In the peaceful, rural valleys east of Altoona the railroad follows essentially river grade for over 100 miles along Spruce Creek and the Juniata and Susquehanna Rivers. On a Sunday early afternoo... (more)

A view of Q007 through the steel frame of the Bort Road bridge.

Locomotives:
CSXT 5201 ES40DC
CSXT 68 AC44CW

CSXT ES40DC 5395, C&O 19400 DF-9 box car and the James Monroe Building.

A trio of GE locomotives lead a westbound intermodal down the former NYC mainline on a beautiful fall afternoon.

One of several N series loaded coal trains that serve power plants in Florida (N019-20) pass through Roanoke with three Generals powering its voyage. A combination of horsepower, tractive effort ... (more)

A pair of CSX GEVOs haul a westbound intermodal train at Bort Road on a warm summer day.

Locomotives:
CSXT 5241 ES40DC
CSXT 886 ES44AC

CSX Q427 comes trundling through the town of Chatham, NY after pausing to wait for 2 eastbounds.

NS U48 backs through Appalachia with empties destined for loading at Wentz, located on the ex-Interstate Railroad.

More commonly seen as road power, ES40DC 5476 shoves back on a cut of box cars while switching Pascagoula Yard.

A trio of CSX locomotives haul a UP grain train through Fairport, NY on the West Shore branch.

Locomotives:
CSXT 5466 ES40DC
CSXT 7890 C40-8W
CSXT 7869 C40-8W

Producing 4,000 horses, the prime mover under the blue and gold paint of lead engine #5260, powers the 6 axles that begin the total of 318 that this stack train is composed of.

Its a quiet morning at Frankfort as train 123 waits for a new crew to continue eastward.

Heading North, away from sunny Florida.

An eastbound mixed freight passes under the ex-Western Maryland's Keystone Viaduct at Keystone, Pa. The Great Allegheny Passage hiking/biking trail now utilizes the Viaduct.