A late afternoon Amtrak Keystone sprints west, non-stop, through SEPTA's Thorndale station, some 35 miles west of Philadelphia, PA. The station at Thorndale consists of little more than high level... (more)

Photographed from the eastbound Broadway Limited, this is Thorn Block Station at MP35 west of Philadelphia on the former Pennsylvania Railroad mainline. Thorn was an example of the importance PRR ... (more)

The somewhat gloomy April sky was forecast for the future of electric operations and, indeed, freight operations over what was once the premier conduit for tonnage to and from the Northeast. Two p... (more)

An H. E. Brouse original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

An original 35mm negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

An original 35mm negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

A SEPTA express commuter train takes the reigns where the once mighty Pennsylvania Railroad (and both Penn Central and Contail) left off, pushing a set of Bombardier Comet II's east through a maze... (more)

A Bombardier built Comet II car leads a SEPTA push-pull set out of the station near the once bustling Pennsylvania Railroad yard in Thorndale, PA.

The early morning rush begins at SEPTA's Thorndale station just east Amtrak's former PRR yard in Thorndale, PA, the terminus for SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale line. Here we see a set of Silveriner V EM... (more)

The last of SEPTA's AEM-7 led push-pull sets makes its way to Thorndale, PA. Thorndale is the terminus of all SEPTA operations along the former PRR, now Amtrak Keystone Corridor. Just ahead is &... (more)

Amtrak Cities Sprinter No. 650 leads a Keystone train east through Amtrak's yard in Thorndale, PA, bypassing SEPTA's station, while en route to Exton, PA. Not much to see here, today, though bac... (more)

An early morning Amtrak Keystone sprints east, non-stop, through SEPTA's Thorndale station, some 35 miles west of Philadelphia, PA. The station at Thorndale consists of little more than high leve... (more)

An Amtrak Keystone sprints non-stop through SEPTA's Thorndale station, some 35 miles west of Philadelphia, PA. Not much to see here, today, though back in the day, the Pennsylvania Railroad's Tho... (more)

Operator Dick Herr is entering information on the Station Record of Train Movements at the 1938 vintage Union Switch & Signal Co. CTC machine governing train movements from Glen Loch through Coate... (more)

Our first stop for service comes at Thorndale, where passengers are allowed to de-board and mingle about getting photos. We'll stay on the mainline to Lancaster, the Low Grade line shares the rig... (more)