NS 11R passes Hoober Feeds in Central Bridge on its way to Binghamton, NY. Over the summer this train has started carrying many of these blue trash containers as seen behind the locomotives.

A westbound garbage train rounds the curve and crosses the small stream as seen from the overlook at Cassandra on a beautiful winter morning.

A westbound trash train makes it's way through the town of Cresson along the former Pennsylvania mainline.

Big Nose, Big Smell. CSX 5491 (ES40DC) leads train Q627 through Randall, New York by MP NY 193 on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 6, 2021. But the irony is in the details, as the mounta... (more)

NS 62V heads east on Conrail Lehigh Line Track #1. Behind the leader is NS 9948 (C44-9W). The leader was rebuilt from SD90MAC NS 7322 (former UP 3695/UP 8218) in March of 2017. The leading unit wa... (more)

Four units pull a trash train to the landfill in Bishopville.

NS 1145 Trash train from NY State to Ohio rolls around Horseshoe Curve

Capturing an image of a trash train at the slag dump doesn’t sound very appealing, however, light and fall color can make a big difference! On a sunny October afternoon an NS unit garbage train ... (more)

Westbound trash loads pass the yard and locomotive shop in Altoona.

TEMCO employees are operating two locomotives (EFX 1611 with slug 219s and SW9 185) to unload a grain train. Just arriving is another grain train that will terminate at the facility, while a SB ... (more)

A pair of flares. The distinctively EMD radiators of Norfolk Southern Corp SD70IAC/ACe 1222 are trailed by NS 1022 SD70ACe as the crew of Conrail Shared Assets PN8 passes CP Ralph in Elizabeth, NJ... (more)

The sun is setting on the day as the NS V60 trash train heads out of Roanoke bound for the dump in Bradshaw, Va. A long hood forward SD40-2 leads the stinky train west through downtown.

NS 15T switches from main two to main one at control point Arthur. A dirty Jersey Central heritage unit leads the train.

Air Condition Your Pup. The EMD SW8 that handles the traffic at Waste Management of Annapolis Junction, MD, USWX 2 (ex-ITI2, exx-CR 8673, neé Lehigh Valley 259, 9/1951) is a veteran of the east c... (more)

Low Emissions, High Odor: Two low-emission "Tier 4" locomotives lead a potentially high-odor empty trash train east on Conrail Lehigh Line Track #2. The train has just finished working BRI ... (more)