Subway Birthday. On October 27, 1904, the City of New York's first subway opened its first rapid transit subway. The progenitor of the IRT's "H" in Manhattan, service operated between Ci... (more)

An Early Happy Birthday. On October 26, 2014, the New York City Subway celebrated its 110th birthday a day early. NYCT 9587 (R-36WF, St. Louis-GSI, 1963-64) sits on track M with an 8 car train tha... (more)

A nice sunny spring morning greets us on April 18, 2015 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. CSX Q711 is lead southbound by CSXT 9038 (GE C40-9W) past the impressive form... (more)

The 2015 Amtrak Autumn Express emerges from the Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 25, 2015. Regular passenger service on this section of the former Boston and Maine ... (more)

On the most unexpected of meets. The 2015 Amtrak Autumn Express was a novelty. Originating out of the Albany-Rensselaer, New York Station, it operated round trip to East Deerfield, Massachusetts f... (more)

Early Evening Alco. Batten Kill Railroad's 4116 (Also RS-3) has completed the run down to Eagle Bridge, NY and is returning home over County Road 61 in Shushan, NY on Monday, August 27, 2018. A fr... (more)

On another Water Level Route. On the afternoon of Monday, July 27, 2020, Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New Yor... (more)

21st Century Limited. The Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Train 48-12, P42DC 101 leading) passes Buffalo Central Terminal on the morning of Sunday, October 13, 2019 with a nice sprinkling of autumn col... (more)

Fall foliage colors are in evidence at the Delaware & Ulster Railroad rolls past Bragg Hollow Road in Margaretville, New York. The morning "Leaf Peeper" special is returning to Arkville,... (more)

Four years ago, it was a different place. Catskill Mountain Railroad Co. Alco S1 (ex-Staten Island Railway 407, née-Long Island Rail Road 407, 6.1946) passes the K27 (Kingston) milepost in Phoenic... (more)

Look at how far we've come! Three years ago today, October 23, 2017, former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) was in the shop and restoration was well under way. Wha... (more)

Cycles of Life. When starting the SD70ACu program, Norfolk Southern purchased 100 ex-Union Paciifc SD9043MACs units in September 2014 from EMD/Progress Rail and 10 more from CEFX in June 2016. On... (more)

Looking over the interlocking at Porter, in Bear, Delaware, Norfolk Southern Corp 66X approaches with 7216 (ex-Conrail 4129, SD80MAC) in the lead on April 15, 2017. This area is active during the ... (more)

Parlor Seating. As part of the restoration and upgrade process of Webb Rail’s former Northern Pacific 549 (WEBX 801045 dome/coach) the coach seats were removed in one end and replaced with full sw... (more)

Pennsy-like. On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 21, 2020, Amtrak 49 (Lake Shore Limited) brings DOTX 221 (Office Of Safety) car along with the standard consist and P32AC-DM class unit 700 lead... (more)