A matched set of Helpers crossing the Green River at MP 81.9 on the Squamish Sub or at least I think that's accurate. I had previously posted the head end power which was a a couple of two-tone gr... (more)
Some classic railroading. Manned helpers provide the assist to a coal train for the climb over the Palmer Divide. Once a common sight on the Jointline, and still occurring occasionally I here, bu... (more)
Spring is in the Montana air. After a fair amount of rain the hills of Bozeman Pass have turned a beautiful shade of green which compliments the MRL blue quite nicely. 5 units are shoving on the r... (more)
In September 2013, a washout on the Moffat Line turned UP's Soldier Summit into a much busier line than normal. On September 20th I headed up to check out the action, arriving just as a UP coal tr... (more)
Lehighton Bicentennials 2 - After the westbound train that I followed to Lehighton cleared the interlocking where the CNJ and LV mains joined after 1972, the helper set with the EL bicentennial SD... (more)
An Alco helper trio (C420, RS-18, C420) drifts downgrade back to Packerton Yards on a damp March day.
Scrappers had nearly finished removing the Jersey Central mainline tracks at left. All Jers... (more)
Best known for their SD45s, MRL operated a number of SD45-2s including this former Clinchfield unit leading a helper set on the point of a BN train at West Livingston.