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.

New York Central E8A 4050, PRR E8A 4257 and PRR E7B 4119 are leading the Penn Central, New York, NY to St. Louis, MO "Spirit of St. Louis at E. St. Louis, Illinois in May of 1968. Photo fro... (more)

Fall Observation: Ex-New York Central observation car "Hickory Creek," part of the United Railway Historical Society's collection, passes lovely fall foliage as it brings up the ... (more)

New York Central F-7 1818 was fueled and sanded, ready for the next run at Kankakee, Illinois in November 1961.. Over two hundred of the New York Central F-7's were active in 1968 to the the me... (more)

Amtrak train 233 with tavern lounge car 43 and observation/sleeper/lounge Hickory Creek.

The lightning stripe applied to the RF-16 gave a different appearance to the Shark nose, a very dignified look. Eighteen "A" units and eight "B" units built by Baldwin-Lim... (more)

Amtrak Empire Service train 233 with former New York Central observation car Hickory Creek.

Former NYC observation car Hickory Creek on the back of Amtrak Empire Service train 244.