To Wilmington and Beyond!

An Amtrak Regional Express buzzes through Philadelphia, bound for Wilmington, DE, and beyond, in an evening Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 652
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 28, 2019

A late afternoon westbound Amtrak Regional Express makes an appearance at Amtrak's North Philadelphia station. The station, which is served primarily by SEPTA commuter trains, is owned by Amtrak ... (more)

An Amtrak long distance train departs Philadelphia, bound for Wilmington, DE and points south - far, far south.

The dramatic view of the city of Philadelphia now includes the relatively new sk... (more)

"Whose Line is it Anyway?"

SEPTA transit riders enjoy a "rare-mileage" trip, over a small part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor due to projected called "The Southwe... (more)

A silver bullet, illuminated by a late evening Sun, rifles down the barrel of the Northeast Corridor in North Philadelphia, traveling on track 3. The train is just shy of the North Philadelphia s... (more)

AMTK No. 624 takes its train over hill and dale putting a little LED in it on the climb towards North Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor.

(I'm bringing back both phrases - "hill an... (more)

A late evening eastbound Acela Express charges past Torresdale station in northeast Philadelphia, bound for New York by nightfall.

Amtrak's Veteran's unit makes an appearance at the North Philadelphia Station, once known as Germantown Junction. Both Amtrak and SEPTA use this station, though the station itself (right center; ... (more)

Towerman Joe Coulter in his ever-present fedora hands train orders to the crew of a cab hop. The GP35, GP30 combo with matching caboose in Reading's attractive yellow and green image was most like... (more)

An Amtrak long distance train sprints past a CSX local (light engine more) captured westbound through the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia.

Reading Terminal

Built in 1893 by the Reading Company, this passenger terminal and company headquarters is located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia at the corner of 12th and Market S... (more)

"The Cut"

The remnants of a portion of the former Reading Company's "City Branch" in downtown Philadelphia, PA. The branch was built between 1881 and 1893 by the Philadelphia & Reading ... (more)

This is the elevated portion of the former Reading Company's "City Branch", built between 1881 and 1893, located in the heart of Philadelphia, PA. The branch was built by the Philadelphia & Readi... (more)

An old, vandalized and abandoned diner train car sits at the intersection of Broad and Noble in downtown Philadelphia.

Built in 1922, this car is former Reading Company dining car No. 1186. It... (more)

The Reading Company's Gateway to Philadelphia

Abandoned, forelorn and out of service, this is the former four track main of the once mighty Reading Railroad. It leads south into the ... (more)