Historic diesel locomotive Reading RR FP-7 unit #903 along with unit #902 arrive at Railfest 2010 at Steamtown.

This is eastbound No. 42, the Pelican, at Wallace, VA---just a couple of miles or less out of Bristol. The lead unit is an FP7 and the second is a passenger-geared F3A. [Editorial Note: Thanks to ... (more)

In the spring of 1968, a passenger-geared F3 splices two Southern FP7s on train 42, the eastbound “Pelican,” as it makes its departure from Bristol, VA-TN. The N&W roundhouse that serviced ste... (more)

Birmingham-New York train 18, the overnight “Birmingham Special,” waits for its 7 AM departure on a summer morning in 1969 at the Bristol passenger station. This head-end heavy train managed t... (more)

Classic N&W wig wags protect the crossing at Seven Mile Ford, VA in the spring of 1962 as train 46, the eastbound “Tennessean” roars through en route to DC and New York City. A sizable consist... (more)

In the spring of 1966, Southern eliminated a portion of its Washington to Memphis “Tennessean” passenger train, nos. 45 and 46. The Chattanooga to Memphis leg was retained for a few more years... (more)

Southern Railway FP7's 6141 and 6146 take Train 405 under Pennsylvania RR catenary and past RF&P's RO Tower at the north end of Potomac Yard.

RJ Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train crosses one of the many rural road crossings along the route.

RJ Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train passes the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, KY.

Hey dispatch? Yeah, we're no where near Pottstown!  The Reading set takes a tour of the former DL&W line during "Founder's Day" partially substituting for steam due to some track ... (more)

Sporting her new reflective number board, RDG #902 rounds the bend at Point of Gap in one of the more scenic locations in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Reading FP7's 903 and 902 are arriving back in Steamtown and will soon drop off their passengers after a successful run to the Gap with the Founder's Day Special. CN 3377 and two Lackawanna MU's ... (more)

Reading FP 7 902 has dropped off it's happy passengers in Delaware Water Gap to enjoy the town's Founders Day celebration. Rounding the sharp curve at Point of Gap, it is proceeding to Slateford J... (more)

CSX FP7 118 was working in MARC service when photographed at Brunswick Yard.