Still a year to go for Penn Central operation of the NEC. A Boston bound train including a diner/grill car is led by a PC GG-1 as the sun sets.

The Conrail GG-1s still with their PRR dulux gold stripes sit in the dead line at Edgemoor.

The National Limited glides by the American Standard factory on the future site of NJT's Hamilton station.

For the RP.net rivet counters: The prototype GG1 from 1935 featured a riveted body, seen here in this Ansco-Color view as the train makes a stop at South Amboy. Lurking a few hundred feet behind ... (more)

A view from above at various PRR electrics in the rack. The Lackawanna main is under the wires on the far left.

Where We Used To Roam. PRR 4859 led the first electric-powered passenger train into Harrisburg way back on January 15th, 1938. 72 years later, she survives as a display piece under... (more)

Pennsy retro look in Amtrak service

BOO! Just in time for Halloween-a Ghoulish Graveyard GG-1! Ironically this self-same locomotive on January 15, 1953 was in a runaway! Coming into Washington Union Station with the PRR"s "The Feder... (more)

The yard at 30th Street Station was easily photographable from a rooftop parking lot. Simply pay to park you car and watch for action. Note the Penn Central Baldwin RS12 switching cars behind.

Amtrak eastbound 174 emerges from the Hudson River tunnel into a brief section of daylight before returning underground for its Penn Station stop.

Very first GG1 with the original riveted body. Locomotive was only one painted in the blue Conrail scheme.

Bicentennial GG1! Our country's bicentennial was celebrated in many ways including railroad locomotives of all types painted red, white and blue. This GG1 was one of the more gaudy locomotives p... (more)

A westbound Amtrak clocker with 4926 and 4916, pass Conrail GP-15-1 #1606 working the Stiles Street Yard lead during the late afternoon rush hour.

An eastbound Amtrak train with PC 4935 passes through North Rahway station. Eight months later 4935 would be painted back into Brunswick Green with 5 gold stripes by the Friends of the GG-1 (FOGG... (more)