A staged crew poses with a duo of NYC E8's. These should see operation in the near future. Thanks to Steve Barry for the lighting!

A pair of New York Central E8As pose for a night shoot. Special thanks to Steve Barry for providing his Lumedyne system.

A pair of New York Central E8As pose for a night shoot. Special thanks to Steve Barry for providing his Lumedyne system.

After receiving its 200,000 mile / 10 year rollout inspection of its trucks this recent winter, NYC 3 is seen on its first Amtrak run of the year... and yes, I was fortunate enough to have the opp... (more)

Eng #4540, NYC 4-6-2 K-11e in the Dumont, N.J. yard waits its next departure for Weehawken. August, 1950 (Private donation)

A Richard Beal photo: BO Tower, controlling the diamond of the NYC-GTW-PRR in Kalamazoo looks a little nicer in this 1966 view. This tower is still active today, though slightly stripped down a... (more)

A Richard Beal photo: Loading at the depot, you can see the early piggybacks behind the E's

A Richard Beal photo: Looking west from US-131 (not the major highway it is now), a NYC passenger crosses 11th street. The farm is long gone and KL avenue in the background is now lined with st... (more)

A Richard Beal photo: Across from where Waldo Stadium is on the campus of Western Michigan University, a NYC MOW train is busy spreading and cleaning the ballast. This line is still active and ... (more)

A Richard Beal photo: Coasting into LaSalle Street Station, Richard snaps a quick shot out the window of a departing NYC train with a E8A in the lead

The New England States Express keeps going after a Christmas blizzard has turned this part of New England white. The E 7s run better in ther winter anyway.

New York Central Mohawk 3128 class L-4b, a fine Lima Locomotive works machine, in an unknown yard, unknown photographer, scanned from the original Kodachrome slide, probably taken sometime in the ... (more)