Sea Of Horses A birds-eye view of the locomotive storage lines at the Juniata shops, Norfolk Southern's biggest locomotive shop. Unfortunately, due to decreased freight traffic in conjunct... (more)

Is This The End? A line of retired NJ Transit ALP-44s sits in Port Morris awaiting an uncertain future. Over the years, these locomotives have fallen further into disrepair, being broken i... (more)

Troublesome Gensets MBTA's duo of gensets idle at the BET. These two units are plagued with engine issues and are rarely used for operations that aren't within a few miles of somewhere the... (more)

Sawed Off No idea if this is part of a real locomotive or just a replica, but here's the cab of a Conrail GP40-2 sitting on display at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, PA.

"Wabtec" A bird's eye view of the Wabtec Motive Power Inc. (Formerly General Electric) locomotive plant. In addition to a plethora of leaser and demonstration units, one can also view the ... (more)

Mega-Layover A view of the MBTA's Readville Yard from about 200 feet up. In the foreground is 1136, one of the MBTA's Southside "Readville Switchers" next to a few Commuter Rail sets. In t... (more)

Spiders, Rust, and Grafitti MPEX 57, an ex-MARC GP40WH-2 is seen rusting away in the Columbia dead line. This unit was retired from MARC service and sold off to MPI a few years ago and i... (more)

Rainbow Era Throughout 2023, and now 2024, Norfolk Southern has experienced systemwide power shortages thanks to their 2019 locomotive purge. At the end of the year, after leasing a small ... (more)

The Altoona Critter UTLX 1032, a vintage 2-axle switcher works Union Tank Car Company in Altoona almost every day despite its age.

Saturday Morning At Juniata A bird's eye view of the turntable at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Shops in Altoona, PA.

Storage Blues Cumberland Yard features one of the largest storage dead lines on CSX. Among others, the cast of locomotives here includes SD40-2s, C40-8Ws, SD70MACs, C40-9Ws, SD50s, and 4-a... (more)

Family Portrait Vintage stored locomotives baking in the early-April sun in Cumberland. Cumberland's dead line is one of the few, if not the only place, where one can see all 3 CSX paint s... (more)

Always Watching PRR GP9 #7048 has been on display at Horseshoe Curve since 1987 when it replaced PRR K4 #1361, which is now being refurbished in Altoona. Unfortunately, 7048 is starting to... (more)

Meet an Greet An ALC-42 recently arrived in Boston for crew familiarization. Once their ACSES signaling systems are certified for operation, they'll join the Lake Shore Limited power pool.

On Home Rails CNZR 905, an ex-MBTA (née New Haven) GP10 sits dormant in Bloomfield. This orange paint originates from SEMTA, a defunct Detroit commuter railroad, although it survived thro... (more)