The former B&O line to St. Louis was taken out of service several years ago and crossing signals deactivated. However, over 150 flat cars were still stored on the line in Shattuc and Aviston, so ... (more)
Another oldie from the Grand Trunk, which shared rights on the industrial trackage in Portland, Maine with the Portland Terminal (MEC). Central Vermont RS11 #3605 mingles with vehicular traffic as... (more)
An unrepainted New York Central RS-3 easily handles a short Penn Central work train westbound at Ashland, MA, on the former Boston & Albany. The cargo is a signal cabin on its way to or from a new... (more)
Getting a load out of Claremont Paper. As the cars got heavier and the engines more tired, it was sometimes necessary to use two locomotives to get up this grade and around this tight curve. It co... (more)
There are few freight cars that are more distinctive than the B&O’s “wagontop” box cars. Conceived out of the necessity to replace older double-sheathed boxcars with steel ones, the class M1... (more)