Patriots fan train with railfan on board. The New York Central coaches were waisted on football fans.

Believe or not these vehicles are brand new in this shot. It is 1974, and the automobile has become king of machines in America. Even Plymouths still sell at a profit and the General Motors plant ... (more)

During the last days of the B&M Worcester engine terminal changes were coming fast. The B&M will soon move engine service to the New Haven railroad facility and Worcester will become a minor playe... (more)

With GE power closing in on the major overhaul date and annual inspection mileage, a rescue engine gets the highball to head to Stateline tunnel and push a stalled freight train to Selkirk. Good l... (more)

After 20 years of commuter train and freight service. These old geeps got to show their stuff on 80 MPH mainline passenger service. Mr. Diesel would have been impressed

The local freight shows up at around 3 PM on the curve leading to tunnel 9. This mountain railroading is turning red noses black.

Complete local freight is laid out before us. Engine to caboose just fit in fine. Though it is February most of the snow is gone as we were experiencing a mild winter the year I took this shot. I ... (more)

Selkirk freight just getting at full amperage on top of grade and end of curve. It is 1966 and so far the new U boats are working out just fine.

This Pax coal job is loaded and is headed for a washing plant. Eventualy this coal will reach Thurmond where mainline Coal jobs will foreward loaded hoppers it to power plants in the east. This se... (more)

The mount Hope coal job crew has broken up the three unit power to do some local switching.

The former Santa Fe varnish gets a quick cleaning and fluid replenishment on a service stop at Albuquerque. Amtrak was forced to change the name of the train from the El Capitain/Chief to the Sout... (more)

Power for iron ore trains laying over in the sprawling Escanaba freight terminal. After these Fairbanks Morse engines bit the dust, C&NW resorted to second hand N&W high hood ALCO Centuries.

Southbound Colonial meets Northbound Selkirk freight on the crowded shoreline route of the former New Haven Railroad. This picture is from an era of great transition in the railroad world. Penn Ce... (more)

Amtrak started service with a variety of motive power supplied by the carriers whose passenger service Amtrak took over. So during the early Amtrak days a lot of Penn Central power was on the head... (more)

Railfan day on the Cape. All kinds of things to see; F units, geeps, dome car, RDCs and ALCO S 2. In few minutes we will board the RDC and ride on all the exisiting lines left on Cape Cod.