An eastbound freight exits the middle of the three tunnels near the Mason-Dixon Line on the Columbia & Port Deposit Branch. Frazier Tunnel is 1/10 mile below the PA-MD border; about 3 miles south ... (more)

With its keystone number plate at a jaunty angle, the 1361 returns to Altoona from a short trip to the Hollidaysburg wye. I hope this engine can again be restored to operating condition, so that ... (more)

The now-preserved 906 (as PRR 4903 in Dallas/Frisco TX) leads what is probably one of the Florida trains over the East Bel Air Avenue crossing. This locomotive, along with the 4901, pulled Robert... (more)

The PRR 7002 comes back to life at Strasburg, breaking through a red ribbon-bedecked paper barrier. Built in August, 1902 as the PRR 8063, the engine was renumbered to stand in for legendary spee... (more)

The impressive CNJ 0-6-0 No. 113, panned crossing Beckville Road. The "6S46" on the side of the cab signifies its railroad classification- "6-wheeled Switcher, 46,000 pounds tracti... (more)

The 1218 is westbound on the last leg of a circle trip from Roanoke north along the Shenandoah Valley line, east on the old C&O James River line to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke.

PRR K4s No. 1361 is running around its train, after having pulled it tender-first around the east leg of the Duncansville wye. The train originated at the museum in Altoona, and was one of severa... (more)

The "Clinchfield 676" (UP 3985) is deadheading to Kingsport, TN for the 50th running of the Santa Claus Train in 1992. No steam this year for the 76th edition, but country stars Maddie ... (more)

The B&O No. 7402, built by EMD in July of 1964, is part of the collection stored outside at the B&O Museum in Baltimore. If I'm not mistaken, it's one of only two preserved SD35s, the other being... (more)

The PRR Heritage Unit looks a bit out of place rolling through the Amish farmland on the Strasburg's light jointed rail. It's heading back to Leaman Place Junction and the Amtrak mainline after ha... (more)

Exhibiting severe corrosion issues in its skin, the 4876 is crossing John Street, heading back to the yard to await its next trip to Penn Station, New York. Note the graffiti scrawled in the dust... (more)

The one-of-a-kind 6,000 hp experimental freight electric rests between assignments in the forlorn yard tracks east of Harrisburg's station. Weighing in at 182 1/2 tons and nearly 69 feet long, th... (more)

Steamtown's new visitor center opening day, with the 261 being prepared to pull the 1995 NRHS convention special out of town, as No. 3254 simmers on an adjacent track. It was about 90 degrees F.,... (more)

Pan view of ex-PRR N8 "cabin car" 23370 trailing an SCL boxcar southbound toward Baltimore. The white dot after the road number signified that the caboose had a frame of sufficient stre... (more)

It's the 765 by a nose, with the 1225 placing, and the coventioneers, locals, and railfans enjoying the show. The occasion was the 1991 NRHS National Convention, hosted by the Collis P. Huntingto... (more)