The year 2026 will be the United States Semiquincentennial (also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial, America250 or the Quarter Millennium) will be the 250th anniversary of the Uni... (more)

The ESPN GP10 1776 joins the #America250 club as seen at Kennett Square, PA, at sunrise.

The year 2026 will be the United States Semiquincentennial (also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial, America250 or the Quarter Millennium) will be the 250th anniversary of the Uni... (more)

The year 2026 will be the United States Semiquincentennial (also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial, America250 or the Quarter Millennium) will be the 250th anniversary of the Uni... (more)

East Penn Railroad 1776 rests under the night sky in Kennett Square, PA after being unveiled wearing a sharp new paint scheme commemorating celebrations leading up to the 250th birthday of the Uni... (more)

East Penn Railroad 1776 rests under the night sky in Kennett Square, PA after being unveiled wearing a sharp new paint scheme commemorating celebrations leading up to the 250th birthday of the Uni... (more)

A pair of Octoraro GP7us spend a quiet weekend adjacent to the depot at Kennett Square, PA. The heritage of these units is obvious, as the Santa Fe paint was only minimally patched by the OCTR. ... (more)

A West Bound East Penn train pulls a train of covered hoppers and tank cars into Kennett Square on the Octoraro branch of the railroad.

The East Penn crew is heading West through Kennett Square to serve customers along the Octoraro Branch and are passing the water tower at the former NVF Plant site. The plant buildings have been t... (more)

Although it existed for seventeen years, from 1977 to 1994, there is very little on-line documentation of the southeastern Pennsylvania’s Octoraro Railway. The location of the line required a de... (more)

Over two years after the Octoraro Railway purchased two RS2’s from the Toledo, Peoria & Western, the new owner still have made no attempt to place their own identification on the Alco’s. Here... (more)

Ex NYSW locomotive 1802 basks in the sun at the East Penn shops on a warm Sunday evening.

GMTX 2179 freshly painted in East Penn colors. Sits in Kennett Square, eagerly awaiting her first day of duty.

SP 7836 has gone from Screener's Choice winner to sitting on a sidetrack at the East Penn headquarters/shops boarded up poss... (more)