Delaware Lackawanna & Western F3 #663 at Steamtown's Railfest 2025.

The Lackawanna Railroad A-B-A set of F units was the first thing I saw when I pulled into the Streamliners at Spencer even back in 2014. I couldn't park the car and get my gear out quick enough.

The two F3(A) motors are returning to Scranton after turning in Tobyhanna. The patchwork of rail in this neck of the woods is astounding. The train is operating on former DL&W (now D-L) with roa... (more)

Night At Steamtown. On the night of Saturday, August 30, 2025, the second of 2 consecutive nights with photo events lit by supplemental lighting was held for ticketed patrons as part of the... (more)

Grand Truck F3A 9010 at Eldson Yard.

Great Northern F7A 362C with F7B-F3A-F7A-F3A leads train 28 the "Western Star" arriving from Seattle, Washington in Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 25, 1964. At the Twin Cities the "Western Sta... (more)

GM & O commuter train from Joliet approaches Union Station

With the lost of the US Mail contracts, Santa Fe seeks to utilize a surplus of passenger F units for regular freight service. Santa Fe F3(A)#18 leads four passenger scheme "Warbonnets&quo... (more)

Tulsan arrives EB at Kansas City

A four unit consist of F-units headed by Santa Fe F3A 262 and three F7Bs moves No.31 on the grade at Larkspur, Colorado. Only 8.6 miles remain to the Palmer Lake summit, as the diesels are in... (more)

Great Northern F3A 351A leads the three car #6 the Seattle-Spokane Cascadian at Berne, Washington on June 2, 1958. Photo by Montague Powell, from my collection.

Looks like a freshly painted F3 that just came off the turntable.

On June 19, 1952, a perfect A-B-B-B-B-A set of Chicago Great Western Fs is right on time with an eastbound manifest at Oelwein, Iowa. Photo by Jim Scribbins, from my collection.

Backyard Black and White. Rows of spare and scrap wheelsets fill the area behind the back shops at Steamtown National Historic Site, where Delaware, Lackawanna & Western F3A 663 and coa... (more)

Two Outta Three Ain't Bad. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) F3A no. 663 and F7B 664B are seen outside the shop at Steamtown National Historic Site, alongside DL&W coach 334. F3A 66... (more)