The first excursion of the restored PRR K4s No. 1361 is briefly bathed in sunlight, as it heads back to Tyrone and Altoona. The engine turned on the Bellefonte wye while excursionists enjoyed a b... (more)

Emanating a veritable Vesuvian smoke plume and wearing its DL&W-inspired "Pocono Mountain Express" paint scheme, the 2317 performs a runby during the 1986 railfan weekend.

The PRR 1361's crew and a solitary railfan are scrutinizing an issue hidden behind the massive 27" X 28" cylinders. The locomotive had run to Bellefonte earlier in the day, turned on th... (more)

Street-running on what's now a rail-trail on CSX's old Western Maryland Railway right-of-way through downtown Chambersburg. The occasion was MARC's "Patriot Special," which offered seve... (more)

Elephant-style F-units pass under the classic old Western Maryland Railway signal bridge in Chambersburg. Trains traversed this route from 1881 to November 2, 2000. The tracks are gone today, but ... (more)

A MARC passenger extra on CSX rails is led by a GP40 and two trailing F-Units, passing Granite Station on the old Western Maryland. The train originated in Hagerstown, MD in the push-mode, and ra... (more)

Three elephant-style F-Units are heading to Hagerstown on the old Western Maryland Railway's Altenwald Cutoff. It's left-hand running here in 1992, with eastward Rutherford-bound loads assigned t... (more)

A never-to-be-repeated elephant-style F-unit trio on the old Western Maryland Railway through Chambersburg. Trains plied this route from 1881 to November 2, 2000. The tracks are gone today, but ... (more)

A MARC special from Hagerstown to Gettysburg and New Oxford is passing through the famous railroad cut, where, on the morning of July 1, 1863, the Confederate brigade of Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis... (more)

Immaculate EMD power being readied for the Maryland Midland's dinner train. In a few minutes, the F7 will pull forward, allowing the GP9 to couple to the hind end for use on the return trip. No.... (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)

Two "Pooches" descend the grade at Horseshoe Curve, pulling a Lancaster Chapter NRHS excursion. Twenty-five of these 143-ton cowl-units were built for Amtrak, 1975-76; none survive.

PRR K4s No. 1361 has come off the Conrail main line at Tyrone to board passengers for a round-trip to Bellefonte. At that time, the public was not permitted to ride between Altoona and Tyrone, so ... (more)

The 1218 is struggling mightily to back her train around the Front Royal wye for the layover after a trip through Manassas Gap. Although limited cutoff kept the Class A factor of adhesion at a to... (more)

Pacing 1218 up to Manassas Gap, the lowest crossing of the Blue Ridge in VA, at 887 feet above sea level. On the other side of the gap is Front Royal and the Shenandoah Valley. I wonder how the ... (more)