Switcher, shown here on the Old Main Line at Frederick Junction, is preparing to spot several ADM covered hoppers at... (more)

“Just When Is My Birthday?”
NW 518639 (class C-31P) cupola caboose was photographed at Vardo Yard (Hagerstown, MD) on 06/27/1987. Despite a build date of “12-69” stenciled on the... (more)

OBSS (Orange Blossom Special-South), with CSX/B&O GP40 6638 plus four, is westbound at White Marsh on B&O's Philadelphia Sub at 09:05 on January 6, 1987. CSX/B&O 6638 is the former B&O 4063.
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“Clear Signal: Poplar”
CSX R171 (the former OBSS, Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P GP40 121 on point, is westbound approaching the Poplar intermediates at mp 82.5 on the CSX ... (more)

Two Chessie-attired SD50s (CSXT 8565, 8591) lead CSX R342 (Cumberland to Enola) eastbound on No. 1 Main at New Franklin. As it enters Conrail territory at Lurgan, some 14 miles distant, R34... (more)

“Brickyard 171”
CSX R171 (former OBSS, “Orange Blossom Special-South”), with RF&P GP40 125 plus three, is westbound by “Baltimore Brick”, approaching Rossville interlocking (... (more)

“MAILing It In”
CR GP40 3201, plus five, leads the Sunday edition of Conrail’s MAIL-9 (Kearny to Chicago) west on the Pittsburgh Line at mp 115.3, near Cove, on 04/24/1988 at 14:53... (more)

“If It's Sun Day, This Mustn't Be Binghamton”
RARE: Not the Alco, the weather--it was sunny in Binghamton! D&H 5011 and stablemate 5003 assembling a train at Conklin Yard (Eas... (more)