This view exemplify's the dichotomy of preservation because it's both appalling and fantastic. (And a mystery as well.) This is the out-of-service exit platform located on the east side of New Yo... (more)

The Chambers Street Station of the J & M lines is an unusual example of the type. It was built in 1911 to handle a great deal of traffic. The reason for the great height of the ceiling was to all... (more)

A No.7 is heading to Manhattan as it transverses the elevated in Hunters Point Queens. In the background two of the greatest skyscrapers in the world, the 102 story Empire State on the left and th... (more)

A No.7 eastbound express arrives at Junction Boulevard at 6:08 PM. It's doing it's due diligence in delivering commuters back home after a day of work and a day's pay. The sun gives everyone a glo... (more)

Here at the northern end of the Bronx and New York City, the land begins to open up to less density but not without a fight. The Tracy Towers were built with public/private money in 1967-71. At 41... (more)

In the teeth of what is hoped is the last snow of the winter, a Manhattan bound train set of R-188 cars leaves the No. 4 line's terminal of Woodlawn at the northern edge of the Bronx. Several MTA ... (more)

A different take on the basis of the industry we hold dear.

In a city of 8 million people, things can get cozy. Look closely and you will see three trains as well as one plane all in one frame in Queens New York. Thanks to Michael Pearson for the inspirati... (more)

One of the reasons EMD came to dominate the diesel business is the outstanding service they provided to the railroads even after they sold the engines. This extended to designing the locomotives p... (more)

"Running in a winter wonderland!" Not everyone's idea of New York City's subway, here you see a R-188 MU set bounding through the snow in bucolic surroundings. The number 5 line, while going throu... (more)

Snow, snow, snow. That is how the USA will remember 2015. Here weary-of-snow commuters trudge through the white stuff on their way home. The train itself must also contend with ice. The ice causes... (more)

Night has fallen as well as another 2-5" of snow in what many people hope is the end of one of the coldest winter's in New York City's history. Two R-188 MU trains pass in opposite directions, the... (more)

Thermit welding is not something you see very often and certainly not in the tight confines of the New York City Subway. This process is used to weld two pieces of very hard metal such as steel ra... (more)

The 7:15 Metro-North Railroad Harlem Division train to White Plains is stopping at 125th St Station during a nor’easter snow storm. The suburbanites are escaping the city because of an expected ... (more)

The suburbanites are escaping Snowmageddon New York 2015! A huge storm is predicted and here you see the start of the snow at Metro-North's 125th St. Station, New York. In the first ten minutes I ... (more)