MP 2999 leads an eastbound train at Jefferson City MO, January 1982.

The last eastbound run of E8s and Stillwell coaches is led by EL 829, 816, and 825 at Ridgewood Jct, NJ on Sep 14, 1974 with 15 cars in tow. The train brought all the equipment from Port Jervis o... (more)

A pair of Penn Central E44 electrics running light take a shortcut to Meadows Yard via the passenger line through Harrison, NJ. Road freights did not normally operate through here.

In the late 1960s the Illinois Central operated an expedited overnight piggyback service between Chicago and Memphis, trains 50 and 51, known as the Fastback. E-units were the regular power. At du... (more)

A pair of Penn Central E8s working in MBTA commuter service await the evening rush hour at South Station in Boston. The reconstruction of the mid-1980s completely changed the look of this 1899 ter... (more)

A Century 630/GP35 duo leads Reading train BH-13 (Bethlehem-Harrisburg, PA) through the interlocking at Steel Tower in Allentown, PA, on a winter morning.

After a quarter-century pulling trainloads of black diamonds like the ones they’re rolling past, this pair of Western Maryland F7’s has been promoted to hauling varnish as a retirement gift. T... (more)

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Amtrak is just over 2 years old as a group of kids watch what is likely the Empire Builder or North Coast Limited make its' station stop at the Milwaukee depot in September of 1973. The EMD E9 is ... (more)

Conrail was a few months old as this Penn Central RS11/GP9 pair led a southbound local freight through the station at Elizabeth, NJ. Both locomotives are ex-PRR, still working in home territory.

The date is approximate. An original medium format negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

One of SEPTA's last active sets of ex-Reading Blueliner heavyweight MUs lean into a curve as they pause at Swarthmore, PA, running outbound on the ex-PRR Media branch. These cars dated to 1930-32 ... (more)

A North-bound past Zoo Interlocking. This image was shot with a Kodak Transit camera on Plus-X medium format film, developed with Kodak Microdol developer. An original negative from my collectio... (more)

On a quiet Sunday morning, two pairs of SEPTA Silverliner IV MUs pose beneath the classic trainshed of Philadelphia's Reading Terminal. The trains run through the basement now, but the trainshed e... (more)

Penn Central F7A 1509 (former PRR 9809A) with Penn Central F7A 1646 (former NYC 1646) Photo from my collection, no photographer's name listed on slide.