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In November of 1981 friends and I visited busy Viaduct Jct. in Cumberland, MD where the former B&O mainline splits to Chicago and St. Louis. That's ND Tower, demolished in 1997. These are all Kodachromes, shot with my Nikkormat FTn. As I recall, the entire weekend was heavily overcast. :(

August 1983, an eastbound at Harpers Ferry, WV on the former B&O main. I recall barely having time to set up for this shot.

Then there was this improved variant, still not easily seen at highway grade crossings. Brunswick, MD - August 1989.

Agreed crashton. Only the boys in Cost Accounting could have created such a thing. In all its dynamic glory, here's the "Stealth" scheme underway at Shenendoah Jct., WV in April 1996.

The paint scheme that CSX should have adopted -- the Chessie System's. [Kodachrome, Nikon EL-2, January 1989, Atlanta, GA]

The last account was closed out in 1931 at the National Bank of Thurmond (WV).

From July 1985, two EMD AEM-7 racehorses await their next assignment north at Washington, DC Union Station.

McPherson Square Station on the Washington, DC Metro, September 1989. [Kodachrome, Nikon EL-2]

Port Jervis, NY rail station [Nov. 1981, Kodachrome, Nikon EL-2]

Some abandoned towers get no respect. These are both former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western towers that once served a high speed cut-off across western NJ as built just over a century ago. It was at the time one of the most highly engineered lines in America. It's gone today. The DL&W loved...

The former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western tower in Dover, NJ was open when I visited in September of '82. It's now a residence! If it ever comes up for sale, I'm moving in. ;)

Yes, they're very close. Clinton, NJ is only about 10 miles west of Whitehouse. The area was so rural when I lived in NJ that it was easy to walk around the tower and go inside without anyone caring. I looked at some Internet map sites and I don't see the tower where I remember it, so I...

From December 1980, levers within an abandoned interlocking tower (or a "signal box" to our British friends) at Whitehouse, NJ. This was located on the former Central of New Jersey main line.

When I look at lift bridges, I always wonder how the Engineers keep the towers and bridge structure in square. The foundations must be deep and extremely strong, as any misalignment would cause binding. In the mid-1930s, the Pennsylvania Railroad built two massive multi-track lift bridges in...

Railroad vertical lift bridge crossing the Cape Cod Canal at Buzzard's Bay, MA, the second longest lift bridge in the U.S.. [Rollei 35mm, Kodachrome, June 1992]

Water tank is to the right. (Terrible old scan) [Nikon N2020, Kodachrome]

From August 1980 at Suffern, NY a former E-L SDP-45 is in charge on the Erie mainline. [Nikkormat FTn, Kodachrome]

In a time-honored tradition, a steam locomotive tender is filled with water. [Nikon EL-2, June 1980]

Moffat Coal Breaker in Taylor, PA. Demolished several years after I took this. I was rapidly losing my light, but the gloom perhaps fits the scene. [June 1982, Kodachrome, Nikon EL-2]

I ended up choosing the Epson V800 a few weeks ago and am well pleased with it. So far I've done mostly 35mm Slides. The V800 has two internal lenses within its hardware, so the clarity is very good. Well lit compositions look excellent, but you can't make a great scan from a lousy slide...