750 feet above the Susquehanna, the entire world seemed to bustle below me. Taking part in the world's continuous rotation was NS 66R, an oil train bound for Reybold, DE. Seen here, the train te... (more)

The Nittany & Bald Eagle railroad's road switcher idles in the yard as Amtrak's eastbound "Pennsylvanian" (#42) slows to make what was about a 10 second stop at the platform in Tyrone.

NS 15T creeps towards the gateway of the Lurgan Branch in order to head south on its long journey to Norris Yard in Irondale, AL. Amtrak's Harrisburg station, part of its Northeastern Corridor, s... (more)

NS 20K glides through Altoona past Alto tower with the Illinois Terminal heritage unit on point. The sun has just peeked over the surrounding mountains and a coat of snow lingers from a previous ... (more)

The Lehigh Valley Heritage unit finally led a train across the Pittsburgh Line for the first time since 2015 and railfans all over Pennsylvania came out to witness the event. Here, the Lehigh Val... (more)

As I walked back from class, I heard the familiar sound of a BLE locomotive's horn blowing for the crossings in downtown Grove City, PA. I quickly grabbed my camera, rushed to my car, and drove 2... (more)

The Everett Railroad's "Ice Cream Special" heads west across the old bridge with the classic Alco 2-6-0 #11 leading the way.

Amtrak's southbound "Saluki" speeds into Du Quoin over two hours behind schedule. Unfortunately, for those who travel on this train, passengers are often late as the train is regualarly hours beh... (more)

ES44AC NS 8059 leads an empty coal train bound for Shire Oaks, PA under the overpass at Thompsontown, PA.

4 old Illinois Central SD70s lead this Canadian National train through Grove City, PA on an unusually nice November afternoon. This location is part of CN's Bessemer Subdivision which used to be ... (more)

After 20K moved through Altoona without stopping and then flew down the Pittsburgh line at track speed, I was barely in time to catch it here over the bridge in Mount Union. 20K was a short train... (more)

NS 14G gets creeps over the summit at Gallitzin as it heads past AR Tower. A fresh coat of snow has blanketed the small town giving a nice finish to the usually grey January scenery.

A Wheeling and Lake Erie train, led by a "tiger" SD40-2 ducks through the tunnel under the CSX New Castle Sub in Akron, Ohio. The tangle of tracks in this area are a headache to figure o... (more)

I had a hunch that today's ore train would be led by a Bessemer locomotive, so I braved the ice storm and drove to the outskirts of Grove City to wait for the train. Certainly the train had an ea... (more)

After a rather lengthy delay due to maintenance, the tracks were finally cleared for this southbound scrap train. The train was ultimately bound for AK Steel in Butler, where it would turn and re... (more)