On a very hazy summer day in August 1956 the air in the Susquehanna Valley hung heavy as Pennsy steam engines worked right alongside the exotic 1st generation diesels at the company town of Renovo... (more)

boxcab #110 sits at the VGN terminal waiting for work.

PRR steam lays over at Bay Head Jct. This 3751 did not lead an illustrious life after retirement like the one on the west coast, unfortunately.

PRR motors at Pot Yard sit under the wired service track awaiting assignment.

The crew on the set of power give the railfan a curious look. The SW in the background waits for a path forward to grab onto a consist.

For steam, time was up, even in freight service.

Class EL-2B #125 makes a move under the wires.

EMD and Alco products, in two PRR paint colors, are spotted side by side in the pit along Roundhouse Rd. at Lewistown. The edge of the turntable is seen on the left, it still shows as operational... (more)

Was there a more colorful, classy station sign than those of the Pennsy? This one is sans keystone. Welcome to Marysville, first station stop west of Harrisburg.

A Decapod gets some maintenence. John reports that nobody took notice of his presence taking photos in the pit, it was no big deal. PRR Class I1s.

Saturday at Meadows Engine Terminal in May of '53.

Going going...gone.

Indy action in the 50s/60s era at Union Station. This is the South Wind, operated by the PRR Chi-Louisville, then L&N to Montgomery, AL., ACL Montgomery-Jacksonville, FEC J'ville to Miami.

Here's your Two For Tuesday: Catching the departures at Dearborn in the afternoon in Chicago on September 3, 1955, Bill Rosenberg and I making our first stop on a trip to the NRHS Convention held ... (more)

A Southern steam special on the N&W crosses the James River enroute to Shenandoah. More Southern 4501 shots are seen from that steamy September 1970 at ... (more)