In the earliest days of the Conrail split, some things changed and others did not. In the case of this particular train, CSX power certainly wasn't foreign to Conrail's River Line. Train symbols... (more)

"Water World Over Leewood Dr" Metro North's "Water World" heads over the Leewood Drive stone arch overpass on the Harlem Line in Scarsdale, NY. "Water World" is Metro North's rail was... (more)

A 27 unit BNSF power move from Alliance is rolling just east of Sterling, NE on the St. Joseph Sub. The train is DP'ed 2x1 moving 24 Dash9's which are to be returned to service at Topeka Shop. Tha... (more)

"Water World at Hoyt" Metro North's "Water World" crosses Hoyt Street in Darien, CT on the New Canaan Branch. "Water World" is Metro North's rail washer tasked with spraying leaf res... (more)

The Silver Star races a storm moving in from the gulf. Due to trackwork the Star and Meteor have been alternating days which has brought lengthened consists. Three motors today.

On Memorial Day 2020, the holiday lull in rail traffic was taken advantage of when a special high/wide load was hauled from San Onofre, in northern San Diego County to Apex, Nevada. Morning passe... (more)

A 190 car monster double tanker enters Selkirk Yard with a double BNSF DPU set mid-train. The train will swap crews at CP-14 and continue south on the River Sun as a double train set. The monste... (more)

PTC Compliant: Northeast Corridor Line Train 3864 approaches Trenton near sunset with an odd consist. NJ Transit is using this unusual configuration because ALP-46 #4600 is one of many NJ... (more)

The other Manhattan Skyline. With Amtrak returning to Grand Central Terminal, we finally get that chance to see the Empire State Building in the background. Amtrak Train 241 heads into the Mott Ha... (more)

Amtrak 68 the "Adirondack" had mechanical problems with the dash8 514 requiring a special move to bring an extra locomotive and coach from Albany to Montreal. Here is 68 passing through ... (more)

A true "Wow, I can't believe this happened!".. actually happened on March 11th of 2017, as an Amtrak Cascades F59PHI escaped from Washington State leading Amtrak 8, and was turned and re... (more)

An NJ Transit "MMC Extra" brings 21 brand new multi-level commuter cars west toward Raritan behind NJT 4303 and 4300. These cars are desperately needed by NJ Transit since flooding from "Supersto... (more)

An unusual train in an unusual location - for Metrolink. F59PH 856, a single coach and Metrolink's sole F40PH (800) operate in San Diego's Rose Canyon, further south than Metrolink typically oper... (more)

What appears to be the shortest and most overpowered Pacific Surfliner climbs the grade in Rose Canyon in San Diego, California, on May 30, 2009. The train's purpose? It was a Rescue trai... (more)

Now... Any self-respecting railfan should be looking at this going "How in Tarnation did that come to be?!?!?!" It's a funny story really (ok, not really) that involves overheating locomotives, ... (more)