CNWs secondary lines in Minnesota offered some interesting motive power into the early 1980s. In addition to the famed "Alco" line, the former Minneapolis and Saint Louis, which crossed... (more)
Today we see class 1 railroads making public relations investments in heritage paint schemes and classic steam locomotives. However, it's hard to imagine the business case for the D&H to purchase... (more)
The D&H sure was a colorful railroad after the formation of Conrail. At the summit of Ararat grade, a GP39-2 in painted-out Reading colors, a GP38-2 in painted-out Lehigh Valley colors, and anoth... (more)
The power for today's South Paris local is CV/GT's contribution to the Bicentennial, GP9 1776 (renumbered from CV GP9 4450). The shade of blue on 1776 seems to match the color of that car parked ... (more)
A NJ Transit commuter departs South Amboy for Bay Head on a late fall day in 1982. E8 #4248, a former PRR locomotive, and #4285, a former NYC locomotive, lead this train. John Dziobko's photos o... (more)