A Conrail freight is westbound through the small community of Lyons, Pa., on the former Reading mainline. Two years later Lyons would be struck by an F3 tornado.

A Conrail inspection train takes officials over the route that would ultimately become New Jersey Transit's RiverLine. This northbound train is at the junction where the line splits, with the trac... (more)

A Canadian National westbound almost touches the U.S. border at the very top of Maine as it passes through Estcourt, Quebec. The road is just inside Canada, while the houses on the right, due to a... (more)

An eastbound Conrail coal train patiently waits at Banks Interlocking for traffic to clear so it can enter Enola Yard. A westbound empty coal train is getting out of the way.

An E60 leads a train south out of Wilmington on Amtrak's 25th birthday.

A Metro-North/NJ Transit train passes the old Erie depot as it approaches MNCR's current station -- a far less impressive poleax-glass shelter -- at the end of the line in Port Jervis.

A Reading & Northern fan trip stops at "Nora" where R&N trackage ends and the Shamokin Valley Railroad begins.

A D Line train enters the West 8 Street station in the southern part of Brooklyn. Next stop is Coney Island at the end of the line.

Subway cars arrive at the end of the line at Coney Island, pulling into the Stillwell Avenue station. The station has been heavily refurbished since this photo was taken, but it still retains its ... (more)

A set of big MLWs lead an empty ore train out of Port Cartier and into the Quebec wilderness on September 10, 2001. A planned week-long trip on the Cartier would be cut short when events on the ne... (more)

The Jersey Southern switches a feed mill just north of Bridgeton, N.J., on the Seabrook Branch, a remnant of a Jersey Central branch line. The Jersey Southern was a short-lived operation, spun off... (more)

A VIA Rail LRC set crosses the cantilever bridge between Quebec City and Levis.

A westbound (southbound) Amtrak train approaches Elizabeth, N.J., on the Northeast Corridor. This shot is from the cab of an eastbound Jersey Arrow. The Wilmington Chapter NRHS was taking a trip t... (more)

The Manhattan skyline forms an impressive backdrop as an outbound subway train approaches the Smith-9th station in Brooklyn. This stop has the oxymoronic distinction of being the highest point on ... (more)

A New York City subway train approaches the West 8 Street station near Coney Island. The Brighton Laundry Company is the impressive building in the background.