"Feds in the Fog"

On the morning of April 1st, 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration's former Metroliner DOTX 216 inspection railcar sits alone in thick fog on track 6... (more)

First GE P32 On The First Lake Shore Limited Of The Year. On an unseasonably warm January 1, 2023, Amtrak Train 49 (lake Shore Limited) was a bit tardy departing New York Penn Station, but ... (more)

Granby Approach. The sun shining as Amtrak Train 5 (California Zephyr) was approaching the control point at the siding just outside of the Amtrak Station in Granby, Colorado on March 24, 20... (more)

North Over The Northern. On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA NYCT Subway Budd built R-32s were mere passengers on CSX M434-21 as it passed through N... (more)

A 12 car El Capitan, ATSF train 22, is seen near Morley Colorado on March 26th 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Three WEBX private railcars ride the rear of Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief as it begins its journey to Chicago, IL.

The Amfleet Office Car, named "Beech Grove" after the facility that created it from wreck damaged cars for inspection and geometry purposes.

A late VIA 15 rumbles across the Etchemin River bridge

ATSF E6 number 12 leads a seven car train 12, The Chicagoan, near Wichita Kansas in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

A pair of Metro-North SPV-2000s move through the yard adjacent to the Croton-Harmon shop. Budd assembled only 31 examples of this decidedly unsuccessful successor to the well-received Rail Diesel... (more)

Coney Island's Wonder Wheel is a great location to get a view of lower Brooklyn, including the skyline of lower Manhattan across the East River. And, it is also a great perch from which to see th... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder enters Stevenson on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. A project is underway to replace the bridge at the mouth of Rock Creek.

Comin' In Hot. Maybe a little too hot. On a wet Labor Day afternoon, Amtrak's Valley Flyer train to Greenfield slows for its stop at Berlin, Connecticut. Unseen to the camera is the fact th... (more)

A triple dipper at New Brunswick. An outbound local train to Trenton slows for the stop at New Brunswick on Track 4. On the adjacent track 3, an express for Trenton whips by with Princeton Junctio... (more)

The Princeton Shuttle, affectionately known as The Dinky, approaching Princeton Junction station along the Northeast Corridor after departing Princeton only a few minutes earlier. The shuttle is ... (more)