Eastbound Virginian Rwy coal loads working upgrade near Clark Gap, WV in February 1957. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.

An old box camera photo shows Jersey Central T-38 camelback 774 being turned at Jim Thorpe after servicing. John Dziobko has some nice color shots of this engine from 1954 on the website but none ... (more)

A K4 hustles down the high iron with a commuter train.

The farewell to the Reading FP7s trip in March 1976 passes through Edison, NJ on the Port Reading Branch during an intense thunderstorm. The wind gusts must have been somewhere between 50 to 75 m... (more)

Stopping at the old Claymont station - superelevation not helpful!

Virginian Railway had some interesting electric power as seen on this coal drag at Covel, WV. There was a matching pair on the tail end of this train. Unfortunately, these disappeared after the ... (more)

On the left, the Nellie Bly pauses at Trenton, named after the globetrotting intrepid newswoman of the early 20th Century. On the right, possibly PRR #4666, a JG Brill OEG 350 Diesel-electric Do... (more)

The hazy skies of the Steel City dominate the downtown skyline scene in this view as seen from the platforms during PRR's early 50's station renovation. A pair of PRR E8's in Brunswick Green hav... (more)

A commuter train departs Red Bank. The engine is crossing a diamond of the CNJ line to southern NJ. Ansco Color original.

Burlington 4-6-4 4000 was built in 1930 as No. 3002, a member of class S-4, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. This class had 78-inch drivers, boiler pressure of 250 pounds per square inch, and 25x2... (more)

Heading home to Manitoba I stopped at Rugby, which had a manned station at the time, and was told a westbound was coming within minutes. I took the photo and headed on my way not realizing at the ... (more)

A Monday morning finds GP7 243 and SW7 9259 pulling cuts of cars at the east end of Burlington's big freight yard.

Eastbound Amtrak passenger cruises past a waiting Conrail freight with E44 #4409 leading.

Three of the Nickel Plate’s classy Berkshire locomotives sit out their final days at Bellevue yard before their inevitable dates with the cutting torches. James Lennon photo. Barry Lennon coll... (more)