Chapel At The Creek. Former Chesapeake And Ohio business car "Chapel Hill" (PPCX 800043) held the markers for Amtrak 239 on Friday, May 14, 2021, seen crossing Spuyten Duyvil Cree... (more)

Second Generation Branch Line. On the evening of Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Genesee & Wyoming's San Joaquin Valley Railroad 2122 (BL20-2, EMD, 1992) leads SJVR 3000 (Progress Rail PR30B) and a... (more)

Tight Parking. On November 24, 2019, a very full storage yard in Roanoke, Virginia shows Norfolk Southern engines of many varieties. EMD SD40-2s and SD70M-2s sit along side GE Dash 8s, unit... (more)

Cuesta Ahead. On Saturday, July 25, 2020, Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullm... (more)

Vulcan Turbo. The final chapter of the "Multi-Purpose 15" book was written by the MP15T. A descendent of the SW1500, SW1504, MP15DC and later MP15AC, this model was mechanically ... (more)

Greatest Show Under Wire. On May 10, 2017, the eyes of railfans turned the Northeast Corridor Line as the Norfolk Southern Corp 047/Conrail Shared Assets OI-17/ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ... (more)

Diesel Under Wire. A strong telephoto effect draws the train close from a distance as CT Rail CTDX 6699 (GP40-3H, EMD) leads Amtrak operated Shore Line East Train 3657 passing through East ... (more)

Never Happened In My Time. New Jersey Transit 4519 (Erie Lackawanna Tribute) crossed Moodna Viaduct in Salisbury Mills, New York leading Train 59 on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at sunset. NJ Tr... (more)

The Mother Of All ACes. At sunset on January 28, 2021, EMDX 70 (SD70ACe), 9501 (SD60MAC), and 91 (SD90MAC-H) sit at the Progress Rail/EMD LaGrange facility in McCook, Illinois. When 70 was... (more)

Limited Return. On Friday, May 10, 2013, former New York Central Pullman Standard Observation/Lounge/Sleeper car "Hickory Creek" (PPCX 800733) was brought to Grand Central Termin... (more)

South Shore Style. In 1927, the Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend Railroad opened its 11th Street Station in Michigan City, Indiana. The station featured a retail outlets including a lun... (more)

Blue Night. The RPCX 300 had recently arrived at its new home in Indiana when it was under the lights on the night of Friday, January 29, 2021. Built by Pullman as Norfolk and Western #300 ... (more)

Amtrak/Alstom Acela Test Train 2102 passed by Penn Park in Philadelphia, PA shortly after leaving the yard on April 22, 2021. The Alstom Acela II has been testing in daylight on this section of th... (more)

Amtrak Acela Train 2109 passed by Penn Park in Philadelphia, PA shortly after leaving 30th Street Station on April 22, 2021. Its replacement, the Alstom Acela II would follow as a test train, remi... (more)

Screamers Still Screaming. NJTR F40PH-2CATs 4119 and 4120 were just 2 tracks apart and set to depart Lackawanna's Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey on the afternoon of Friday, April 3... (more)