One of the hottest trains on the railroad, Mail-9, arrives in Reading after making a sprint west over the East Penn Line. Slowing to negotiate the interlocking at Belt Line Junction, the train has... (more)

Since its inception, Amtrak wanted to get freight trains off of the Northeast corridor. A fatal 1987 collision between an Amtrak train and a set of Conrail light engines in Gunpowder River, Maryla... (more)

Most likely due to crew shortages, the D&H has combined trains 555 and 701 for the trip north from Philadelphia. Traffic on the Reading belt line has caused the train to traverse the main line thr... (more)

In 1983, Conrail CEO L. Stanley Crane had the Conrail business train repainted from Conrail blue to a less-gaudy Pullman green. The train, based in Reading, was painted elsewhere, most likely Alt... (more)

A pair of Allentown-bound SD50's lead a train off of the Lebanon Valley branch. Next stop - Reading Yard.

Hauling the product that built this railroad, a train of anthracite coal leaves the Reading yard and enters the Lebanon Valley branch at CP Center. This location was the one-time site of the Readi... (more)

Reading T-1 4-8-4 2102 simmers in front of its birthplace, the Reading shops. Also present is a former regular at the shops, Reading GP30 5513. Rounding out the scene are a couple of outsiders - B... (more)

The East Penn Railroad's Lancaster & Northern Railroad ESPN GP18 #1802 and GP38-3 2801 are with loaded cars from the Norfolk Southern Reading Yard south of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, at Fritzto... (more)

Two unlikely partners await their fate as a building (judging by the smokestack, the powerhouse) from the Reading shops is demolished in the background. They're there to supply parts for the Anthr... (more)

Transplant OR - The storied Reading shops had a small revival in the late 1980's, hosting an overhaul of Reading T-1 2102, which was born there, as well as several vintage diesel rebuilds. Here, B... (more)

Reading G-1sa Pacific #111 - Built by the Reading Company

The 10th preserved Reading built steam engine that you never knew about - yes, it's a scale model, but this 1930's functional... (more)

Celebrating passing the 5M page-view mark here at railpictures.net with these uploades, here's another in a series of photos taken of the Reading in 1960. in this February scene, the shop switcher... (more)

LGSR SD 50 #426 waits for it's next assignment at Port Clinton PA. # 426 is used on the Lehigh Scenic Tourist Railroad a subsidy of Reading And Northern Railroad.

Restoration in the Future for Reading T-1 4-8-4 2100. Reading T-1 4-8-4 2100 at Reading, PA on May 5, 1962. Behind the 2100 is the 2102. Reading 2102 powered the "Iron Horse Ramble&quo... (more)

After waiting on a few intermodal trains, oil train 66W has been cleared to proceed east. The S&A heritage unit is in the lead.