Today we see class 1 railroads making public relations investments in heritage paint schemes and classic steam locomotives. However, it's hard to imagine the business case for the D&H to purchase... (more)

A Roger Puta photograph

The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.

The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.

The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.

A northbound Metroliner rips by the junction with the Delmarva Secondary. Lead car no. 885 was eventually rebuilt into coach no. 44556.

The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.

Less than a month before Conrail, the PC 4857 West leads its sister 4856 and a train of empty hoppers around the big curve near Chickies Rock. The 4857 and 4856 were both built by the PRR's Altoo... (more)

A 4-car set of owl-eyed MP54s pulls into Paoli on a mid-afternoon run. The basic design of these cars dated from 1915 when the PRR started to convert some of its standard P54 steam suburban coach... (more)

Amtrak's northbound Montrealer is crossing the White River a few minutes out of the Junction. The photographer was happy to find this train so far south with great lighting attributed to lengthy d... (more)

The Black River & Western’s engine crew sneaks a glance at the photographer as they ready 2-8-0 #60 for the day’s work on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, 1978. As of 2015, the 1937 Alco ... (more)

Amtrak's X2000 heads north towards New York, rolling past the Sunoco refinery at Marcus Hook, Pa. Next stop is Philadelphia.

A westbound Burlington Northern coal empty snakes through the Badlands past milepost 143 just west of Sully Springs, North Dakota, on June 29, 1994. EMD SD40-2 No. 7855 leads a pair of GE C30-7s a... (more)

Never the same from one day to the next, Santa Fe’s Fast Mail Express, train 7 and its eastbound counterpart, train 8, were obliged by contract to carry all the mail the U.S Post Office presente... (more)

The classiest profile in railroading in late 1965 was still Santa Fe’s four Warbonnet-wearing E6As. Built by EMC in the early years of World War II, by the mid-1960s they were assigned to servic... (more)