The final switcher model offered by Alco was the 1000 hp T-6. Only 55 were built, six of which went to the Pennsylvania RR and on to Penn Central. As the sun came up on a late winter morning, PC 9... (more)

When the weather gives you rain, you make rainbows! OK, figuratively speaking... In the wee hours of June 4, while awaiting the Union Pacific OCS train at Phillipsburg, PA, a move to stay dry un... (more)

Following a successful event for the Union Pacific executives and some shareholders, the train is now enroute back to the Union Pacific and is seen on the NS Lehigh Line passing the former Central... (more)

George Hart’s ex-Canadian Pacific 4-6-0 most probably spent most of its common carrier life plying branch lines in Canada. It continued in branch line service on ex-CNJ trackage out of Jim Thorpe,... (more)

NS 8104, the Lehigh Valley heritage unit, leads 22V across the ex CNJ bridge from Easton to Phillipsburg.

NS 22V crosses from PA to NJ at CP Phillipsburg.

NS 20E passes under the black bridge in Phillipsburg. PU tower can also be seen behind the lead engine.

A friend and I set up to shoot Conrail local WJAL-18 crossing the ex-CNJ bridge over the Delaware River at Phillipsburg, New Jersey, an infrequent occurrence in 1983. Unbeknownst to us, the consis... (more)

In the mid-1970’s, a weekend visit to the small engine facility in Phillipsburg, New Jersey usually yielded one or two pairs of RS11’s, RSD12’s sandwiching a GP9B, and a T6. On this visit, the Bel... (more)

Recently rebuilt 4666, with the H74, waiting for permission to head back to Allentown with cars picked up from Hudson Yard.

Commuter passenger service presented unique challenges to the railroads that operated these trains. One of those challenges was keeping the lights on in the coaches. Long-distance passenger cars w... (more)

Susquehanna #142 steams out of Phillipsburg with the first trip of the day.

Conrail’s Allentown Local to Washington, New Jersey, WJAL-18, enters the former Lackawanna Phillipsburg Branch from the ex-Jersey Central main line at Phillipsburg, New Jersey. This local was abou... (more)