An unidentified Conrail freight train passes through Metropark in Iselin NJ on February 11, 1979, under the power of a pair of E44 electrics. I had no idea at this time that these motors only had ... (more)
Riding the long hood to the rescue. Due to a derailment on the Piermont Branch, Conrail sent 7903 and 7902 to help extricate 7901. The crew stops to flag Chestnut Street in Suffern, NY, one of sev... (more)
Northbound train with second unit GE C39-8 6021, and third unit GE C30-7A 6569 is seen in its entirety running along Hammond Lake. In less than 6 months, the approximate 65 miles of the former NYC... (more)
On a beautiful spring morning, a loaded Bow coal train with a nice SD40-2R/SD50/SD40-2 trio charges east for the Taconic Hills as it makes it's way into New England out of Selkirk Yard.
Skirting the Juniata River, a westbound Conrail TV train approaches the community of Newport, Pennsylvania. The presence of two SD40-2’s on an intermodal train was somewhat unusual, as four-axle... (more)
Time is running out for the SD80MACs in paired sets on the Boston Line as the takeover of CSXT and NS closes in. On a beautiful May afternoon, FRSE bursts out of the craggy bore with some head e... (more)
When the four-track signal bridges began falling along the old Middle Division in central Pennsylvania, incident to double-tracking and installation of CTC in the mid-80s, east/west facing pedesta... (more)
An eastbound Conrail manifest rolls across the Rockville Bridge. The switcher is probably being ferried to a local assignment after work at Enola or Altoona.