PRR (E6) #460 The "Lindbergh Engine" in the locomotive restoration shop at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, exactly 11 months prior to the day of her dedication.

Recently debuted, cosmetic restoration of the "Lindbergh Engine," PRR Atlantic #460.

Never Again

The first double-headed Pennsylvania Railroad steam combination since the PRR dropped its fires in the 1950’s pull a train out of the Groffs siding on the Strasburg R... (more)

Together Again for the First Time

When Strasburg’s ex-Canadian National 2-6-0 89 needed to receive major work, the staple of Pennsylvania Dutch country tourist attractions needed... (more)

The Strasburg Rail Road restored PRR 4-4-2 7002 to operating condition in 1983, Here the 7002 and PRR 4-4-0 1223 roll a doubleheaded train into the siding at Groffs in October of that year. This m... (more)

The original #7002 was scrapped, so they had to renumber #8063 to represent the so called land speed record setter of steam engines. Here with #94 coming up beside her.

PRR Class E6s 4-4-2 #460

PRR #460 is seen here at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania after a six year cosmetic restoration that began in March of 2010 and was completed on October 16... (more)

What's now Amtrak's Metroliner Conference Car No. 9800 is seen here in its operating days rocketing past the half-hour Strasburg steam train power of the mid/late 80s. It was built by Budd as sna... (more)

Three locomotives originally built for the PRR pose for the camera in 1990. It's interesting to compare the boiler diameter of the 1914-built Atlantic to the 1905-built American Type No. 1223, wh... (more)

Doubleheaded Pennsy Steam!

Not much steam from the Pennsylvania Railroad survived the PRR dieselization, and only four locomotives that I know of have been steamed up since the 195... (more)

The 7002 switches from the old Pennsy onto the old Western Maryland, on its way to overnight in Hanover for the next day's commemorative trip to Gettysburg on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary... (more)

Pennsy steam on the CSX, with the PRR 7002 on its last lap from Strasburg to Hanover for the 125th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The next day, it would pull a trainload of reenactors and... (more)

A Pennsy 4-4-2 and a Chessie U30B are unlikely stablemates in this scene- the occasion being the 125th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The PRR 7002 traveled from Strasburg the previous day... (more)

The PRR 7002 comes back to life at Strasburg, breaking through a red ribbon-bedecked paper barrier. Built in August, 1902 as the PRR 8063, the engine was renumbered to stand in for legendary spee... (more)

Pennsy stablemates- 1223 and 7002, once roamed free across the street and occasionally out on the mainline.