3254 charges upgrade at Elmhurst, under the old signal bridge. On the first day of Railfest 2012!

What I did on my Summer vacation: A visit to Steamtown to start. Whoever designed tiered parking garages had to have rail fans in mind.

What I did on my Summer vacation: A visit to Steamtown to start. This little ALCO is not on the job yet.

PT-98s crew is assembling the day's train to the NS interchange at Slateford Jct. and is seen here lifting a heavy cut of loaded center-beam cars along Ridge Row. This train was led by all four o... (more)

SD40-2s still roam the D&H. A short freight led by a pair of SD40-2s heads north out of CP's Taylor Yard. The short-lived "dual flags" paint scheme applied to 5975 now looks quite worn, a... (more)

A mid-morning power shuffle afforded this view of D-L's three ex-D&H RS3s at rest near the Bridge 60 tower. Out of view is CNJ 1554 which would be the 4th RS3 on this day's PT-98 job. The goal was... (more)

It was a busy morning in Scranton as two D-L jobs were at work in the yard adjacent to Steamtown...an SB-3 grain train and PT-98 with the RS3s seen at left. Here Steamtown's Scranton Limited shor... (more)

Each year, the National Railway Historical Society offers a program called "RailCamp" for young rail enthusiasts to get the chance to get close to and operate pieces of rail equipment at the Steam... (more)

The DL&W twins sit outside the roundhouse at Steamtown, waiting to be prepped for an excursion the upcoming weekend.

ALCOtown: The Delaware Lackawanna's roster includes a sizable number of ALCO engines which are used to haul freight around the Scranton and Pocono region in the Northwest part of Pennsylva... (more)

Once again, the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society (#664) leads a train with the Tri-State Railroad Historical Society (#663) though Saturday, for the first time ever, all the way to the Dela... (more)

Incredible find! The more I railfan, the luckier I get. Who'd have thought in 2012, you could stumble upon a CNJ F7(B) unit just sitting in shop yard? Well, actually, a few would ... (more)

In this early morning view from the boardwalk, both the Founder's Special passenger extra and the DL PT-98 power are seen side by side as the excursion train reverses out for Bridge 60.