Runthrough power on the Western Maryland
High winds blew a tree across the LA&L tracks on 6/1/2011 and the Southbound train that day was held for the night at Avon. The tree was removed on the morning of 6/2, and the train made an unusua... (more)
2461 leads a C425-C636-M636 consist toward the NS interchange at Slateford Jct. The second unit, DL 3642, is still in Conrail blue paint as of this time in 2004.
MA&N #805 burbles in a tone that only an Alco can produce as it dashes through the heavy lake effect snow bands that are typical of Oneida Co., New York in winter. The unit is on its way to Lyons... (more)
Highball Scribner. SP&S Alco 313 has a clear signal and order board to proceed east to Spokane. This is railroading the way it was with the engineman and station operator acknowledging each othe... (more)
An early morning westbound is lead by 4258,2541 with 116 cars at Lyle. The wind whipped Columbia is visible in the background.
Heading through fresh snow on the way to Falconer, N.Y.
Meadville Turn eastbound.
My trip to the Pacific Northwest in 1979 was blessed with less than perfect weather that the area is know for. It even made me appreciate the weather back home in Upper Michigan. This shot has BN ... (more)
Renumbered SP&S C425 is leading a mixed consist with an SP C628 and ex GN F7 at Trego, MT shortly after the merger to BN.
Still in its' New York & Lake Erie paint, this former Conrail Alco readies to tie down for the evening.
MHWA Alco C425 #805 picks up a load of telephone poles at a loading yard near Boonville, NY. The train is on its way back to Utica after making a trip to the end of the line at Lyons Falls.
MHWA Alco C425 #805 heads south past the station at Holland Patent on its way back to Utica after a trip to the end of the line at Lyons Falls.
MHWA Alco C425 #805 hits snow some at Pine Street in Remsen, NY as it heads north on its way to the end of the line at Lyons Falls.
MHWA Alco C425 #805 heads north through Boonville on its way to the end of the line at Lyons Falls.