A southbound unit coal train rolls out of Hagans Tunnel. The train will have to negotiate Hagans Switchback before it can continue its journey.

CSXT 2498 (SD50-2) leads CSX Q361 west out of Indianapolis, Indiana. I was on the way to a work meeting when I saw this guy go over I-70 in Indy. Sadly, I didn't see the power but said, "What... (more)

Conrail 6710 brings westbound autoracks thru the s curve in New Carlisle, IN in January of 1998. This view is from the cemetery adjacent to the tracks.

On their first revenue move, a trio of Conrail SD50s heads east from the IHB's Blue Island Yard. Note the flatcars loaded with truck frames which were a common sight throughout the 1980s and earl... (more)

Westbound NS U53, led by Conrail 5415, rolls out of a canopy of trees into the sunlight at ex-Interstate Railroad MP 13, also designated as JANE in association with Track Warrant Control (TWC) dis... (more)

An Armour Yellow MoPac SD50 awaits its next assignment at the former C&EI Yard Center. Tom Golden photo.

Conrail 6831 brings a freight thru Cresson, PA in June of 1992 as coal/helper power looks on.

An eastbound Rio Grande manifest clears one of the two tunnels built to bypass the mudslide at Thistle, Utah, which is hidden behind the mountain that now hosts the tunnels. At the extreme left, f... (more)

A westbound Rio Grande freight drifts downgrade after clearing one of the two newest tunnels on the system. The twin tunnels in the distance were cut into that mountain after the disastrous Thist... (more)

Running elephant style, a Rio Grande SD50 and two SD40T-2’s lead an eastbound freight onto the post-1983 alignment of the main line near Thistle, Utah. A huge mudslide and subsequent flooding wi... (more)

A Conrail manifest crosses over mains at Chesterton/Porter, Indiana. If I recall right the train was crossing over to exit onto the Indiana Harbor Belt line, which in addition to heading to IHB ya... (more)

A Rio Grande coal train climbs the Palmer Divide approaching Palmer Lake, Colorado, on a sunny and warm February 24, 1986. The train is led by three EMD SD50s, and is helped by a SD40T-2/SD50 help... (more)

After taking to SC-Dispatcher out of Nashville on where to take this train to CSX W031-30 is cruising Shellmound Rd, and the Tennessee River in Haletown, TN (MP J-130.0 Nickajack) the work train i... (more)

An empty autorack west heads to Connellsville with some EMD power.

Conrail EMD SD50 No. 6736 leads a westbound freight through a flurry of lake-effect snowfall at New Carlisle, Indiana, on a cold February 25, 1990.