Go Shopping In New Hope. For a few years, the New Hope Railroad offered an "Autumn Shopper's Special" that operated round trips between New Hope and the platform of SEPTA Warminst... (more)
Norfolk Southern, NS 8603-8655 power a eastbound coal train at mile 367.52 on the Pokey Division at Neal Hollow, Pinhook, Virginia. February 21, 1992. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo
An eastbound mixed freight consist with GE "humpback" in charge. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.
Norfolk Southern, NS 8591, leads a westbound between the two tunnels at Roderfield, West Virginia. June 10, 1988. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
The Last Of its Kind In North America Is For Sale. Pennsylvania Northeastern C39-8 8212 (ex-Norfolk Southern 8212, exx-Conrail 6021) was still active daily on the Pennsylvania Northeastern ... (more)
Coal empties roll west through Davy. Trailing unit is SD70 2519
Another shot of the "wrong way train" running WB. Between Marion, VA and this point the railroad avoids the circuitous river by tackling McMullan Hill. Now descending back to the river... (more)
The "wrong way trains" meet where the west end of the siding used to end. That's 112 in the hole. Had something to do with end points. For some time back then CSX units were rather com... (more)
A soulful old C39-8 is ready to haul more coal away from the South Yard on the former Virginian in September 1999.
I can almost hear the cicadas along this neat country road on a hot, humid and hazy September 11, 1988, at Pinola Indiana. Around the curve rolls a westbound Conrail coal train headed for Chicago.
C39-8: The conductor of NS 214 (a now abolished train) looks out over the Raritan River in Bridgewater, NJ as it heads east on the Conrail Lehigh Line Main Track at Port Reading Junction. N... (more)
Former Norfolk & Western 8565, leads an eastbound loaded coal train at Bluestone West Virginia on a cold March day.
Westbound coal hoppers returning to the mines. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
NS 8580 rides on freshly rebuilt trucks @ Chattanooga Tn
NS 8667 leads a westbound empty grain train out of the Huger Twin Tunnels on a cold March day in West Virginia.