A pair of light helpers return east to Cresson on track one as eastbound stack train 294 struggles up the grade on track two, ironically with no helpers on the rear.
The Connellsville helper shoves a heavy coal drag eastbound through Rockwood, passing a B&O CPL which has since been removed.
Monday Morning Rails- Casey Jones would be proud. Illinois Central lettering survives to this day on a select few IC units. This shot taken a few years ago on the anniversary of his death, April 3... (more)
D&S helper # 482 takes the siding at the Silverton depot to run around the 2nd daily passenger train lead by # 480 to turn on the wye track just south of town. The passenger count on the 2nd dail... (more)
A pair of SD40E helpers (man, I like these units) leaves ROSE Yard and heads east in order to assist a stranded 640 coal train on the Nittany & Bald Eagle just east of Tyrone, Pa. HOMER interlock... (more)
Brand new Conrail SD60Is No's. 5608 and 5607, along with overhauled SD45-2 No. 6665, had run over light from Altoona and were coupled to the rear of an eastbound coal train at South Fork for the p... (more)
A CSX helper set, consisting of two SD40-2s, was shoving hard against a southbound unit coal train as crossed Davis Creek Trestle and up Duff Mountain grade near Habersham, TN on May 11, 1992.
A light helper set heads west through the ice-laden cut at Cassandra.
A nice set of Utah Helper is at East Soldier Summit ready to return to Martin light engine. It was quite a sight to see 3 ex-BN F45 in the consist.
Light engines and caboose hop head south to pick up a cut of auto racks loaded with GM cars ready to hit the markets out west.
Helper power waits on the secure siding as work train clears for a westbound and proceeds through the block from track two to track two as if a restricting signal was displayed.
Awaiting its next assigment on the Mountain Sub
NS 3348 travels east with his partner.