An eastbound Conrail freight has just exited New Portage Tunnel and a helper of two CR EMD SD40s keeps the train in check down “The Slide” at Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania, on a sunny October 23, 1... (more)

A Portland, OR bound UP freight out of Seattle exits Milwaukee Road trackage at Tacoma Jct. for a short hop across the Puyallup River into UP's Tacoma yard on its own trackage. When it leaves the ... (more)

TVRM 610 running on the TA&G.

Equipment on display at TVRM , Chattanooga Tn.

Conrail EMD SD40 Nos. 6280 and 6277 helper locomotives are on the rear of an eastbound freight, assisting with braking on the Allegheny Mountain crossing west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on October ... (more)

It’s a spectacular autumn morning in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania on October 23, 1988. At famous Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona, a pair of Conrail EMD SD40 pushers lean into a westbo... (more)

PNLX 7471 and 7436 at Shenandoah Valley Railroad shop.

Rolling through the picturesque Jefferson River Canyon, one of what's likely to be the final MRL ballast trains is dwarfed by a massive cavern, part of the Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park. Truly... (more)

Freshly painted former GM&O unit.

A westbound freight moves the out of Pigs Eye. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Wearing the "Vengeful" paint scheme, this unit is typical of what happened to former L&N under the new management. I guess they forgot all that money this railway produced while they we... (more)

Nothing on the slide but I'd guess around 1982 before much had been repainted.

On a warm Labor Day afternoon, CSO-4 crawls its way towards Hartford yard with old vet SD40 3398 leading.

SOO was a big buyer of the basic 40s. This one is hauling freight train Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Utah Railway 9003 and 9004 are really getting the lead out. It's actual a pretty substantial grade on the Garfield, and Bingham Branches. The Utah Railway RUT310 goes across the two branches on t... (more)