After delivering a mail and express train to South Station, a set of Penn Central E7s crosses the Fort Point Channel bridge in South Boston on its way for servicing. Most PC E7s would be retired ... (more)
In the years before LED displays, the Rock Island used these low-tech tail signs hung on the rear car to help commuters identify their trains at Chicago's La Salle Street station.
In its final year of operation, Rock Island train #6, the Rock Island-Chicago Quad Cities Rocket, makes its stop at Joliet, IL. Just two cars trail E8 655. Along with the Peoria Rocket, this train... (more)
On a bright winter day a set of standard NYCTA IRT cars running as a southbound #2 train approaches Gun Hill Road station in the Bronx. The middle track that drops down here was the connection to ... (more)
For generations, until full width cabs became standard, New York subway cars featured a "railfan window" that provided a motorman's view of the track ahead. Two kids were taking advantag... (more)