PRR K4s No. 1361 is halted on the old Bald Eagle Branch during a Horseshoe Curve Chapter NRHS round-trip excursion from Vail, PA (near Tyrone) to Bellefonte, PA. No. 1361 was built by the Juniata... (more)

East Broad Top 16 back in revenue service as the return of the East Broad Top Railroad has been a giant success.

In an oft repeated scene eastbound coal descends Sand Patch Grade somewhere (I'm guessing) close to Fairhope. This was before the 40-2s became boringly ubiquitous. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from... (more)

W&LE train 618 on its eastbound trip to interchange with CSX at Connellsville Yard.

W&LE train 618 on its eastbound trip to interchange with CSX at Connellsville Yard.

A 1985-built SD50 on the point of a Conrail freight. This locomotive eventually went to the KCS, renumbered as their 7014. After 30 years, I don't remember where I snapped this B&W negative; it'... (more)

425 and the crew are on their return trip from Jim Thorpe on one of Reading Blue Mountain and Northern's Fall Foliage excursions. I'd love to give more info on the location, but I was merely a fol... (more)

An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

I miss the electrified Port Road, perhaps my favorite piece of railroad. The electric motors and catenary were gone before I knew enough to go railfanning down here. Note the two E44 motors in t... (more)

I have never seen the catenary support actually mounted to the rock in the tunnel. In any case, it must have been a thrill to hear the whine of traction motors and high-speed fans approaching, th... (more)

A more over-powered train can hardly be imagined, as evidenced by the less-than-stellar patronage of this section of the National Limited. Walt certainly had a unique vantage point for this shot;... (more)

A Bill Strassner original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

A Walter Schopp original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

Somewhere on the Middle Division... Trees, mountains, and hills are all a blur as Amtrak's Pennsylvanian cuts though the Pennsylvania landscape. This is a 3 second exposure using a Neutral Den... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 765 charges toward a rural grade crossing south of Jim Thorpe, PA. She is pulling the final Lehigh Gorge Special run over the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern from Pittston to A... (more)