Nevin the firemen enjoys the breeze with EBT No. 15 doing 125MPH! :-)

There is nothing prettier then a WW I era Baldwin. Here you see No. 15, built in February 1914 with 27,600 lbs. tractive effort weighing 150,150 lbs. It is cresting McMullins Summit; it's all down... (more)

I bet you have never seen a full size steam locomotive getting a new coat of paint. (OK, I never have.) Here black is being applied to 6039 at the end of it's asbestos project at Steamtown by boil... (more)

"I knew I should have taken that left hand turn in Albuquerque..." The Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train on the display track at Steamtown Railfest 2011. It's a cool train, check it out if you can.

The backhead of Reading T-1 4-8-4 No. 2124 during restoration. I have admired this locomotive ever since I rode behind her 50 years ago but this marks the first moment I have ever been in her cab.... (more)

This is a little teaser. You can't see it, but ICRR 790, one of 12 IC steam locomotives extant, has been fully repainted. The Steamtown employee who told me he had done the job had a big grin on h... (more)

"Lackawanna 663 and 664" proudly glow in the sun in their stunning paint after having turned in a bravura performance with a 53 mile Scranton-Tobyahanna PA roundtrip excursion. Both the engineer ... (more)

The lowly G train, unique in that it is the only NYC subway line that does not enter Manhattan, gets no respect. It's a slow but necessary lifeline for those along the route it trundles in Queens ... (more)

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad's elegant Hoboken New Jersey terminal was opened in 1907. It was designed in the contemporaneously popular Beaux-Arts style by architect Kenneth M. Murc... (more)

This carbide tip is cutting curly cue chips of 2-6000ths steel from the rim of a 2-8-0's main driver that it is out of round. A medium size shot is Railroad: Untitled
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 06, 2011

We are watching as steam locomotive specialist Jason machines a 2-8-0's main driver so that it is no longer out of round. Notice the shiny upper part of the rim; this signifies that about half has... (more)

This is Mark St Aubin with Illinois Central 790 at Steamtown in Scranton PA. Mark has been involved with many steam locomotives over the years including the outstanding restoration of NKP No 765. ... (more)

This is Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 No. 6039's restored backhead which is one result of Steamtown's multi locomotive asbestos abatement project. The piping and jacketing were removed so the underly... (more)

Jim takes the 3254 out for a spin.

Here you see Reading Railroad 4-8-4 No. 2124 just outside Steamtown's paint shop. Most famous for pulling the Reading Rambles in 1959-1961, No.2124 is in the final stages of its Steamtown asbestos... (more)