An unusual view of "the longest passenger train in the world" (Auto Train,) as seen from the old B&O "Moonlight Dome" on the rear of Amtrak Train 90, "The Palmetto."

A view of Amtrak's "Palmetto," as seen from a vintage Budd dome, just north of Rocky Mount. The occasion was the "Fire-Up-611" committee's fund-raiser trip from Savannah to DC,... (more)

Amtrak's recent policy change on hauling private cars did not affect the "Fire Up 611's" recent round-trip from DC to Savannah, because the car was added at the beginning of the run or a... (more)

CSX action as seen from a vintage Budd dome, just north of Charleston. The occasion was the "Fire-Up-611" committee's fund-raiser trip from Savannah to DC, with the Cincinnati Railway C... (more)

There aren't too many tourist railroads that include a spin on the turntable as part of your ride. The 1913-built ex-Georgia Power saddletanker is taking a lunch break.

Unjacketed Consolidation No. 223 (Baldwin, 1911) shares space with an ex-S&A high-hood GP35 at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah.

Three engines in steam today at the Strasburg, with their crews posing by the pilots. The occasion was the meeting in Strasburg of the HeritageRail Alliance.

The CNJ 56D (actually an ex-BAR unit) is heading west on the Nesquehoning Branch with a fall foliage special.

A late Claytor-era eastbound Broadway Limited is switching onto the platform track at Lancaster. A lot has changed here in 25+ years; the two center "mainline" tracks are gone, the iron... (more)

Eastbound E44s are leading a manifest freight around the sharp bend near the west end of Shocks Mill Bridge. There are a lot less trains today, and the cat poles have been removed, except for the... (more)

Superpower steam at its zenith, as the 765 starts to gets a roll on 30 cars just outside of Huntington in the fall of 1992. Track speed for steam on "George Washington's Road" was 55 mp... (more)

The "boys" and the local citizenry are starting to gather round the just-arrived Pennsy K4 and its train. Excursion passengers were not allowed to ride on the Conrail mainline at that time, so th... (more)

The Delaware-Lackawanna's big Century 636, at the moment of startup, emanating a typical Alco-like burst of thick, black smoke. The 3642 was built in April of 1968 as the Penn Central No. 6342.

Two E-44s led by the 1961-built No. 4418 are southbound with a manifest freight on No. 4 track, which was usually used by passenger trains. Daytime freights were fairly frequent here in the late ... (more)

A rare visitor on the old Reading Lines in the Lebanon Valley in 2014- Soo Line No. 6044 on the Allentown-Atlanta run. It's a typical Monday evening short consist.