NS 20K glides through Altoona past Alto tower with the Illinois Terminal heritage unit on point. The sun has just peeked over the surrounding mountains and a coat of snow lingers from a previous ... (more)

This is my last train of 2017. It was a rare one too. CN Q194 is seen here running north trough Du Quoin, IL in the late afternoon sunshine. Q194 usually pulls through Du Quoin in the middle of... (more)

Amtrak's southbound "Saluki" passes under the signal bridge protecting the north side of Du Quoin, IL. Leading this train was one of Amtrak's new Siemens SC-44s. While maybe more effic... (more)

NS local C42 heads west on its journey back to Altoona after switching the interchange yard in Lewistown. C42's consist is particularly large today and the geeps are pulling hard to keep the trai... (more)

An NS intermodal train crawls west through Anderson, PA to let Amtrak past as the last light remains peeking just above the Pennsylvania hills.

An NS intermodal train, led by an SD60E, runs west through the old Pennsy signals in Anderson, PA on a sunny November afternoon.

An NS mixed freight flies through the countryside of Pennsylvania on a beautiful November afternoon. A Pennsylvania railfan takes advantage of days like these during this time of year when clouds... (more)

Exactly one year ago, I caught a Canadian National southbound ore train at this same location led by an IC "death star." Today, one year later, I was fortunate enough to catch another s... (more)

Lead by just a solo ex-Conrail C40-8W, a short NS empty coal train accelerates through Walbridge, Ohio on a clear June morning.

The Everett Railroad's "Ice Cream Special" heads west across the old bridge with the classic Alco 2-6-0 #11 leading the way.

The Lehigh Valley Heritage unit finally led a train across the Pittsburgh Line for the first time since 2015 and railfans all over Pennsylvania came out to witness the event. Here, the Lehigh Val... (more)

For the first time since 2015, the Lehigh Valley Heritage unit led a train across the Pittsburgh line. Many railfans were out to witness the event and I was one of them. Here we see it leading 2... (more)

The Nittany & Bald Eagle railroad's road switcher idles in the yard as Amtrak's eastbound "Pennsylvanian" (#42) slows to make what was about a 10 second stop at the platform in Tyrone.

NS 10N is the second of 4 straight eastbounds stacked up after Amtrak and it passes through Tyrone here on an icy morning.

NS 14G gets creeps over the summit at Gallitzin as it heads past AR Tower. A fresh coat of snow has blanketed the small town giving a nice finish to the usually grey January scenery.