Lightning Striped. The third MTA Metro-North Railroad 40th Anniversary "heritage unit" was outshopped from North White Plains on the night of Tuesday November 7, 2023. The lightni... (more)

Metro-North's Conrail heritage unit passing Oscawana Park.

CSX: "We're gonna pay tribute to our heritage." FCEN: "Hold our beers...". This has been a long time coming, going back to 2011 when the ex-CN GP9 were being considered for this treatment. #57 deb... (more)

BNSF 9647 was delivered with the Santa Fe warbonnet and in BN Executive colors to celebrate the approval of the BNSF merger on July 20, 1995. The colors on the 9647 were not adopted by BNSF as a... (more)

PNLX 7436 staged in the SVRR yard in Staunton for a night photo session. Photo taken with permission.

Freshly painted SD60I PSUA 2020 sits outside in Hollidaysburg awaiting pickup by Norfolk Southern Local HI10, the Altoona-based local that serves the Cove Secondary. This locomotive, owned by Penn... (more)

Welcome Home PSU 2020, Penn State's demonstrator SD60I arrives at its new home, the Railroaders Museum in downtown Altoona. This locomotive was donated to the university by Norfolk Souther... (more)

D&GV GP 9 wearing B&O colors sits in the foreground next to Shenandoah Valley GP 9 and a C&O snow plow which was last assigned to Quinnimont WV. Lots of heritage in this picture. Picture taken w... (more)

The Hudson Line OCS Preview. On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, MTA Metro-North Railroad operated an Inspection Train with wrapped heritage units MNCW 201 (Conrail/MTA) and 208 ("Beachball... (more)

One of VIA Rail's more recently delivered Siemens trainset is on VIA 35 as it passes the skyline of downtown Montreal.

A sucker hole in the clouds from a recent rain shower comes at the right time as CSX M204 heads north towards Seymour before turning east for Cincinnati. The Chessie heritage unit brings up the ba... (more)

Intermodal switchers at Alliance yard.

Rare as hen's teeth, even in 1982, this unit is a little gem, somebody's bet and historical, having been a switcher at the builder's plant many years ago. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collecion. ... (more)

CSX's Operation Lifesaver SD70MACe idles in front of the Waycross depot before later departing as the leader for M692-02 bound for Russel, KY

The paint looks prettier but these replaced my beloved FM H-12-44s. I only had two months left there myself.