Plenty of fall color is present in the Delaware River Valley this November with Juniata Terminal's 5711 and 5809 supplying a majority of it as well as some leaves clinging to branches. The PRR E8s... (more)

One of the most famous steam engines in the world, PRR K4s 1361, sits against a side wall deep inside the Steamtown shops. During Lackawanna Railfest, the public was given access into these rare p... (more)

PRR 643 cleans the flues as she climbs the grade at the very end of her track on "Steam Engine Hill". While the 643 was built in 1901, her boiler was replaced in the 1940s and is in good shape. ... (more)

Pennsylvania Railroad #643. Here's a view of Pennsylvania Railroad #643, a 1901-vintage, Class B4a Yard Switcher, as she coasts downgrade, approaching the entrance road to the Williams Gro... (more)

The Pennsylvania Railroad built 139 GG1 locomotives between 1934 and 1943. They could pull a 20-car train at 100 mph. The 4913 served both the Pennsylvania Railroad and Amtrak (as Amtrak 913). It ... (more)

The first push pull train I ever encountered swings the curve coming off the Maple Shade Branch. The other delight in this shot are the fallen flag freight cars.

Still under steam on New Years Eve 1956, 7558 is recorded at Lewistown. John and his railfan friend of numerous early 50's trips, the late Bill Rosenberg from Long Island, would catch a Greyhoun... (more)

The late-afternoon sun bathes the PRR Lewistown depot on the last day of 1956.

The skies have opened up and here's one more companion view of the action at Lewistown in the last daylight hours of 1956. For an earlier view of the steam engine being hostled, click more)

Seen earlier in the yard, the PRR 6967 starts to pull. To see that view, click here. PRR Class M1a.

A lone Pennsy geep with a single reefer sits out on the main while a steam-powered train waits in the the distance by the tower. Soon the PRR 6967 Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 8572
Train ID: yard engine
Photo Date: December 31, 1956

Ore empties move east behind Baldwin sharks. John's railfanning companion was his longtime friend the late Bill Rosenberg of Kew Gardens, Long Island, N.Y., and the method of transport for this 3... (more)

We all take pictures of trains, and we sometimes forget about the human element, this will give you a idea of how important it was. The man second from the left end is my Great Great Grandfather. ... (more)

A lone geep drills the yard on a colorless New Years Eve, 1956. For a more colorful view of this same engine a few minutes later out on the main, click Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 8572
Train ID: yard job
Photo Date: December 31, 1956