Two Early 1950’s Cabooses

Two Conrail cabooses of similar vintage but quite different designs are on the rear of a train at the former Reading yard in Rutherford, Pennsylvania. O... (more)

Conrail train APB-1’s power is travelling on the original DL&W main line (the Old Road) in Portland, Pennsylvania/ After dropping its cars in the small yard, the power is now moving to the other... (more)

Conrail train APB-1 has dropped its cars in the yard in Portland, Pennsylvania, and is now working its way out of the east end of the yard. The stacks in the right background are part of Metropoli... (more)

Conrail train APB-1 has arrived in Portland, Pennsylvania, and the power is positioned to allow the crew to visit the Portland Diner. When first delivered, Conrail’s ten C30-7’s had stars unde... (more)

The crew Conrail train UPS has delivered a trainload of coal to Metropolitan Edison’s Portland Generating Station in Portland, Pennsylvania, and is now having a well-deserved meal at the Portlan... (more)

The power from Conrail train UPS has delivered a trainload of coal to Metropolitan Edison’s Portland Generating Station in Portland, Pennsylvania, and is now heading north on the original DL&W m... (more)

With Bethlehem Steel’s huge rolling mill looming in the background, an eastbound Conrail piggyback train proceeds east through Steel City, Pennsylvania. This location Is known as Wilt’s curve,... (more)

An eastbound Conrail piggyback train proceeds east through Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. When the latest power for TV trains was new, it was usually run as matched sets. As it aged, the power was mixed... (more)

Four Conrail SD40-2’s cruise through South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I have these noted as power for a UPS (Unit coal for Portland Station). This is the same location as my more)

The Alloy Mill of Bethlehem Steel’s main plant provides a backdrop for a pair of Conrail trains meeting in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This is one of only a few times that one of Conrail’s four f... (more)

CP/D&H train 555 approaches the town center of Emmaus, Pennsylvania on Conrail’s East Penn line. One C424 is still in the mix in this March, 1992 view.

Pan Shot at 1/250 Second

The traditional pan shot, as mastered by Mitch Goldman, is traditionally accomplished using a low shutter speed from a fixed position. Sometimes, being a p... (more)

Our last shot of a Reading – Philadelphia excursion with CP 4-6-0 972 was at the bridge over the Schuylkill River at Cumru, Pennsylvania. Seen under the bridge at the extreme left is a portion o... (more)

Birdsboro Meet

Two years after SEPTA discontinued passenger service to Reading, two passenger trains met at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chapter NRHS sponsored a Phila... (more)

A Reading – Philadelphia round trip excursion to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad makes a brief stop at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.