A new Long Island Railroad paint scheme (similar to the MILW Bicentennial unit) emerged when the LIRR GP38-2's were delivered in 1976. The blue units with the 2 white stripes were now the norm, an... (more)
Another weekend at Oyster Bay finds LIRR222, the first unit of LIRR's L2 class, along with a couple of FA power packs. The L2 class (222-229) were delivered in 1968 with hi-adhesion (aka Hi-Aid) ... (more)
The Allentown/Bethlehem area became the home of Conrail's former Lehigh & Hudson River's C420's, as well as the ex-Lehigh Valley's RS11's. Here an example of each adds blue smoke to an already glo... (more)
It’s Conrail’s first birthday, and a late-afternoon overview of Allentown yard yields a glimpse of the early progression of Conrail’s brand. On the heavy side yard throat, unrepainted Lehigh... (more)
The Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn enters the yard at its destination. Joining the three C420’s on the head end is a T6 being ferried to Fort Smith for local service.