Historic, majestic and thankfully preserved....

Today's 1929 built Reading Company North Broad Street Station sits obscured behind large trees planted by the City of Philadelphia.

A ... (more)

Strafford Station, former Pennsylvania Railroad, now serves SEPTA commuter trains along the transit agency's Paoli/Thorndale line, aka, Amtrak's Keystone route. Built in 1876, this station was l... (more)

Linden Station - built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1914 and in use today - the right side of the building has a lobby and ticket counter while the left side houses a taxi cab company (what a n... (more)

Berwyn station - former Pennsylvania Railroad, built in 1884. Today, this stanon currently houses "The Frame Station Gallery"as well as a small ticket office for SEPTA. The station, in... (more)

Hubbard Woods is a depot on what is today's Metra UP North Line out of Chicago. The railroad itself is built below grade here so it is difficult to get a picture of the depot with a train, unless ... (more)

CNW's Neenah-Menasha depot appears to be a busy place in August of 1966. This depot still survives today. Bob Ferge Kodachrome from my collection.

Amtrak's Coatesville Station, former PRR, built in 1889 sits vacant and forlorn pending disposition. This two story structure, hollowed inside and windows either boarded up or broken, once had a ... (more)

SEPTA's former Pennsylvania Railroad built station in Strasfford, PA. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, this station sits roughly 15 miles west of center city Philadelph... (more)

After train activity diminished in the Green Bay area for the day, we took a side trip to Stiles Junction Ohio, where an ex-MILW RSC2 was reportedly being kept. When we got there, the Alco was now... (more)

The depot in Sussex, WI stands guard over CNW's Adams Line mainline in April of 1974. An International MOW vehicle keeps an eye on things as well. The depot was moved off-site in 1978, and has mov... (more)

SEPTA's Roesmont Station - built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1892 to replace an earlier 1863 built station, it was heavily modified in 1983 when a real estate broker's office became co-tenant ... (more)

All aboard! Or, rather, last call, for alcohol!

In this case, at 11 am, it was first call for alcohol in Scranton, Pennsylvania sitting at the bar at the Radisson Hotel. If you look clo... (more)

An open door into the past

Here is a view of what once was the lobby of the 1908 built Lackawanna Railroad depot in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Lackawanna Railroad had a major presence ... (more)

SEPTA's Bethayres station, former Reading Company - built back in 1876, still in service today with not only a manned ticket office, but a breezeway as well! Classy!

Both built in 1891, these former Reading buildings serve the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. The station (foreground) serves as the ticket office while the building to the rear (the freight station... (more)