"Big Blue Twilight" - As the blanket of darkness falls over Reading, the crew of R&N 425 are hard at work, preparing the engine for one last day of Fall Foliage.
After unloading the passengers after their Fall Foliage train ride, Reading & Northern 425 backs the excursion train northward out of Reading Outer Station to go turn the train around for the next... (more)
Early Conrail locomotive repaints were less than consistent with respect to lettering style and placement. Cabooses did not escape the inconsistencies, either, as witnessed by this former PRR N5B ... (more)
Former PRR E8s owned by BM&R are on display in restored PRR Tuscan red with gold pinstripes livery for its 1986 Railfan Weekend.
Four years into Conrail’s existence, the engine terminal in Reading, Pennsylvania was still frequented by former Reading switchers in Reading paint. Here an SW900 is in the company of two SW1001... (more)
Did you ever wonder who so many concrete coaling towers remain in place, straddling busy main lines long after steam has disappeared from the rails? These structures were built from yards and yard... (more)
Reading SD45 7603 with GP30 3619 leading a freight train near Reading, PA in 1973. Unknown photographer, slide from my collection)
With 52 loads and 7100 tons in tow, NRFF's four second-generation EMDs notch out as its last car has entered the Main Line at Tuckerton. Even with 12,000 horsepower on the head end, this train wil... (more)
NS H47 passes the Reading and Northern interchange at CP BELT
At Reading's Outer Station, 1551, and I8 camelback, is seen under a semaphore.