Long before placement in the bunker at Strasburg, PRR 1223 steps down Water St. with the Santa Claus Special at Lancaster, PA in December, 1966. PRR Class D16sb.

On February 6, 1951, the PRR's "Broker" derailed at excessive speed on a temporary trestle killing 85 and injuring 500 in one of the worst ever rail accidents in America. This picture was taken ... (more)

Brakeshoes smoking, limestone loads descend the 4% grade on the lower loop crossing of US 50 near Maysville.

I rode #13, a mail train, early morning out of Newark to Altoona, my usual method of getting there. On my first trip there, our power on the electrified segment was a 2-D-2 electric class R1, #49... (more)

Rounding out my series of wreck cleanup shots is likely LV #23, a "no name" train, westbound for Lehighton, Pa., passing the cleanup at restricted speed. Thanks to Railfan & Railroad for help ID'... (more)

One more shot of the cleanup of the Broker derailment showing a ripped tender loaded onto a flat. Ansco color/color corrected in P/S

PRR had a fleet of rubber tired switchers, first built 1912, originally battery powered & later repowered with gasoline engines. They worked the dockside industries in Philly, Baltimore, & Jersey... (more)

Taken almost 50 years to the day before 9-11-01, the Pennsy 2001 is photographed in Altoona. 2001 had only been on the property a few months, delivered earlier that year. PRR Class BF32.

Trailing power on #13, a no name mail train to St. Louis, is BP30#5816. Ahead, Horseshoe Curve and the climb over the mountain.

B&O 5581 has been coaled and now goes for a spin on the table before being spotted for further service. The colorful upstarts of the C&O seem to be watching the activity from the house. More tur... (more)

A view from the coal dock at East Altoona reveals active and stored steam. John had permission from a high-up in the PRR to roam East Altoona, not often accessable to railfans. This is one of 16... (more)

From the Dziobko collection, photographer unknown. This is a PRR display set up in Harrisburg, featuring T1 5548. For a companion view, click Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: PRR Class T1 Duplex 4-4-4-4, rigid frame.
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5548
Train ID: display
Photo Date: 1948

In this view, another steam engine, LV 3189 joins the 5218 in work train detail clearing up a freight derailment on the LV main at Union. I was a 17 year old high school kid with my Bolsey camera... (more)

B&O #52 backs to it's train in the Communipaw terminal trackage. Ansco color/color corrected in P/S

Ore empties move east behind Baldwin sharks. John's railfanning companion was his longtime friend the late Bill Rosenberg of Kew Gardens, Long Island, N.Y., and the method of transport for this 3... (more)