Yellow Nose On A Gray Day. MTA Metro-North P32AC-DM 201 (Conrail/MTA, 40th Anniversary) had looped at Grand Central Terminal and was returning from its first trip in its new wrap on Monday,... (more)

Single Track Through Hancock. After repairs were completed on the bridge in from Sparrow Bush, New York to Millrift, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River, a short SU-100 was operated, fol... (more)

Pitch Fork. The New York Central searchlights on the pitchfork at CP 94 in Barrytown, New York lasted in to the modern era and were by this time unique on the Empire/Hudson Line, but have s... (more)

Test Train Of Many Metals. R-10 3189 departs the Beach 90 Street Station heading towards the switch to Hammels Wye and Broad Channel in Queens, New York on August 7, 2023. This four-car tra... (more)

Test Train Of Many Metals. R-11 8013 leads over the North Channel Swing Bridge over Jamaica Bay from Hamilton Beach towards Broad Channel in Queens, New York on August 7, 2023. This four-ca... (more)

Big Boy On Easy Street. The Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 ("Big Boy", 4-8-8-4, Alco, 1941) made a stop in the community of Luling, Louisiana in St.Charles Parish on August 20, 202... (more)

Like A Chicago Seventies Scene With Tri-X. It was not the 1970s but a very retro moment on April 15, 2022 when Amtrak Train 6 (California Zephyr) with AMTK 130 (P42DC, Phase II) and Amtrak ... (more)

Conrail In The Beautiful Hudson Valley. CSXT 1976 (Conrail Heritage, ES44AC, GE) was leading CSX Train M434-19, seen crossing Snake Hole Creek near Tomkins Cove, New York on the evening of ... (more)

Stop At Church. Upon the completion of the 75th Anniversary running of the CSX/Clinchfield Santa Train, the equipment returned immediately to Jacksonville, Florida. But a very special stop ... (more)

North Facing Arches. New York & Lake Erie RR Train Rides MLWs FPA4 6764 (ex-VIA 6764) and FPA2 6758 (ex-VIA 6758, neé-CN 6755) were the power for hat weekend's Mothers Day specials on Satu... (more)

The Shadows Were Closing In. CSXT 1976 (Conrail Heritage, ES44AC, GE) was leading CSX Train M434-19, seen crossing Snake Hole Creek near Tomkins Cove, New York on the evening of Saturday, A... (more)

Top Down Tea Kettle. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (née-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 1309, 2-6-6-2, Baldwin, 1949) is sitting at the Cumberland Station in Cumberland, Maryland on O... (more)

Like A Chicago Seventies Scene. It was not the 1970s but a very retro moment on April 15, 2022 when Amtrak Train 6 (California Zephyr) with AMTK 130 (P42DC, Phase II) and Amtrak 4 (Southwes... (more)

A Sea Of GEs. On May 11, 2019, GECX 6002 (ex-UP 7511, AC6000CW) sits at the front of a large group of General Electric locomotive, mostly C40-8W and C40-9W trade-in units from US Class I ra... (more)

Harlem Farming. On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, MTA Metro-North Railroad operated an Inspection Train with recently wrapped heritage units MNCW 201 (Conrail/MTA) and 208 ("Beachball&quo... (more)