With a long train of empty autoracks from Selkirk, S279 creates a smoke show from it's 2nd unit, an SD50, which obviously is having a mechanical failure. Despite this, the train had no trouble mak... (more)
A short and overpowered K211 heads to Pennsylvania from CSX's Rochester Yard where it picked up loaded GNWR salt hoppers. The train will return empty a few days later as K212.
13T has a CP leader today as it does 10 MPH with a heavy train over the 135 year old iron structure.
The Ayer Ma-Chicago Intermodal/Autorack train is running hours late today as it creeps across the 10 MPH speed restricted, 135 year old Portageville viaduct, with three UP engines!
Q169 flys up the infamous Batavia hill with no trouble at all. This seemingly monstrous power consist is two in one. In Ohio, the power will be split, and the rear cars will continue on with the r... (more)
Q626 today has a nice break from the usual AC4400CWs, in the form of a freshly out shopped SD50-3, rebuilt by CSX in Huntington WV. The 8662 is also the first CSX engine of CR heritage to receive ... (more)
Conrail lives! Well...sort of. I noticed the nice light shining on the autoracks and the crossbuck, so I altered my camera settings for a long exposure and waited for a Conrail auto.
Q157 has a good lashup in my book today, consisting of one SD70MAC, and a rare CSX SD70ACe.
After whizzing by AMTK 64, AMT 63 kicks up its own storm in the snow squall. The bridge abutment of the old West Shore railroad can be seen to the right.
AMTK 63 rolls out of Churchville in sweet late afternoon lighting.
AMTK 64 prepares to zip by AMTK 63 on the Churchville S-Curves. Both trains were doing 80, kicking up a chilly snowstorm.
A very late Q115 rolls through the last of the Churchville S-curves in sweet winter afternoon light.
A late Amtrak 63 speeds past the location of where the West Shore railroad once crossed the Water Level Route.
On a cold winter day, the S351 rolls off CSX's West Shore Branch with a 600+ axle train.
Heading north out of Lakeville with 17 cars is the LAL 425, 420 and BH 422 all kicking up snow as they go along doing track speed.
