The last Conrail train from Utica to Sangerfield rumbles down Schuyler Street on April 14th 1982. Just five days later, the NYS&W would take over the line.
The daily local that switches local industries in Solon heads back to Brittain yard.
Making its entrance into Abo Canyon, New Mexico at 3:10 pm, a 74-car eastbound Santa Fe manifest crosses the first of several bridges in the canyon.
An excursion on the Palouse River Railroad rolls south along the Palouse River. The train was all California - two former Western Pacific GP35s, and two former Southern Pacific Daylight passenger... (more)
Viewed from across a cut on the south track om Cajon Pass, a westbound Santa Fe train with 26 piggyback flats descends the Pass on the north track at 12:08 pm.
My friends and I found Cajon to be a somewhat frustrating place. After getting the “easy” locations, we started to set up at the less-accessible spots. In this case, we were ready for trains ... (more)
Wheeling & Lake Erie train #651 is seen shoving from Gambrinus Yard in Canton with a cut of tank cars for American Refining Group in Sandyville.
A westbound Wheeling & Lake Erie local makes a short run between Canton and Brewster in the late afternoon.
A sold out train of tourists admire the gorgeous fall foliage throughout Crawford Notch as Conway Scenic Railroads 'Mountaineer' train makes its way across the Willey Brook Bridge, and back toward... (more)
UP GP35 789, the former Western Pacific 3009, at Portola, California, on June 14, 1987.
Buck Wheat in the Fall The occasional Lafayette local works northerly at 15 mph towards its drop on the Lafayette branch on a vibrant Front Range Fall day.
The Mountaineer is seen crossing the 1906 built, 400 foot long Willey Brook Bridge that spans the gap between Mount Willard and Mount Willey in Crawford Notch. As the second week of October begins... (more)
Morning Switching in Canaan: NX12 pulls a string of limestone hoppers around the south leg of Canaan Wye as they head um the old CNE to SPEM.
Tom Golden photo.
