A "modernized" replica. With the afternoon sun sinking rapidly toward the horizon, the Northern Central Railway's York 17 prepares to depart our last photo location and head back ... (more)

Howard Tunnel southbound. Trailing a smoky black plume, the Northern Central Railway's ornate York 17 charges out of the south portal of the historic Howard Tunnel, in the town of Seven Val... (more)

Running the "Treel Tunnel". On a late fall afternoon, the Northern Central Railway's Locomotive "York 17" charges south through the dense "tree tunnel", about ... (more)

Lifting the pops in Howard Tunnel. As she was being posed for photographers at the south portal of the historic Howard Tunnel in November of 2021, the Northern Central Railway's beautiful Y... (more)

Historic Howard Tunnel. On a late fall afternoon, the Northern Central Railway's York 17 Locomotive comes charging out of the nearly 200 year-old Howard Tunnel, in the town of Seven Valleys... (more)

A symbol of hope for the future. A young woman out for a walk on her parents property gives a hearty wave to a passenger train headed for the big city of Baltimore as it speeds through the ... (more)

"Baltimore & Ohio 800" emerges from the south portal of Howard Tunnel on the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad Northern Central Branch with a mantrap sponsored by the Chesapeake Division of the Railroad En... (more)

4-4-0 York #17 leads her passenger train headed towards Glen Rock and New Freedom, PA. Part of a Carl Franz photo charter.

Scene from the "Great Locomotive Chase"

A recreation featuring visiting locomotive 4-4-0 #63 - the Leviathan chasing backwards while 4-4-0 #17 - the York (not in view) does it's best to... (more)

Scene from the "Great Locomotive Chase"

A recreation featuring 4-4-0 #17 - the York, doing it's best to lead it's train to safety while visiting locomotive, 4-4-0 #63 - the Leviathan pu... (more)

Scene from the "Great Locomotive Chase"

A recreation featuring locomotive 4-4-0 #63 - the Leviathan and 4-4-0 #17 - the York (Racing forward but not in view). The event was put togethe... (more)

Scene from the "Great Locomotive Chase"

A recreation featuring 4-4-0 #17 - the York and visiting locomotive 4-4-0 #63 - the Leviathan (Chasing backwards but not in view). The event was... (more)

The York rolls through the farmland outside the borough of Seven Valleys (and Hanover Junction) on the return trip to New Freedom as the last of the fall foliage lingers on the hillsides of southe... (more)