Genesis: the beginning of, origin. Fittingly Genesis 159 is at the beginning of its train, the beginning of the run for its crew, the beginning of the Cumberland Terminal, and heading for the orig... (more)

Conway to Reading train 10A didn't have much to do in Johnstown today. The conductor rides the power east to clear a switch after dropping a lone gondola in the yard.

With the giant flag returned to its normal post atop the world's steepest vehicular incline (yes, you can take your car on it), eastbound 36A rides the shelf along the Little Conemaugh River out o... (more)

The end is near, for both daylight and the climb for this Jersey bound train.

The C90 local out of South Fork has thirty thousand horsepower at their disposal today while working Woodvale yard.

A train full of black diamonds for Pennsylvania Power and Light exits the floodcity behind a catfish and an H1 BNSF SD60M. The helpers for the train can be seen near the bridge in the left side of... (more)

Built in September of 1977 as Conrail 6436, NS 3374 is one of the more spartan SD40-2's in the Johnstown/Altoona helper pool, having not yet had A/C added, and wearing a mostly black version of th... (more)

After being dropped by westbound train 19G, and waiting for eastbound intermodal train 24M to clear, the head end helpers finally get to back on to the headend of the Reading bound train.

Thirty two years ago this unit was dressed in red, white, and blue as one of Erie Lackawanna's two bicentennial units, number 3632. From there it was a downhill spiral, to Conrail blue, and number... (more)

This Green Goat hybrid showed up with a similar UP model not too long ago. Keeping it company at the table is motorless CW40-8 8394, whose hood appears to be sitting behind the goat.

CSX's Johnstown local traverses a stretch of, well, parking lot running, as it lumbers past the former Moose Lodge on Bedford St.

CSX GP40-2 6447, unofficially named "The Spirit of the East End", leads the Johnstown Jet across Main St in the Flood City on its way to interchange with the Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad.

OCS with an OLS. Operation Lifesaver adorned GP38-3 5826 and high hood SD40 1621 lead a pair of office cars east through Johnstown. In the background the giant flag at the top of the inclined plan... (more)