There was still some jointed rail on the NEC in 1978 when Metroliner Service utilized the original self-propelled Budd MU cars. Leading the consist is snack bar coach No. 855, PRR Class MPC85E5.

A southbound Metroliner rips across the four lanes of East Bel Air Avenue at 100 mph. Lead car No. 829 (PRR Class MP85E4) is a Westinghouse-equipped coach.

The only preserved Metroliner in its original configuration- PRR class MPC85E5, weighing in at 165,094#. Its rear door is also ajar; perhaps to allow air to circulate?

A northbound Metroliner is trailing a long cloud of dust as it starts to decelerate for the Susquehanna River crossing. Note the different pantographs on the GE-equipped 1st car and the Westingho... (more)

Metro Club Car #889, the highest numbered Metroliner car in the fleet, leads a northbound at close to, if not over, the century mark at North Elizabeth, NJ.

A southbound Metroliner is zipping by the WWII-era PRR station at 100 mph+, with a rebuilt snack bar coach in the lead. These cars were equipped with Leslie S37-S55 dual horns, which emanated a h... (more)

A Metroliner in Amish Country- the 823 (now cab-control car 9634) leads a trio of rebuilds east, with a panoramic view of Lancaster County farmland in the background. Note the replacement pantogr... (more)

A northbound Metroliner is leaving a trail of dust in its wake, as it whistles for the old East Bel Air Avenue crossing in Aberdeen. In the lead is a Budd-GE "Metroclub" car. Note the ... (more)

Metroliners on #4 pass a GG-1 powered freight with excess power on #3 that will soon leave the NEC at Lane Tower, pass under the #4 track flyover, and enter the PRR Waverly Yard complex.

Budd-GE Metroclub No. 880 leads a northbound Metroliner under the old PRR signal bridge at the long-gone South Chapel Street crossing. For a recent view of this site, see photo 632908 on this web... (more)

A northbound Metroliner with a GE Snack Bar Coach in the lead is racing an AMC Gremlin on paralleling APG Road, approaching East Bel Air Avenue crossing. You can bet that the Leslie S37-S55 combo... (more)

A southbound Metroliner is rocketing over the 4-lane grade crossing in Aberdeen; speed here was usually between 105-110 mph. No. 813 is still in service, as cab-control car 9646.

Former Metroliners of various fates. The car on the left was converted to a "Michigan Coach" while the car in the center was converted to a cab control car. It is missing its fiberglass shroud. ... (more)

Amtrak Metroliner #889 is on a Harrisburg to Philadelphia train as it runs around a SEPTA commuter train

A Roger Puta Photograph