Haulin' ass towards Toledo...

Looking closely, you can see Norfork Southern colors (!) infiltrating the Conrail scene. In a world of unit trains and intermodals, there were still plenty of "loose-car" merchandise trains to be... (more)

By this date the Detroit Edison locomotives (picture 219249) that once powered DEEX unit coal trains have become a thing of the past, and Conrail power now muscles the empties from No. 1 main to N... (more)

I never quite understood the decision to paint "Conrail Quality" on CR locomotives -- it's a marketing slogan, not a corporate identity -- but the extra white on the blue was most welcome (even in... (more)

It's already been a long and snowy journey from Elkhart by the looks of the pilot of this locomotive.

The Dash-7 GEs were becoming fewer and farther between at this date, but 6621 wheels a hot train eastward on a very cold day.

GE's answer to the "power by the hour" proposition, these LMX B39-8s or "sharks," while normally assigned to BN, are leaning into the Millbury Curve with a westbound Conrail freight. Dinner in El... (more)

Eastbound intermodal passing under the NYC signal bridge.

A nice meet at the hight of the storm - HEAVY HEAVY SNOW !!!!