“The World’s Fastest Locomotive…”
…so claimed the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1949.

From 1983-1989 Strasburg Rail Road rostered No. 7002, leased from the Pennsylvania Histo... (more)

The Strasburg-PHMC-Lancaster Chapter NRHS doubleheaded 7002-1223 steam special backing onto the Conrail Buffalo Line behind Rockville Tower. The tower was closed in 1986 and was later razed. Bot... (more)

Pennsy Class E6s 4-4-2 Atlantic No. 460, built by Juniata in August 1914 and cosmetically restored by the RR Museum of PA. In the July 1939 issue of "Railroad" magazine, Donald M. Steffee reporte... (more)

Pennsy Atlantic No. 7002 performing a runby with period cars from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, during the commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the PRR train, "The Broadway Limited... (more)

For a few short years, doubleheaders of Pennsylvania Railroad steam could and did occur at Strasburg. Here 4-4-2 7002 and 4-4-2 1223 have arrived at Strasburg, and are pulling forward to run aroun... (more)

Pennsy light Atlantic No. 7002 is ready to go, with a 5-car half hour train on the 4th of July in 1985. This locomotive was on the Strasburg roster from 1983 to 1989, and occasionally pulled main... (more)

Pennsy power at the RR Museum of PA, GG-1, K-4 and Atlantic Class.

Pennsy steam on the old Western Maryland Dutch Line, with the 7002 coasting downgrade along Smith's Siding. It has been a long day's journey from Strasburg, and overnight servicing will take plac... (more)

CSX officials are about to give clearance to the PRR 7002 to connect to the old Western Maryland, in order to proceed to Hanover for the next day's commemorative trip to Gettysburg for the occasio... (more)

The PRR 7002 pauses to prepare to switch from the old Northern Central onto the Frederick Branch to connect to the Western Maryland, on its way to overnight in Hanover for the next day's commemora... (more)

Pennsy steam in York, with the PRR 7002 switching off the old Northern Central onto the old Frederick Branch for a short trip to West York where it will access CSX rails (ex-Western Maryland) for ... (more)

The PRR 7002 is pulling the Gettysburg Address Special on the CSX (ex-Western Maryland) between Hanover and Gettysburg, and is at the moment of stalling due to wet rails. The solution was to back... (more)

PRR E7s Atlantic No. 7002 is beginning its journey to the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in November of 1988. The Strasburg Rail Road and the Pennsylvania Histor... (more)