The signs of a bad balance sheet are visible in the aging fleet of power pulling Pennsy trains and the heavily worn jointed rails they rode on in the mid 60s.
Switching out cars at the Elgin Joliet & Eastern interchange connection.
The Nickel Plate duo of 2-8-4 765 and ES44AC 8100 are rolling into Cresson, PA on the approach for a crew change at MO, before continuing on the deadhead voyage to Conway, PA.
After setting off some cars on a siding west of Broad street, the trio of E units is backing eastward to couple onto their train. In the distance a C&O manifest is passing Broad street tower.
SD40-2s still roam the D&H. A short freight led by a pair of SD40-2s heads north out of CP's Taylor Yard. The short-lived "dual flags" paint scheme applied to 5975 now looks quite worn, a... (more)
The NS Reading heritage unit leads another load on Indiana coal east for the Brown power plant near Burgin Ky.
The scene at Oneonta, Spring 1977.
On a 4-track mainline Pennsy 2-10-4 class J1a 6403 has cut off from its train and is drifting toward the roundhouse for servicing and the crew to get off duty at Columbus, Ohio. The date was No... (more)
Century sits with U30C and leased ex-LIRR C420
Fullerton Junction [2012 Solstice Study +2] - The Southwest Chief arrives at Fullerton on a hot Summer evening.
Fullerton Junction [2012 Solstice Study +2] - Metrolink Train 608 pulls out of the station on main #3 en-route to Oceanside while the Angeles baseball shuttle waits on track #4 for ... (more)
A NS Dash 9 leads a westbound under the old N&W signals at Roanoke.
NKP 765 shakedown run.
Shiny E60 leads the Crescent south on the day before Thanksgiving, 1988.
Early morning Metroliner service train accelerates after traversing the bridge over the Susquehanna.