Showing some of its faded New Haven orange paint, Penn Central E40 4974 has been put out to pasture in the Harrisburg engine terminal. Sadly, none of these classic electrics eluded the scrapper.

Built in 1955, the New Haven’s ten class EP5 electrics were delivered in an eye-catching orange, black, and white paint scheme that immediately inspired Lionel and American toy replicas. When th... (more)

Dream Becomes Reality…

"The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) T1 Steam Locomotive Trust is a non-profit organization that believes in thinking differently about preservation. Through hard wor... (more)

There just aren't many photographs of Pennsy's 4-4-4-4 T1's on RP.... yet!

NS 12Z, with a solid EMD lashup, sits halted over the beautiful ex-Reading lines bridge that crosses the Susquehanna river in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.

Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey’s Blue Unit circus train moves west through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A Conrail SD40 and an SD40-2 lead train CIR-111.

Something you didn't see too often- a GG-1 coupled to an F40PHR. The occasion was the "Farewell to the GG-1" excursion by the Lancaster Chapter NRHS; a circle trip using the PRR mainlin... (more)

A pair of ex-EL SD45-2s lead trash train 65J west in the heavy snow as they pass through Harrisburg.

Original Kodachrome slide by B. Van Sant. Conrail TV-22 passes through Harrisburg station with two ex-PRR GG-1s.

An Eastbound manifest coming out of Enola Yard pauses to let a Westbound intermodal pass on the Rockville Bridge. The stone arch structure was built in 1903 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and was th... (more)

Norfolk Southern manifest train 14Z (Enola, PA to Binghampton, NY) is seen strung across the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River. The stone arch structure was built in 1903 by the Pennsylv... (more)

Norfolk Southern manifest train 14Z (Enola, PA to Binghampton, NY) is seen strung across the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River. The stone arch structure was built in 1903 by the Pennsylv... (more)

A Norfolk Southern manifest leaving Enola Yard is seen heading across the foggy Susquehanna River on the Rockville Bridge and into the early morning shadows.

Eighty-three years after pulling the first passenger train under wire out of this very train station in 1938, PRR 4859 enjoys retirement on Track 8 of the Harrisburg Transportation Center. The ... (more)

NS 12Z sits atop the trestle in the Pennsylvania state capital of Harrisburg. A power set sits behind it, both waiting for a signal.