In the early 1990’s CP Rail opened an intermodal yard at Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. Here an SD40/GP9 combo roll past the travelling crane recently acquired to unload contain... (more)

Canadian Pacific’s Philadelphia waterfront local trundles north along Columbus Avenue. The building in the right distance is PECO Energy’s Delaware Generating Station.

Canadian Pacific’s Philadelphia waterfront local is switching Pier 78, and is making a spot. Although the truck has a Seaboard System trailer, the CP crew is doing its best to slow down the comp... (more)

Amtrak cab car 9646 leads train 666, eastbound Keystone Service, through the plant at Overbrook interlocking on track two. Siemens ACS-64 646 provides the power, shoving on the rear.

CP/D&H train 556 rolls into the CR/CSX interchange point in Philadelphia as it passes under the Walnut Street bridge at 12:25 pm on May 21, 1992.The B&O’s Chestnut Street Station, its main passe... (more)

CP/D&H train 556 is south of Park Junction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Instead of nice red CP locomotives, today’s train has NS power.

With a big MLW unit leading, the CP unit acid train crests the grade departing Philadelphia. The train was symboled #700, but the CP crew has turned the train over to CSX for the remainder of the ... (more)

An unseasonably warm and sunny day lead me to explore the Bala Cynwyd Line. SEPTAs "ugly stepchild" this line used to extend across the river and north, but now includes a mere 3 stops a... (more)

Conrail GP30 #2187 is still wearing the paint of its former owner: The Reading RR, as it leads a hopper train into Philadelphia

A pair of Kawasaki LRV's receive some care at SEPTA's Elmwood facility.

SEPTA PCC-II #2323 was built in 1947 by the St. Louis Car Company and refurbished by Brookville Equipment Company. It is seen here, captured at SEPTA's Elmwood facility during a shop tour.

Lined up, waiting turns at Island Avenue in South Phillly for a ride around the loop. The late 1940's PCC's serve SEPTA in everyday service working right along side with the 1980's built Kawasaki... (more)

A 1947 St Louis Car Company PCC decked out in the livery of SEPTA's predecessor, the Philadelphia Transportation Company, makes its rounds through Philadelphia, captured here on Girard Ave by the ... (more)

A paired set of Silverliner IV's arrive at SEPTA's Torresdale station in northeast Philadelphia late one Sunday afternoon. Philadelphia's 30th Street Station is 14.8 miles and 5 stations ahead.

An Amtrak Acela Express, led by No. 2008, flies through Torresdale in northeast Philadelphia bound for 30th Street Station and points south.