Westbound Susquehanna Sea-Land stack train NTV-9 gets a start on the Gulf Summit grade just west of Deposit, New York. The NYS&W has assigned three C430’s a C420, and a CF7 to the train, but the... (more)

Back in the days before it became a national park with rangers ensuring your eternal safety, one could access the backside, the outer portion of the Horseshoe Curve. Doing so in August of 1986 en... (more)

A clean, but eclectic, mix of Conrail power leaves the yard in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The mix includes a C36-7, an SD50, a U36B, an SD38, and an MT6 slug. The latter two are a yard set that like... (more)

A westbound Susquehanna haulage train begins the climb to Gulf Summit from Deposit, New York. Deposit was a helper base for this grade into early Conrail days. I don’t know why the Conrail C36-7... (more)

An eclectic mix of Conrail power prepares to leave Allentown yard with a westbound train. The lashup includes a C36-7, an SD50, a U36B originally built for Auto Train, an SD38, and an MT6 slug. Th... (more)

A westbound Conrail freight doubles its train as it prepares to leave Allentown yard. There are two unusual locomotives in the consist. There’s an MT6 slug at the rear of the consist, probably ... (more)

The Alco era on the Susquehanna was interesting, if not always rewarding. The sight of Alco Centuries on a mainline train was a treat for railfans, but a long journey to encounter them could resul... (more)

Two Conrail C30-7s, led by CR 6627 lead a southbound empty ballast train on former Reading rails south of Bound Brook, New Jersey in May, 1995. The ballast cars are former cement hopper cars. Thes... (more)