Central Meet On Central. The release of MTA Metro-North Railroad 211 in its New York Central tribute 40th Anniversary wrap has created lots of photo opportunities to catch this lightning st... (more)

The Bronx Point. On the land that was once the Erie Railroad Harlem/149 Street Station freight yard near on the Harlem River in the Bronx, New York, a new residential development has recent... (more)

NYCT On NJT. New York Container Terminal’s CLCX 2058 (Process Locomotive PL1500-4RS) was returning to the NYCT at Howland Hook in Staten Island, New York from the Morristown & Erie Railwa... (more)

Tri-Geeps. On the morning of Sunday, June 11, 2023, NJ Transit NJTR 4112 (GP40PH-2, ex-NJTR 4107, exx-NJTDOT née-CNJ 3678, GP40P, 10/1968), 4203 (GP40PH-2B, ex-CR 3222, née-PC 3222, GP40,... (more)

Observation Platform. A visit to Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania on June 29, 2016 found former Nickel Plate Road 759 (S-2 Berkshire, 2-8-4, Lima, 1944) flanked on... (more)

SCH Palmer Falls. On Friday, April 26, 2024, the Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway's SCH 1137 "Palmer Falls" sits at its Corinth, New York Station ahead of the next day's runs to ... (more)

Philly Skyline Sunset. Evening was descending upon the Market-Frankford Line (L1) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, April 14, 2024 when SEPTA M-4 1172 (AdTranz, 1997-1999) approached... (more)

Take A Hike. Looking down from the top on Anthony's Nose in the Town of Cortlandt, New York on Friday, May 8, 2015 gives the "bird's eye view" of CSX 3013 (ES44AC-H) leading an intermoda... (more)

The ALP-44M Survivor. The 12 ALP44Ms ([A]merican [L]ocomotive [P]assenger [4]-Axle, [4].32 MW-[M]icrosporcessor), out of the total 32 motor ALP-44 order, were received in 1996 and retired i... (more)

IC Style On The CONO. The "Blue Ridge Club" (800224) was holding the markers on the Amtrak "City Of New Orleans" (Train 59) on the rainy and misty night of May 5, 2022 a... (more)

With Just A little Paint. AMTK 909 (AEM-7, EMD/ASEA, 10/1980) was not one of the "toasters" selected for upgrade to AC electronics, but was repainted, and looks fairly respectable... (more)

Big Mac Pack. The units on the rear of Norfolk Southern train C47 were the main attraction on May 4, 2019 as the train passed under the PT 263 signal bridge in Summerhill, Pennsylvania. NS ... (more)

Photography From Pollepel. One of the more famous landmarks in the Hudson River is Bannerman Island Arsenal on Pollepel Island near Fishkill, New York. One of the lesser photographed views ... (more)

Cloudy In Canaan. Amtrak Train 448 (Lake Shore Limited) was approaching State Route 22 in Canaan, New York as it threaded through the ponds and forests of the CSX Berkshire Sub/former Bosto... (more)

53 Years Old And Still Moving America. When the Railpax (telegraphers code name for "railroad passenger") legislation passed creating Amtrak on May 1, 1971, it was a prevalent bel... (more)