The lightning stripe applied to the RF-16 gave a different appearance to the Shark nose, a very dignified look. Eighteen "A" units and eight "B" units built by Baldwin-Lim... (more)

PC 1772 (F7A) leads EL 7902 (F7B) and Reading 5305 (C630) lead train HB-91 out of the fog at Delware Water Gap, PA, on May 27 1976.

This unusual RS3/GP9B pairing was assigned as a hump switcher at Penn Central's ex-New Haven Cedar Hill Yard in New Haven, CT, where they rested among assorted other power. Not long after this pho... (more)

Penn Central GP40 3166 and PC GP35 2317 former PRR 2317.

PC Alco DL640 or RS27; former PRR 2400-2414.

Penn Central SD9's 6900-6924; former Pennsy 7600 series. PC 6904 and 6906 in yard and hump service, and SD9's seldom saw mainline freight work.

One of Conrail’s ex-New York Central C430’s poses for its portrait at Mingo Junction, Ohio. The unit later served the Susquehanna as its 3002.

Conrail C430 2051 switches the yard in Weirton, West Virginia, demonstrating what endeared Schenectady products to railfans. Any of the folks who say that they only like steam because it seems lik... (more)

This shot is a companion to #705486. The engineer looks pretty comfortable. A Walter Schopp original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

A trio of ex-PRR exotics make up Penn Central's hump job at Selkirk Yard as a pair of Alco RSD-12s sandwich a GP9B.

Back in the good ole days of railfanning when the railroad was four-tracks wide, the signal system was as it should be, manifest traffic prevailed and most everyone was friendly, a GP9 and a GP9B ... (more)

Although Mingo Junction gained fame as a hub of Conrail six-axle Alco Century action, many four axle Alcos also frequented the Ohio yard. Here a former Penn Central C425, still displaying its PC N... (more)

Wearing the corporate paint scheme and showing the grime that quickly builds up in ore train service. Conrail C430 idles with a variety of roster mates at Mingo Junction, Ohio.

The wire train and crew performing endless catenary maintenance. I model live catenary systems in O scale, and that is enough work of its own. I cannot imagine trying to maintain all of the Penn... (more)

Penn Central F7A 721, former Rio Grande 5721. PC bought 10 D&RGW F units, F7A 5721 & 5754 and F7B 5712 & 5733 were mechanically sound and kept for service. The other units were sent to EMD for t... (more)