Sand Tower Social

The night crew chats while 2-8-2 #12, the eldest and smallest of the railroads 6 Mikados, simmers by the sand tower on the roundhouse lead.

Reality chec... (more)

Courtney's Office

The EBT's unique gas-electric M-1 is the only narrow gauge doodlebug still operating on its original line with its original equipment. Built by the EBT in 1926 ... (more)

What Year is It?! - Millie Edition

With a little magic courtesy of Steve Barry's smoke sticks, the Winter Spectaular's night photo session turned the clock back about seven decad... (more)

Framed

The M-1 trundles its way north to Colgate Grove, crossing what is known on the railroad as "The Long Fill." Originally a wooden trestle, the railroad eventually filled it ... (more)

What Year is It?! - M-1 Edition

The M-1 trundles its way north through the yard after being turned following a run to Colgate Grove. As the 11:00 am trip was returning to the sta... (more)

Last of the Fall Colors

With the last vestiges of fall color clinging to the trees, Amtrak's daily Pennsylvanian makes its decent around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve. ... (more)

Yes, It's Supposed to Be Green

A lonely pair of 70DACUs in helper service drift past Pennsylvania Railroad EFS-17M (aka EMD GP9) #7048, which replaced K4s #1361 as a display at H... (more)

Something Forgotten in the Darkness

No, I don't mean the COVID-19 pandemic in this case. What I mean is that while setting up for a night flash photo of this same scene, I snappe... (more)

One In, One Out

After exiting the New Portage Tunnel, loaded eastbound coal drag NS 590 sits stopped with the head end just past the old SF duck under. 590 is in emergency, having ha... (more)

And to All A Good Night

The last night run of the The Everett Railroad Company's sold-out Santa's Express steams across the Frankstown Branch Juniata River in the Reservoir section o... (more)

Black Snake at Sunrise

A four pack of helpers assists braking for an eastbound oil train shortly after sunrise. As is common with trains on the Allegheny slopes, the train fills the ... (more)

Patience is a Virtue

A short, unidentified intermodal train fills the center arc of the Horseshoe Curve above Altoona, PA. On the east leg, if you squint hard enough, you'll see the ... (more)

Naked and Unafraid

Bessemer & Lake Erie Texas type #643 has had a rocky history over the past couple decades. Restored to operating condition in the mid/late 1980s, it was all dresse... (more)

The Climax of a Chase

What's currently my final processed frame from a day chasing the WNYP's Meadville, PA to Falconer, NY (and return) road train has us looking down the former Eri... (more)

Putting the Hammer Down

The Western New York & Pennsylvania's Driftwood turn roars across Allegheny Avenue in Emporium, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of September 11, 2019, in a clou... (more)