Observation car Hickory Creek and tavern lounge car 43 on the back of Amtrak Empire Service train 244.

Observation car Hickory Creek on the back of Amtrak Empire Service train 244 rolls through Ossining.

Amtrak Empire Service train 244, southbound to New York City, with observation car Hickory Creek and tavern lounge car 43 on the rear.

United Railway Historical Society's observation car Hickory Creek, and tavern lounge car 43, on the back of Amtrak train 244.

In front of the Michigan Central station, NYC green E-8A 4053 waited at the west end of the platforms along with a green E-8B. A total of three units, two E-8's 4053 and 4083 and one E-8B 4107, ... (more)

PC(NYC)Eastbound at Pence Tower(MJ), crossing C & EI at Momence, Il. Kankakee Belt, Train Order Rule 221(C) is in effect at MJ Terry Norton Photo.

A Miracle, Presented On Christmas. Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter, NRHS Chapter's #6721 (B-11k 0-6-0, Alco Schenectady, 1913) NYC 6721 was returned to its long time display location in 2020 ... (more)

Grand Central Station Eagle. Instinctively, you just want to correct me to say Grand Central Terminal, but in this case you would be wrong. This 2 ton cast iron statue is one of (at least) ... (more)

New York Central F-7A 1817 wearing the "black with cigar band" color scheme. R Lalonde Collection.

Ex-NYC observation car Hickory Creek on the back of Empire Service train #233.

Crossing the IC diamond at Pana, Illinois, is NYC's Southwestern Ltd with E8A 4041 and one passenger car in November 1965. The New York, NY to St. Louis, Mo Southwestern Limited was one of New Yo... (more)

In March 1965, NYC GP9 7401 arrived at Mitchell, Ill., near East. St. Louis yard with a freight from Indianapolis. One Geep and three F-7's provided the power. The three F-7's 1851-1644-1791 all ... (more)

At Collinwood, on the east side of Cleveland, three F-7's A-B-A were teamed together on a westbound freight, in June of 1963. Photo from my slide collection, Photographer Bill Clynes.