A view from an excrsion train is captured by John's camera, out on the mainline enroute to Pittsburgh. John rode a fantrip from Massillon, OH to Pittsburgh before riding the Pittsburgh & Shawmut ... (more)

A view from an excursion train is captured by John's camera, somewhere out on the mainline south of Conway, PA.

Deep into the East Altoona pit, J1a 6432 waits for work. It was officially retired in April 1958 (source: Keystone Crossings). John had an escort from the PRR Police to roam the property for the... (more)

PRR GP-35 2365 leads a GP-9B and Alco C-424 on an eastbound coal train, on Pennsy's Midland Division.

A view from the coal dock at East Altoona reveals a passenger train, powered by a EP40,on the main line westward to the Altoona station. The dead steam in the foreground will probably never run a... (more)

A view from the coal dock at East Altoona reveals active and stored steam. John had permission from a high-up in the PRR to roam East Altoona, not often accessable to railfans. This is one of 16... (more)

This photo was snapped at the end of a three-week railfan photo binge by John and his friend the late Bill Rosenberg. The trip included stops in two countries, several states, and multiple large ... (more)

An I1s 2-10-0 shoves flats of farm implements in the Spring of '56.

On the left, the Nellie Bly pauses at Trenton, named after the globetrotting intrepid newswoman of the early 20th Century. On the right, possibly PRR #4666, a JG Brill OEG 350 Diesel-electric Do... (more)

Pennsy FM C16-4 is leaving the tunnel at Gallitzin, PA trailing lots of engine smoke in the summer of 1960.

The hazy skies of the Steel City dominate the downtown skyline scene in this view as seen from the platforms during PRR's early 50's station renovation. A pair of PRR E8's in Brunswick Green hav... (more)

A very rare Pennsy FM H20-44 leads a set of Alco FA1's up the hill at Gallitzin,PA. Note the downbound train on the adjacent track with at least 6 units.

A commuter train departs Red Bank. The engine is crossing a diamond of the CNJ line to southern NJ. Ansco Color original.

The MIDDAY CONGRESSIONAL behind GG1 4884 rushes west as a New York bound multiple unit train sits at Elizabeth. Someone remarked that this was the "Big Boy " GG1 with number 4884. I dropped my Pan... (more)

With brake shoes smoking, a freight heading down Horseshoe curve passing under the recently-removed signal bridge while another freight rumbles uphill. Note switcher "in transit" about 3 cars behi... (more)