Surprise Southern Belle

Hearing the night before that NS 212 would have a pair of Kansas Belles on point I made my way to NS's Lehigh Line the following morning in pursuit of t... (more)

NS 15J kicks up snow as it charges west on a balmy February morning. The temperature would peak around 10°, but the wind would make things a bit uncomfortable at -15° .

NS 1037 and an ES44AC trail 66Z in DPU mode, back when this was common place on NS oil trains.

"Short on Stacks"

An Eastbound intermodal cruises through Manville behind a pair of Dash 9's. The train can be seen in its entirety due to the short nature of this ... (more)

"Leasers from Different Eras"

CSX K041 heads East through Manville yard with an interesting duo supplying power for the train. The leader is a relatively new Cit... (more)

"An Unusual Visitor"

When CSX K534 arrived in Selkirk on Saturday April 12, the train featured two CSX units for power and a relatively short empty bauxite train in... (more)

65E races west through Manville. Just out of sight and tied down is the 66Z with the CofG unit leading. On this day the temperature was hovering around 10 Degrees, but with gusty winds, the wind c... (more)

Early morning finds me trackside in Manville just to see this beautiful engine roll past.

"UP Heritage Visits the Garden State"

When word spread that UP 1996, the Southern Pacific Heritage unit was leading NS 212, railfans across the NS system made it a point to be tr... (more)

A relatively new NS SD70ACe leads 20E past the signal at MP 37.2. Some fresh snow was deposited by a storm the night before.

A combination of fresh snow, sunny skies, relatively mild weather (lower 40s) and a warbonnet in the lead ensured that local railfans would be out to catch K140. This loaded crude oil train is he... (more)

Q439 rolls past the empty storage tracks at the south/west end of Manville Yard, kicking up a fair amount of snow from an overnight storm. It is an unusually windy and bitterly cold morning, with... (more)

For my 100th photo I'm going back to the basics, the steel rail and the tie that binds.

Loaded trash train Q703 has just entered the Trenton Sub at CP Port Reading Junction and is passing Manville Yard which is blanketed by a fresh coating of snow.

"Re-Routed Manifest"

The Oak Island-Selkirk transfer freight Q434 was forced to take the long way to Selkirk as the River Subdivision was OOS for track work over most of the week... (more)