Dream Big. On April 22, 2017, a Lehigh Valley NRHS RDC charter over rare mileage on the Reading and Northern Railroad - Passenger visited various locations on the railroad not normally seen... (more)

After a multi-year, multi-million dollar restoration, the fruit of the R&N steam crews hard work comes to bear as the big T-1 simmers at Outer Station.

In the early light of day, a Blue Mountain & Reading Temple – Harrisburg glides over the Schuylkill River on Conrail’s Lebanon Valley Line at Reading, Pennsylvania. The long girder bridge shar... (more)

Reading & Northern 425 charges out of Reading, Pennsylvania as it crosses Peacock's Lock Viaduct about a two miles into the trip to Jim Thorpe.

"Big Blue Twilight" - As the blanket of darkness falls over Reading, the crew of R&N 425 are hard at work, preparing the engine for one last day of Fall Foliage.

After unloading the passengers after their Fall Foliage train ride, Reading & Northern 425 backs the excursion train northward out of Reading Outer Station to go turn the train around for the next... (more)

Early Conrail locomotive repaints were less than consistent with respect to lettering style and placement. Cabooses did not escape the inconsistencies, either, as witnessed by this former PRR N5B ... (more)

Former PRR E8s owned by BM&R are on display in restored PRR Tuscan red with gold pinstripes livery for its 1986 Railfan Weekend.

Four years into Conrail’s existence, the engine terminal in Reading, Pennsylvania was still frequented by former Reading switchers in Reading paint. Here an SW900 is in the company of two SW1001... (more)

Did you ever wonder who so many concrete coaling towers remain in place, straddling busy main lines long after steam has disappeared from the rails? These structures were built from yards and yard... (more)

Reading SD45 7603 with GP30 3619 leading a freight train near Reading, PA in 1973. Unknown photographer, slide from my collection)