The local is waiting for the signal on the former NKP westward siding in 1982. The EJ&E Porter Line is visible adjacent HO tower.

Banner Blue - Wabash Cannonball A Roger Puta Photograph

A Roger Puta Photograph

NS 198 is the southbound half of what may be the most important pair of trains on this stretch of line, but it still has to cool its heels at Smithville until second class train C87 - headed from... (more)

American Ductile #103 at Birmingham, AL || April 1985

ICG GP11 #8720 at Dyersburg, TN || April 1989

Aberdeen & Rockfish GP7 #210 leading a southbound train across the Becker Sand & Gravel line (now long gone) near Blenhiem, SC || May 1987

The NS (Central of Georgia) turn to Lafayette (Trains 7/8 in pre-CSX days) used about two miles of rights over the CSX (Western Railway of Alabama) between Opelika and Roanoke Junction. Here, #7 ... (more)

The Thoroughbred A Roger Puta Photograph

Appropriate cars to be bringing up the markers on the first revenue run of the restored Amtrak GG-1 No. 4935; PRR No. 120, "Pennsylvania," and "Lionel-Ives," formerly PRR "... (more)

At the time of this photo it had been over three years since Conrail had taken over operations of the Monongahela RR. I was pleasantly surprised to see this set of ex MGA Super 7 helpers still wor... (more)

The CR 4426 South, with its Penn Central nose-herald still intact, has traffic stopped on E. Bel Air Avenue as it rolls a manifest toward Baltimore at approximately 50 mph. The 4426 was built by ... (more)

A 1966-built Western Maryland SD40 is bracketed by a C&O SD40 in the lead with a B&O GP40-2 trailing. All three units could have used a trip to the wash rack.

Shot from Jacks Tower. A Roger Puta Photograph

Although Chesapeake & Ohio was headquartered in Cleveland, they had no rails there. However, B&O had a branch into town and provided local service to connect with their east-west mainline that ran... (more)