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Thursday night, October 10, my buddy Mike and I had been texting each other about the possibility of visible Aurora Borealis activity in our area.

The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandated (among other things) the implementation of Positive Train Control technology, which took the American rail industry until

We took a family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains west of Asheville, NC in March, 2021, affording me the better part of the day

I’ve lived along the Allegheny River for well over a decade now, and many nights over those years I’d hear the horns of the Allegheny

Noted author and photographer Greg McDonnell is prolific – he’s written many excellent books and articles, and made thousands of wonderful images of railroads and

The other guys had gotten a speeding ticket, unbeknownst to us. Although they had suggested our destination – a supposed steakhouse – they were nowhere

Several months ago, I read an announcement for TRAINS Magazine’s annual photo contest. This year’s theme is “sequence” – three images that tell a story. 

During the month of February, I had the opportunity to “give chase” to two unique unit train operations in western Pennsylvania.  The first is RJ

Tons of railroad freight traffic traverses Norfolk Southern’s busy main line between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The line was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad