An eastbound SP manifest cuts in a mid-train helper at Bena. In a moment the man on the ground will raise his hands to indicate to the engineer that he's approaching a "hook."
In the early days of Conrail, all of the six-axle Alco Centuries were based in Ohio for heavy drag freight service, and the epicenter was Mingo Junction. A long weekend visit yielded less of the b... (more)
For lack of a better name I guess you could call it Conrail crud, sort of a mix of road dirt and some kind of greenish fungus that splotched up older units. It looked contagious. This ex-PRR uni... (more)
Fallen flag boxcars in pre-graffiti days lead Conrail's N5B caboose No. 22874 over the old stone arch bridge at the confluence of the Chickies (or Chiques) Creek and the Susquehanna River. The 22... (more)