"Running Above Route 23"

Having outlawed the previous night, the Sparta turn makes a rare daylight appearance on a Saturday morning with a single tunnel motor pulling a whopping ... (more)

"EMD Overload"

Four SD40-2's from three different railroads lead an empty ethanol train North past this rarely seen location on the CSX River Subdivison. The two buildings that a... (more)

"Snow in the Pocono"

Snow starts to fall as PT-98 heads East under the signal bridge in Elmhurst behind a set of ALCO/MLW six axle Alcos.

"Collecting the Toys"

The Chester fire department had sent one of their fire trucks to Sugar Loaf in support of the first annual Toys for Tots train to run on the Middletown and ... (more)

"The Troubled Duo"

When describing events that occur trackside, I refrain from using the phrase "once in a lifetime" as I feel that phrase is overused for relatively common occur... (more)

"Detoured Intermodal"

Between January and April of 2014, Norfolk Southern was forced to detour intermodal trains coming into and out of Morrisville, PA on select weekends as trac... (more)

"Sweeping Through the S Curve"

The Eastbound Pennsylvanian is back on the move after a quick stop in Huntingdon to pick up passengers. Here the train navigates an S curve just ou... (more)

"Switching Spring Mill"

While out in the central PA area to shoot trains on the NS Pittsburgh Line, I had planned to spend some time documenting the local railroads around the ar... (more)

"Climbing the Grade"

Running as NYS&W BHX, a detoured CSX stack train (Q004) is seen climbing one of the steepest points on Sparta Mountain as the two GE's are pushed to their ma... (more)

"Lake Community"

With two SD60's for power and a decent size train in tow, the engineer can now sit back and enjoy the view as his train passes this classic scene at Lake Grinnel... (more)

"An Unusual Sight"

Prior to shooting Q268 with the KCS Belle, a Loram rail grinder was out and about grinding the rails between CP-5 and CP-10 offering something to shoot while w... (more)

"KCS Belle on Point"

The daily loaded autorack train bound for Doremus, CSX Q268 offered a nice change from the routine CSX power seen on the Rivere Subdivision as the train feat... (more)

"Easy Handling"

Fresh snow blankets the ground as a very short edition of Q008 heads South on a picturesque Monday morning.

"Daylight Freight on the Hudson Line"

When a friend had asked me to join him trackside on a beautiful Saturday morning in upstate New York, I said yes with little hesitation as w... (more)

"West Coast Visitors"

An empty ethanol train from New Jersey heads West on track 3 with a nice mix of power from three of the major Class 1 railroads in the US.