Clik here to view.
22-06-16 PHOTOS: Las Vegas Monorail
After failing to locate the infamous monorail in Brockway, PA I sat down and thought about where else grifters would be likely to sell Gadgetgahn transit systems. Of course the answer was obvious and I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-06-24 PHOTOS: Downtown Frederick
Frederick, Maryland is an up and coming satellite city of Washington, DC with a vibrant downtown scene. In 2001 the forward thinking Maryland government funded an expansion of the MARC commuter rail to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-07-01 PHOTOS: South Hills Village
Despite all the times I visit Pittsburgh, until 2022 I had yet to ride all of its light rail system. Built before World War 2 to support its vast streetcar network, the Pittsburgh LightRail system...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-07-08 PHOTOS: Gainesville After Dark - Part 1
My 2022 summer trip to Georgia was my first in the purely post-COVID era and although baggage service on Train 79 had unfortunately returned, the same could not be said for full dining service on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-07-08 PHOTOS: Gainesville After Dark - Part 2
One reason I make an annual Amtrak trip to Gainesville, GA via Train 79, 19 and 20 is because schedule is actually pretty convenient for this itinerary since I arrive early Friday morning and depart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-07-22 PHOTOS: Silver Spring
In the summer of 2022 a friend had some business after hours in Silver Spring and I jumped on the chance to not only generate some rail content there, but also enjoy some good food and drinks at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-07-23 PHOTOS: National Capital Trolley Museum
Despite having lived in the Baltimore-Washington region for almost 20 years, I had yet to visit the National Capitol Trolley museum. Part of the reason why was due to my closer proximity to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-08-13 PHOTOS: Fire Up 2102 With 425
I haven't been the biggest steam excursion enthusiast. Although broadly popular within the railfan community for all of the pomp and circumstance associated with steam locomotion, they tend to be...
View Article22-08-13 VIDEOS: Fire Up 2102 With 425
In the second part of my 2022 Reading #2102 / RBMN #425 double header Iron Horse Ramble I will be covering my audio/video content from the trip. For those who missed it, Part 1 with the still photos...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-08-21 PHOTOS: Wawa
In 1986 SEPTA temporarily suspended service on its R3 West Chester service beyond the Elwyn Station where the line became largely single track. The suspension was ostensibly to fix track issues that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-08-26 PHOTOS: JO
The JO section of the once sprawling ZOO interlocking complex is a surprisingly accessible yet under visited portion of the former PRR Main Line. Named for the former interlocking tower that was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-09-02 PHOTOS: Franconia Landover
In the fall of 2022 the Washington Metro was planning a long term outage of its Yellow Line service due to a necessary reconstruction of the long bridge over the Potomac river. To partly compensate for...
View Article22-09-03 VIDEOS: Roanoke
On October 31, 2017, after a nearly 40 years absence, passenger service returned to Roanoke, VA after Amtrak's Lynchburg, VA regional was extended westward along the former Norfolk and Western main...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-09-03 PHOTOS: Roanoke Train 151
As explained in my previous video post, Amtrak initiated a second daily Regional train between Washington, DC and Roanoke, VA in July of 2022. This allowed for same day round trips in the southbound...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-09-03 PHOTOS: Roanoke Train 66
Since 1997, Amtrak has operated Northeast Corridor overnight trains 66 and 67 between Newport News and Boston as those two termini could reasonably be considered to constitute the entire NEC. However...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-09-17 PHOTOS: Harrisburg Power Office
In 2022 the Harrisburg Chapter NRHS took out a long term lease on the Harrisburg Power Director office in Amtrak's Harrisburg Station. The Harrisburg Chapter is known for its previous purchase and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-10-01 PHOTOS: Boston First Class
Autumn is a great time to visit New Englande and although the last few years saw some disruptions to my annual Labor Day-ish trip to New Hampshire, I managed to make other arrangements. 2022 would be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-10-08 PHOTOS: Cleveland Line Autos
It is becoming mighty hard to find position light type signals these days, especially ones in a single direction ABS configuration. However that is just what happens to exist on a portion of the former...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-10-14 PHOTOS: City Position Lights - Part 1
As the supply of interesting signaling rapidly dries up I have been looking to the New York City region where, despite its best efforts, the LIRR still operates a large amount of amber style PRR...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22-10-14 PHOTOS: City Position Lights - Part 2
In part one of my fall 2022 LIRR Main Line position light trip I traveled to New York City and visited three PRR style amber position lit signal locations between Q Gardens and Woodside on the LIRR...
View Article