The sun is about to set as an out of service train of R142 cars climbs the grade through 219th Street station in the Bronx, on its way to the 239th Street Yard at the end of the 2/5 line. In the b... (more)

A level off? New York Transit Museum/MTA New York City Transit Subway AB Standards (ACF, 1914-1919) were originally built for the BMT, but on Saturday, July 20, 2019, they were part of an excursio... (more)

Keepin' it movin'. MTA NYCT Subway Mantis Crane 263 leads as a work train enters the 34 Street-6 Avenue Station on the morning of Saturday, July 20, 2019. This kind of equipment was designed to fi... (more)

Metro-North train 1346 is a mere four miles out of Grand Central Terminal, but unwary commuters need to be wary, as it is showing GCT in its destination boards. Fortunately, New York City commute... (more)

January 30, 2018, was sunny (but cold) in New York City until mid-afternoon, when a snow squall moved in and created a micro blizzard. Within minutes, heavy snow fell and a strong wind ble... (more)

Metro-North Railroad train 443 began its journey at Grand Central Terminal, and underground. Four miles later, the train has emerged from the tunnel and encounters an afternoon snow squall, quite... (more)

One of those special days when NYC is completely draped in Snow and Fog and MTA runs their trains without batting an eyelid.

Amtrak Keystone Service train 609 is boarding passengers at Penn Station. Former Metroliner cab control 9643 will lead the train to Philadelphia,

Due to construction at New York City’s Penn Station, Amtrak’s trains operating through the Hudson River Valley have to detour on the Metro-North Railroad to get to Grand Central Terminal. Bec... (more)

Metro-North commuter train 746, from Croton-Harmon NY to New York City's Grand Central Terminal, departs the busy (and that is a huge understatement!) Harlem-125th Street station on July 19, 2018.... (more)

Special interest and heritage. Amtrak 140 had a little something for a lot of people on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Amtrak 642 (Salutes Our Veterans) leads Metroliner Cab Car 9635 across the Little He... (more)

A New Jersey Transit Arrow 3 set comes by Hunters Point Avenue on Line 2 as it heads towards Penn Station to begin its afternoon rush hour trip.

"A Railfan Delight" Aboard LIRR # 9874 a Budd M3 Railcar going Eastbound to Ronkonkoma looking out the Railfan Window, we meet a Westbound M7 car set lead by # 7131 bound for Penn Statio... (more)

"Rush Hour on the Flushing Line" A Hudson Yard bound 7 local train on the left prepares to stop at Hunters Point Avenue, while a Flushing bound 7 Express train has departed Hunters Point... (more)

It's the end of the morning rush hour in Long Island City, # 417 pulls up a little bit and poses for a photo with the Empire State Building in the background shortly afterwards it pulled back and... (more)