Photographer- unknown- from the 35 mm original Kodachrome slide. August 28 and 29, 1976 saw former 4449 GS-4 head up an excursion from Atlanta, GA to Alexandria, VA in order to get the big GS-... (more)

"Reading Units on Display"

Instead of a giant sign saying "Welcome to Steamtown" visitors to the site are greeted by a Reading T1 and a matched set of Rea... (more)

Once the leader of a dinner train, this old FP7 has apparently now been sitting on this spur for quite a few years with an uncertain future.

Waiting to receive fuel and sand .

By 1979, SEPTA had repainted the former Reading push-pull set in the SEPTA paint scheme. Seen here at Bethlehem Union Station, the new paint is not an upgrade to the classic Reading colors.

The Reading operated a large network of commuter trains in the Philadelphia area. The majority of the equipment was electrified MU cars, both of ancient (1931) and of Silverliner vintage. For line... (more)

NCTM hostlers take the museum's Southern Railway FP7A for a spin on the turntable. ACL 4-6-0 #1031 and a Southern derrick are seen sitting outside the roundhouse.

Amtrak train number one, the "Sunset Limited" was passing through Sierra Blanca, TX.

Its a shame to see historic engines rotting away isn't it? We try to avoid that. The sprawl of Canal Park and Eastern Duluth can be seen behind the train as it winds its way through West Duluth. H... (more)

You wouldn’t know it to see it today, but Train 39, westbound near Herington, Kansas, was once the Imperial, a secondary but important passenger run between Chicago and Southern California. But ... (more)

Streamliners at Spencer

A former Soo Line FP7 leads a DM&IR SD18 and Erie Mining F9A as the trio handle 117 empty BNSF all-rail ore hoppers. The cars are being stored for a few weeks on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

A former Soo Line FP7 leads a DM&IR SD18 and Erie Mining F9A as the trio muscles 117 empty BNSF all-rail ore hoppers along the north shore of Lake Superior. The cars are being stored on the North ... (more)