Leased RDG steam on the Pennsy sits in the hole at Williamsport. Note the plume of smoke of an approaching train or possibly an engine working the Newberry Yard, seen above the car. All this is ... (more)
The T-1s were all under fire that day in Renovo. John reports that Pennsy paid a buck a day for the use of these engines.
When PRR returned these engines to the Reading in '57 they were much worse for the wear thanks to poor coal and virtually no maintenence during their stint on the Standard Railroad of the World. ... (more)
It was cheaper for the PRR to lease servicable steam, such as these Reading T-1s, rather than perform expensive class repairs (essentially rebuilds) on their own steamers destined to the scrap hea... (more)
The reason John is in Renovo soon becomes apparent, as 2 months earlier a power short Pennsy leased nine of these 10-year-old Northerns from the Reading for work in places like the non-cab signall... (more)
Here's a going-away shot of the Crusader at speed, this photo may have appeared in Passenger Train Journal. The train was converted to diesel power in '52, a set of the FP7s is in charge of the 5... (more)
Eastbound toward Philadelphia at Lebanon Valley Junction.
Delivered only months before to replace shrouded steam, the 903 & sister is seen after arrival at Jersey City with the Crusader. This is the earliest photo of 903 in service in the RP database so... (more)
This is my first box of Kodachrome, I stumbled upon this LV freight derailment wreck site where a gang was working to clear the mess. Steam only had one more year on the LV; by this time it was r... (more)
A 4-6-6-4 pusher shoves on the end of the train led by the 4-6-6-4 in picture http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=56643
A LIRR G5s rests in the Oyster Bay yard on a Sunday afternoon, waiting for Monday morning.
A hot NYC mail train scoops water on the fly just over the Mohawk from Schenectady
A quartet of LIRR's ubiquitous G5s relax at the Oyster Bay terminal on a Sunday afternoon
A Challenger leads a southbound freight with a new Pennsylvania RR Alco switcher in delivery just behind the tender
