There were still four tracks up the mountain in 1978 when this 1964-built ex-PRR SD35 was leading three other EMDs west of Horseshoe Curve. No. 2 track was removed in the 1980s.

Two westbound E-44s with a sister dead-in-tow are climbing the short, sharp grade from the Port Road to the Enola Branch. It's almost startling to see the graffiti-free boxcars of 40 years ago. ... (more)

My late grandparents (on the left) give a sense of scale to two of the world's greatest steam locomotives- C&O H-8 No. 1604 and N&W Class A No. 1218. The location is the old Roanoke Transportatio... (more)

"Old Rivets" at twilight, literally and figuratively, in her star-spangled US Bicentennial garb, southbound at 60-per with a Truc-Train. The engineer gives a hearty wave from the cab of... (more)

A southbound Metroliner is zipping by the WWII-era PRR station at 100 mph+, with a rebuilt snack bar coach in the lead. These cars were equipped with Leslie S37-S55 dual horns, which emanated a h... (more)

A northbound "faded pumpkin caboose hop," with the 1950-built ex-Wabash No. 451 in the lead.

Two ex-Penn Central GP38-2s are heading east under Lebanon's twin bridges at Old 9th & Scull Streets. Nos. 5271 and 5277 were both built in February, 1973.

A teenage railfan is filming "The Jolly Green Giant" (the Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit) with his iPad while his dad and younger brothers look on. The station was built by the Philade... (more)

The Pennsy K4 is dwarfed by the non-conventional signal bridge near CP ALTO, as it crosses over to return to the museum after a trip to Bellefonte.

While not a Big Boy, UP Challenger No. 3985 was the next best thing! Here it is, disguised as the "Clinchfield 676," as seen through a 135mm lens somewhere along the old Big Sandy Sub.

Charlottesville, in the news lately for reasons other than railroading, is recalled in this 1978 photo of a Superpower steam visitor from Texas. I just happened upon the scene after leaving Monti... (more)

A Pennsy Atlantic on the old Western Maryland- the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the Strasburg Rail Road, and CSX cooperate to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Ad... (more)

The ill-fated 601, not quite a year before it was wrecked in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, slowing to 90 mph for the Susquehanna River crossing.

Pennsy M1b No. 6755 (Altoona, 1930) is looking a bit forlorn without a sand dome, among other things. Hopefully, better days are ahead, with a new roundhouse in the planning stages, and funds ava... (more)

The NKP 759 has benefited from many years of indoor storage at Steamtown, and is seen here in a rare outside display during the 2015 visit of sister engine 765. Built by Lima in August, 1944, the... (more)