Our last shot of a Reading – Philadelphia excursion with CP 4-6-0 972 was at the bridge over the Schuylkill River at Cumru, Pennsylvania. Seen under the bridge at the extreme left is a portion o... (more)

Birdsboro Meet

Two years after SEPTA discontinued passenger service to Reading, two passenger trains met at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chapter NRHS sponsored a Phila... (more)

A Reading – Philadelphia round trip excursion to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad makes a brief stop at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.

George Hart’s former Canadian Pacific ten-wheeler stretches its legs on Conrail’s former Reading main line at Linfield, Pennsylvania. Lettered for the Philadelphia and Reading, P&R 972 is on t... (more)

A Reading – Philadelphia excursion to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway rolls west through Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. George Hart’s former Canadian Pacifi... (more)