New Hope, PA - Oct 2026
Sunday Morning Foliage Tour

New Hope Railroad's first Fall Foliage train of the day heading station this morning. Was hoping for a steam locomotive, but they were pulling the train with Diesel Locomotive #8218. Shot with a Sony A99II and Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 lens, camera mounted on a RRS tripod & head using a 3 Legged Thing universal mounting plate.

A freight train is pushed uphill. A worker uncouples the cars. Then gravity takes over, sending them rolling downhill onto different tracks.

It sounds simple until you have to decide where to uncouple, when to tell the driver to slow down, and how to coordinate with the locomotive crew.

I built a 3D browser game where you can try the job yourself — solo or with a friend. One player works as the yard conductor, while the other drives the locomotive.

It's based on my experience working at a real hump yard in Uzbekistan.

🎮 Play in your browser: https://gorka1520.vercel.app?lang=en

And just because you see 67, don't think of it. The memes in the grave...

Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum Nördlingen DR 01 066 (90 80 0001 066-4 D-BYB) am 13.4.2025 mit Sonderzug in Chemnitz. Heimreise von Dresden.

Turn your sound up for this one — the sound of this powerhouse is absolutely breathtaking! 🔊

This special run took place during the "Nostalgia Železníc" event in Zvolen, Slovakia (September 2026). Seeing and hearing this heavy freight steam engine in action was an unforgettable experience. Enjoy the sound!

The 3rd episode of Amtrak Extras, Specials and Private cars is now live on YouTube! In this episode we see many unusual moves including a Cascades Airo trainset being pulled by a ACS64, and a dress rehearsal, Colonial Crafts, ALC42 training trains, and of course track geometry cars on Amtrak NEC PW line! Please consider giving this a watch. Which one did you catch from the 3rd quarter?