The upper five miles of Rio Grande's Bingham Branch were abandoned more than a decade ago. This section of right of way is now being utilized as a high tension power line corridor. Crews have inst... (more)

Looking north along the original Coal & Coke Railway, later the Baltimore & Ohio, and eventually, the New York Central/Penn Central/Conrail right of way in Pinch, the line has been reclaimed by Mo... (more)

Rusty wheels, missing parts, cap on the stack gone and general condition tell us this old gal has probably burbled her last burble.

Penn Central
The worm logo, as it came to be called by observers, made its debut on Feb. 1 1968 with the creation of Penn Central Transportation Company. Ten years in the making, this... (more)

Nearing the end of the line, this old Conrail SD38 awaits its' fate, along with other compadres still on flanged wheels. Taken inside MEI's grounds with permission.

Built for North Western Coal and Navigation (nee Alberta Coal and Railway Company, nee Canadian Pacific) in 1885, this 36" gauge 2-6-0 Mogul was one of three purchased by Canadian Pacific in 1907 ... (more)

Delaware & Hudson's sharp pair of Baldwin RF16 sharknose diesels take a break at Whitehall. These two units began life as part of the New York Central's fleet delivered between 12/51 and 2/52. The... (more)

Reading Camelback #1187, one of only a few Camelbacks in existence and. more noteworthy, one of only 9 remaining Reading engines (10 if you count a Railroad: Reading Company
Locomotive: Steam 0-4-0
Location: Strasburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 1187
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 18, 2011

The Reading Lives! These unique "Coal Tubes," once operated by the Glove City Coal Co., still stand near the roadbed of the former Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad. The F... (more)

It has been 14 years since PRR 1361 was an operable locomotive and $1.7 million of federal taxpayer money has resulted in little progress of the restoration. The boiler was recently moved from Ste... (more)

B&O CPL's in the weeds.. On the former B&O St. Louis mainline, a pair of B&O CPL's remain, east of downtown Parkersburg. These relics, increasingly rare on class one subdivisions are being reclaim... (more)

The B&O lives on... in Wilmington, DE!   Restored to all it's glory, this former B&O Water Street depot was built by famed architect, Frank Furness in 1887 for the B&O Railroad. ... (more)

Jordan Snow Plow with Chessie still sleeping spotted in the remnants of the yard at Quinnimont, deep in the heart of the New River Gorge. Don't see many of these in Southern Appalachia.

The Reading Subway II: As early as 1895, space was becoming a premium in Philadelphia so the Reading Company, aka, the Reading & Philadelphia, lowered one of its lines through the city. T... (more)