SEPTA train 7503 rolls outbound on the Media-Elwyn Line, crossing the I-476 bridge in the sun before passing into the shadows, on a crisp autumn morning.
One of SEPTA's short-lived Allentown trains crosses the Little Lehigh Creek on the former Lehigh Valley main line.
From June, 1978 until August, 1979, SEPTA extended some of its Bethlehem trains to Allentown. In order to get to Allentown, the RDC's would complete their Bethlehem station stop, pull across the L... (more)
A SEPTA R2 Wilmington train, consisting of two Silverliner II and two Silverliner IV cars, passes under the B&O Philadelphia line in West Philadelphia.
By 1979, SEPTA had repainted the former Reading push-pull set in the SEPTA paint scheme. Seen here at Bethlehem Union Station, the new paint is not an upgrade to the classic Reading colors.
The Reading operated a large network of commuter trains in the Philadelphia area. The majority of the equipment was electrified MU cars, both of ancient (1931) and of Silverliner vintage. For line... (more)
Sitting around on layover
The former Alco diesel has no motor, generator or traction motors. It is used to dispense a gel to fight slippery rails during the Philadelphia Area leave drop season.
One block west of the entrance to the tunnel at 40 & Woodland Ave.
Inbound on Ogontz Ave. at 80th, #2716, a 1947 product of St. Louis Car, is in 6-Line service. Allthough now truncated, the line once went as as Willow Grove. On January 11th, 1986, less than a yea... (more)