Unit trash train 65J heads west across the Rockville Bridge with SD80MAC #7205 leading. Note the Conrail blue bleeding through towards the end of the unit.

A string of 80MACs and a couple road engines get serviced at the Cresson locomotive facility on a cold February night.

While driving south on I-57, I caught up with the tail-end of a southbound mainfest. After rushing to get ahead of them, I made it to the small town of Paxton, Il in time. To my surprise, the lead... (more)

At one time the SD80MAC was NS's only form of AC traction power. Acquired second hand from Conrail in 1999, NS would not see "new" AC power until 2008. Since then NS has over 100 ES44ACs and 75 SD... (more)

On a snowy Sunday 6 SD80MACs await their next assignment at the Cresson Engine House after being serviced the night prior. Canon EOS 60D

A loaded coal drag works up hill on main two with a pair of Mac's up front and passes under the PL's at MP 263.7.

The SD80Macs were not common visitors to the River Line so it was a nice surprise to get a pair on point of a lite engine move. The crew is approaching Kingston NY as they soar 150 feet above th... (more)

C49 heads into Juniata to drop two SD80MACs off before returning to South Fork. Canon EOS 60D

7205 pulls the stink bomb through the 215 signals

Coming off the A.H.Smith Bridge with a light train for Selkirk Yard. Conrail itself only has a few more months of existence left. Already after four years, the Macs are starting to show small ... (more)

Timing really is everything in this hobby. For a window of a few months, Conrail would run multiple SD80mac power moves west out of New England for Selkirk Yard either as a lite engine move or o... (more)

It is as cold as it looks, temperature near 10 degrees as C90 pulls ahead slowly preparing to back into the mine for loading.

A pair of brand new MACs leads the "BO" upgrade to the State Line Tunnels on a gorgeous spring morning in the Taconic Hills.