To the Tipple!

An empty local coal train, with 4 80MACs (2 on each end) eases through Windber, PA enroute to the tipple at Mine 78 about a mile outside town. While today this track i... (more)

Ice Floes Below

A westbound intermodal train crosses the Juniata River at Mount Union on the former PRR stone viaduct. The weather has been in single digit temperatures for the past ... (more)

Halfway Done

The Juniata Valley Railroad is returning to Lewistown Junction from Standard Steel in Burnham with 6 loads and an empty gondola. While they're on the way back, the day i... (more)

Full Throttle

With engineer Stephen Lane at the throttle, Everett 11 puts on a gorgeous show out of the Hollidaysburg station bound for Roaring Spring.

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Blast from the Past

In a scene straight out of 1931, a man stops his car for the local passenger train in Hollidaysburg, PA. Both vehicles--the locomotive and the Model A are product... (more)

Moonset Steam

The moon hangs low in the early morning in Hollidaysburg as the Everett Railroad's crew prepares for a day of hosting photographers.

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Winter Wonderland

There's nothing quite like a steam locomotive in the snow, and the Everett Railroad's diminutive 2-6-0 #11 doesn't disappoint. The first substantial snowfall of th... (more)

An Ever-Changing Scene--As the Sun Sets

The Juniata Locomotive Shop is a never-ending source of interest. On each visit, the details are always a little different. Different locomot... (more)

It's Getting Cold Up Here

The first thick blanket of snow has fallen on the Altoona area, and NS is as busy as ever with extra intermodal traffic ahead of the holidays. This place ne... (more)

Multi-track Drifting!!

The Rose Yard job decided it wanted to try out drift racing. It turns out that, while you can do this with models, real trains should stick to one track at a t... (more)

Heading Back

Despite already having blown the railhead clear of accumulation on the westbound trip (south, really), the NBER's thrice-weekly train continues to leave a white streak i... (more)

"The Branch"

The NBER operates the former Bald Eagle Branch of the PRR, or known to some locals simply as "The Branch." Built after a few failed attempts as the B... (more)

Follow the White Cloud

This is the first image I took of the Nittany & Bald Eagle's Tyrone turn the day after winter storm Stella dumped the only significant snowfall of the season o... (more)

Horses of Flesh and Iron

The Abingdon Branch is noted for how little life seems to have changed over the last half century. Draft teams are still a common sight on farms along the V-... (more)

The Day is Done

The crew of the Everett Railroad chat around the table, enjoying a cigar or two before tying the engine down for the night.

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