One of a handful of ex GN EMD SDP40's on the BN roster pulls eastbound at La Crosse with 8035 and TOFC traffic in this late evening 1980 shot.
One of latest additions to the ALP-45DP fleet, 4534, rests in Gladstone Yard after arriving a short while earlier on train 741. The crew has tied the train down in the well-lit and somewhat crowd... (more)
After the Soo/Milwaukee Road combination the Soo found itself with a much larger fleet of power...some of which it had no interest in retaining. This photo at Shoreham pretty much says it all as a... (more)
Coming off the A.H.Smith Bridge with a light train for Selkirk Yard. Conrail itself only has a few more months of existence left. Already after four years, the Macs are starting to show small ... (more)
With temperatures outside well below the freezing mark it has prompted me to keep warm inside and revisit some pictures from last summer. In this scene, it is a quiet late August evening in Chicag... (more)
Timing really is everything in this hobby. For a window of a few months, Conrail would run multiple SD80mac power moves west out of New England for Selkirk Yard either as a lite engine move or o... (more)
Rail activity on the westward siding, back when a caboose was still a part of the mix.
A pair of brand new MACs leads the "BO" upgrade to the State Line Tunnels on a gorgeous spring morning in the Taconic Hills.
The bright red nose of Soo 4407 brings some color to a dreary spring day at Negaunee. This 15 car westbound had struggled up Marquette hill on the wet rail and then had been held at this signal fo... (more)
Deadhead move from Croton Harmon to GCT. FL9M 2011 and FL9 2017.
Operating as Extra 515 South, SAL No. 27 is approaching the Raleigh Roundhouse where a crew change will take place "on-the-fly". Tucked in behind the trio of GP30's are two brand new GP40's, in t... (more)
A utility employee cleans the windshield while all exterior lights are tested on the 904 in preparation for its next turn.
A pair of GP40-2's roll west through Dolton with an auto train.