The "Zito Yellow" was first introduced on the CNW 5500s in 1981. Due to the poor paint in Pantone 102C yellow, a lot of units faded or changed colors. The first two orders of C40s came i... (more)

Back in 1993, the Cedar River flooded out the CNW mainline around Cedar Rapids. Mainline trains ended up making the slow 8.6-mile trek through downtown Cedar Rapids for a few days on the once orig... (more)

Photo by unknown. From my collection.

Maryland Midland train UBHF (Union Bridge-Highfield, MD turn) negotiates the horseshoe curve in Sabillasville, MD which is one of the most iconic shots on the railroad. Look through the trees and ... (more)

CNW 7033 has departed CNW's Butler Yard (Milwaukee, WI.) and is about to duck under Hwy100 and Blue Mound Road in April of 1993. The train will likely enter the New Line at the junction in St. Fra... (more)

Reading & Northern's premier freight, the North Reading Fast Freight, heads past the old station shanty at Molino. Normally, when I've been in the area to chase NRFF, it's been two SD40 with a doz... (more)

CSXT 8540 rips out of Ottawa, passing by the ten or so of us waiting for them south of town at the B&O CPL.

CSXT 8540 is getting up to track speed as they clear the B&O CPL at S Deshler.

CSXT 8540, an elusive CSX SD50, leads south out of Deshler as the duck under the ancient B&O CPL cantilever.

Former Southern SD50 6509 leads a southbound TOFC train out of Pomona Yard in Greensboro North Carolina.

In late December of 2024, two unmanned and idle SD50s await their next assignment as a winter storm begins to hit the southeast part of the state. Newark siding, where the power sat, is next to Gr... (more)

LSRC 6356, an ex-CSX SD50 backs into the yard to build the outgoing northbound in the late morning.

Back when you could still see SD50s on road trains, a pair led this westbound autorack train over the historic bridges of Harpers Ferry.

CSX J797 swings off the old NYC main and onto the Belt with a rare CSX SD50 leading. The J797 at the time was about the only thing using this portion of the Belt.

The roar of five EMD's fills the valley of the Lehigh River in White Haven, Pennsylvania as the Reading & Northern's NRFF makes their return trip south from Pittston to North Reading. After rollin... (more)