Eastbound coal train NS 500 is passing the Triple Crown facility at the east end of Rutherford yard at CP Beaver.

In its heyday a rusty rail would have been an uncommon sight at the former PRR HARRIS Tower. Controlling over 100 passenger movements a day in and out of Harrisburg Station, the tower was quite b... (more)

Westbound Norfolk Southern on the former Reading Railroad Bridge in Harrisburg, PA. The remnants of the South Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge can be seen in the foreground. Work on the bridge was h... (more)

They say not to put the cart in front of the horse, in this case 4,620 horses, but I think this may be an exception to that rule. All 'board!

First of the big units. This order had the usual trimount trucks while the later units had hy-ad trucks. By the old coaling tower.

Not a bad paint job, after many years of a very bad paid job. Did you ever think that maybe NS operates under the assumption "Those that look nice are soon gone." I couldn't arque with it. Note... (more)

NS 2415 and crew switch cars at Enola Yard.

NS 7513 sits idle in Enola Yard.

Old glory greats a band of Canadian visitors to Harrisburg as they roll 30J off of the Buffalo Line.

Proof that even a simple scheme can look good (and "businesslike") with big numbers, a herald and a sill stripe.

Not your usual Northeastern U-30C, what with the early carbody a paint job not inspired by soot and Adirondac, Adorondac, Adir.....different trucks.

Nice that some of these got the new paint before the end. My favorite spark arrestors.

Note to young railfans, this was about as boring as it got in those days and, by the way, this was yesterday.

The Strasburg Railroad ran an excursion with two of it's x-PRR steam locos in June of 1985. Here the train is crossing the Rockville Bridge