Two GP40-2’s and three U30B’s are in charge of a westbound Chesapeake & Ohio train at Charlottesville, Virginia.

Still flying white flags from its previous assignment, a set of Canadian National GP40-2W’s wait on a servicing track at Hamilton, Ontario.

After running around the caboose, the helpers on a Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train in Palmer Lake, Colorado make quick work of getting it on the train. The train is on the single-track bottleneck ... (more)

The helpers on a Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train in Palmer Lake, Colorado have uncoupled from the train and pushed the caboose back on the main. The brakeman waits to throw the switch for the help... (more)

Norfolk Southern train H28, the New Holland Secondary local, approaches the Jefferson Drive crossing in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

A Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train is slowing to a halt in Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the entire train is on the single-track, the helpers will push the caboose back a few hundred yar... (more)

The helpers on a Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train roll into Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the train is on the single-track, the three C30-7’s will run around the caboose to couple it to ... (more)

A Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train skirts the water at Palmer Lake, Colorado. The usual five 3000-horsepawer C-C’s include a Santa Fe Substitute.

Amtrak Train 36, the eastbound Desert Wind, climbs Cajon Pass east of the Alray tunnel area.

Little Rock & Western C420 102 stands on the engine house lead at the road’s headquarters location in Perry, Arkansas.

Alco in the House

Arkansas short line Little Rock & Western’s engine shed in Perry is located immediately behind the former Rock Island station, which is still identified by its RI... (more)

Four “Lehigh” Alcos, two Lehigh & Hudson River C420's sandwiching two Lehigh Valley RS11’s, accelerate eastward in the Steel City section of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This location is known locally... (more)

Early Conrail action finds an eastbound train passing the location of JU tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The all-Alco power lineup includes two Lehigh & Hudson River C420's bracketing two Lehi... (more)

Delaware & Hudson train OILC (Oak Island, NJ – Lacolle, QC) passes through Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania. The lone C420 has an easy time with the short intermodal consist. Three railroads once passed t... (more)

One of the more unusual sights on the Strasburg Rail Road was the PRR’s 1940’s re-creation of predecessor Camden & Amboy’s John Bull. The original was donated to the Smithsonian in 1876, so... (more)