On the Wall

NBER 1603 leads its way on to Washington Avenue in Tyrone. This branch-turned-shortline began life as the PRR-backed Bald Eagle Valley Railroad and features this unique s... (more)

The Nittany & Bald Eagle railroad's road switcher idles in the yard as Amtrak's eastbound "Pennsylvanian" (#42) slows to make what was about a 10 second stop at the platform in Tyrone.

They're Coming Offa the Wall!

Nittany & Bald Eagle 1603 and North Shore 2012 work their charge off 'the wall' on to Washington Avenue in Tyrone, PA on the former PRR Bald Eagle Bran... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf GP8 #7738 shoves the Bluegrass Railway Museum's excursion train underneath the former Southern/NS signal bridge from control point "Rosemont", approaching the Museu... (more)

As Conrail retired the Alco road switchers that held many of the Lehigh Valley area local assignments, replacements came in the form of rebuilt GP8’s. Conrail 5458 began life as Erie GP7 1241.

Former ICG 7738, a GP8 Paducah Rebuild, charges under the old Rosemont signal bridge at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum during a members night. Both locomotive and signal represent unique items ass... (more)

The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a mere 4 months old when this freight with a quartet of ex-IC(G) Paducah rebuilt EMD's thunders west out of Wilton, IA. The IAIS has risen from the ashes of the Ro... (more)

After dropping off some hopper cars at Graymont in Pleasant Gap, the crew heads back to the enginehouse in Coleville, passing the old PRR passenger station in downtown Bellefonte.

Nittany & Bald Eagle #1602 leads two other engines out of the yard past an old western styled house at Bellefonte, PA. The third engine, Lycoming Valley #2016, is in fresh paint and resembles a Re... (more)

The first Conrail EMD GP8 rebuilt by Paducah Shops leads an eclectic consist on a westbound train departing Conway Yard. This unit was later renumbered CR5800.

An appropriately colored scheme to be leading a train to the trackside pumpkin patch. ICG 7738 powers through Milner, KY roughly halfway along the Bluegrass Railroad Museums 5.5 miles of former So... (more)

Bluegrass Railroad Museum's recently repainted GP8 #7738 poses by a former N&W boxcar in the siding at Tyrone, KY. Many thanks to Joe Nugent and the entire BGRM volunteer crew for the hard work on... (more)

Easing off of the former Pennsylvania Railroad street running, Nittany & Bald Eagle GP8 (ex-New York Central) 1601 makes its way to the Norfolk Southern interchange at Tyrone, PA.

Three Conrail GP8's lead the Saucon Drill across the Lehigh River as they travel from the former CNJ Allentown Yard to the former Reading Saucon Yard. Today, this route is long-since removed, alth... (more)