Although Hohman Interlocking was one of Chicagoland's busiest junctions, it had not seen passenger trains since Amtrak left the former Erie Lackawanna mains in the late 1970s. Due to a gas leak, ... (more)

A blue U34CH. In 1993, SEPTA acquired a pair of ex Erie Lackawanna U34CH units from NJ Transit. They were used to provide extra service during a major rail construction project. One of t... (more)

Steamtown's 1929 0-6-0 Baldwin built switcher leads a "shuttle" excursion past Bridge 60 tower in Scranton

NS 12G descends the Allegheny Mountains at AR. AR Tower is looking worse for wear and might be torn down in the future.

A manifest freight rolls east through Willow Creek Junction on the Michigan Central (NYC) Porter Branch in 1979. The street crossing is Willow Creek Road and the rail crossing is the former Baltim... (more)

A CSX SD40-2 mother-slug set pulls a cut of autoracks over the Queensgate yard hump on an early summer morning.

Locomotives:
CSX 2439 SD40-2
CSX 1015 MT6 Yard Slug

Photo was taken through an open window from inside the interlocking tower in 1979. The westbound train is passing through Willow Creek Junction on the Garrett Subdivision. I thought the old B&O ca... (more)

CP 2296 brings the 2016 Franklin Park Railroad Days display set to a stop right next to the fully restored Milwaukee Road B-12 tower in Franklin Park, IL. Included in the set are CN 102 (E9A), UP ... (more)

Iowa GP38-2 719 leads SIBI east through Joliet.

Last Run of the Crusader. The Crusader was a high speed streamlined train operated by the Reading RR between Philadelphia and Jersey City. Over time service deteriorated to a pair of RDC... (more)

Delaware Lackawanna train PT-98 with C420 414 on the point of a 5 unit consist, departs Tobyhanna under clearing skies. The 415 is painted in it's original Lehigh Valley "yellowjacket" p... (more)

With the ongoing PTC project, NJ Transit is suffering from a major shortage of available cab cars. Lately, NJ Transit has been placeing a Geep on the east end of train sets with no cab car, result... (more)

The pushers on westbound Q317 pass the tower at Viaduct Junction in Cumberland. The two tracks to the left are the ex-B&O's old main line to the west.

LMS 716 with a Conrail Dash8 and SD40-2 lead 119 cars of coal through the crossover at Huntingdon. The 1900 vintage block station still stands, albeit without an active function in controlling the... (more)

Santa Fe’s westbound hotshot train LA-53 with three GE U33C’s glides past East Tower as it arrives Amarillo, Texas half way on its transcontinental dash on Aug. 2, 1970. Note the cowboy eng... (more)