First Sight

My first chance to view N&W A-class 2-6-6-4 1218 was when it came north to pull a series of excursions out of Alexandria, Virginia. In previous years, on one weekend, a... (more)

Penn Central GP30 2208 switches the former Reading yard in Rutherford, Pennsylvania. Within a few years, the yard would be closed as part of Conrail’s operational streamlining, and all Harrisburg-... (more)

In Conrail’s early days, Mingo Junction, Ohio was known as a major hub of Alco Century activity. It also hosted its share of EMD’s, including this set of Cleveland Electric GP38-2’s idling alongsi... (more)

In the 1970’s, many of Penn Central’s customers were suffering from unreliable service, often because age and deferred maintenance had taken their toll on PC’s motive power. Two electric utilities... (more)

Westbound NYS&W Sea-Land stack train NTV-9 crests the grade at Gulf Summit, New York on a beautiful October day.

A Conrail B23-7 and three of the Susquehanna’s ex-BN SD45’s lead westbound NYS&W Sea-Land stack train NTV-9 out of the Delaware River Valley at Deposit, New York. After cresting the grade at Gulf... (more)

Sea-Land stack train NTV-9 rolls west on the Southern Tier line at Hale Eddy, New York. This is a Susquehanna train, but the power–short NYS&W has borrowed a Conrail B23-7 to lead this train.

Soon after the New York, Susquehanna & Western revitalized its main line to Sparta Junction, New Jersey, and also rejuvenated the newly-acquired former L&HR mainline between Sparta Junction and th... (more)

For a few serendipitous years, the Susquehanna operated the Delaware & Hudson, and rostered 24 new C40-8’s. Here a Guilford EMD mars an otherwise matched set of four of the GE’s near BD interlocki... (more)

A Delaware & Hudson train from Buffalo curves northward to join the D&H Susquehanna Subdivision at Binghamton, New York. The Susquehanna, as court- appointed operator of the D&H, has supplied a CS... (more)

A four-month-old Susquehanna B40-8 leads a northbound Delaware & Hudson train past the unused Bevier Street yard office in Binghamton, New York. An SD45 is assisting the GE on what appears to be a... (more)

”I’ll Catch Him – You Have a Schedule to Keep!”

A young man is climbing down from the deck of Nickel Plate 765 after the ride of a lifetime. While it may appear that he could be de... (more)

The New River Train pulls into St. Albans, West Virginia behind Nickel Plate 765.

Black River & Western T6 56 leads an afternoon train into Ringoes, New Jersey.

The lineup behind the Black River & Western is varied and eclectic. To the extreme left, the cab of 2-8-0 60, torn apart for a major overhaul, can be seen. Recently-acquired Santa Fe CF7 2419 is o... (more)