Appropriate cars to be bringing up the markers on the first revenue run of the restored Amtrak GG-1 No. 4935; PRR No. 120, "Pennsylvania," and "Lionel-Ives," formerly PRR "... (more)

The CR 4426 South, with its Penn Central nose-herald still intact, has traffic stopped on E. Bel Air Avenue as it rolls a manifest toward Baltimore at approximately 50 mph. The 4426 was built by ... (more)

A Budd-Westinghouse MU car leads a southbound train past the classic Deepwater Green Penn Central station sign at 100 mph.

The 953 rounds the big curve at Aberdeen with one of the Florida-bound trains; probably either "The Silver Meteor" or "The Champion," due in Baltimore a little after 6:00 p.m. ... (more)

One of the seven GG-1s painted in the "bloody nose" scheme wheels a Metroliner Service train southbound past the old taxi stand at 100 mph. Note the two shades of red paint to the right... (more)

The 4870 leads a southbound freight by Aberdeen Station at 18 East Bel Air Avenue. The 1943-built station was designed for the Pennsylvania Railroad by architect Lester C. Tichy. Today, this sce... (more)

A year-old E60 heads south with a long string of Amfleet cars, crossing Bel Air Avenue by the old taxi stand. Note the Nathan P01235 horn above the fireman's window- it's a standard P5 with the #... (more)

Conrail is just over 2 months old as two Gs in Penn Central paint lead a southbound freight toward Baltimore and perhaps Potomac Yard, Virginia. Lead engine No. 4849 was built by PRR/GE in May, 1... (more)

The now-preserved 4926 heels to the superelevated curve at Aberdeen, pulling a set of Budd Metroliner MU cars. By this date, the Metroliners were having mechanical issues, and the GG-1s were call... (more)

This was our first visit to Aberdeen, and the first train we saw, and it was disappointing at the time, because we had come to see the GG1s, E60s, and the Metroliners. Looking back, I'm glad I to... (more)

You had to get up early to catch southbound No. 67 ("The Night Owl") at Aberdeen, as it usually pulled in between 6:45 and 7:00 a.m. In this photo from a TRI-X Pan negative, 37-year vet... (more)

A formidable face to meet at a grade crossing- an E60CH at 80 mph. This train is southbound, photographed from the station platform using a 135 mm telephoto lens and Kodak TRI-X Pan film. No. 97... (more)

An observant couple, wearing the bell-bottom style pants of the day, is waiting on the next southbound train as a northbound Metroliner kicks up a dust storm. Car 887 was built by Budd with GE eq... (more)

The last E-60 built with a steam generator (Class E60CP) hits the 3-track 4-lane grade crossing near Aberdeen's Amtrak station at 80 per, with a wave from the engineer. This locomotive was built ... (more)

Amtrak's first E-60 (built 12-74) passes through the Aberdeen station area on a northbound run. Today, this scene is dominated by a highway overpass, built to eliminate the old East Bel Air Avenu... (more)