CNJ #113 leads a passenger special through Pottsville, PA while en route back to Minersville, PA.

Here's a switch(er) - CNJ 0-6-0 #113 captured in a pace shot at 1/20th roaring through the town of West Cressona pulling a passenger special en route to Minersville, PA.

Highball!

CNJ #113 thunders through the town of Schuylkill Haven with a six car consist - the sound was incredible as the locomotive's diminutive 51" drivers spun like mad in an ef... (more)

A Jersey Central excursion led by No. 113 roars through town passing the Schuylkill Haven depot while en route to Minersville, PA.

One of the most unlikely steam restorations in memory, one that took years and years of knuckle-busting work, all of it done outside, has resulted in a very successful resurrection.

And why di... (more)

The CNJ 113 heads to its new home in Minersville, dead-in-tow in a Reading and Northern freight on the old Reading Main Line.

Jersey Central 0-6-0 No. 113 returns to Minersville, Pa., with a Santa Claus special just after sunset. The chunky switcher powered three round trips to Landingville to the delight of children you... (more)

Switch engines have a prosaic life, shuffling cars from here to there, over and over. On rare occasions those powerful and very little wheels were called upon to step up and help out with the main... (more)

It is generally thought the first photograph was taken in 1826. In 1829 the first practical steam locomotive was produced. You can then say that for the next 120 years, B&W photography and steam l... (more)

CNJ No 113, after slumbering in pieces for over 50 years, has been reborn in one of the most unusual, most unexpected steam restorations I can ever recall. Years of low funded knuckle busting work... (more)

The CNJ 113 is passing the old Reading RR station at about 25 mph, on its return trip with the 1:00 p.m. Santa Claus Special. The station served as the borough hall for a number of years, and was... (more)

The CNJ 113 rumbles along Railroad Street with the 1:00 p.m. Santa Claus Special from Minersville. The ground is literally shaking under the 168-ton weight (engine and tender) of this massive 0-6... (more)

The CNJ 113 has things well in hand on the return trip of the 1:00 p.m. Santa Claus Special to Minersville. The only operating anthracite burner extant was built by Alco in 1923 and worked for th... (more)

The CNJ 113 is making her first run of the 2014 season as she backs out of the Minersville Station. They will then take the Observation car up a few 100 yards to a siding to set it off. There next... (more)

CNJ 113's builder's plate once again feels the heat from the locomotive, which has been recently restored to operating condition.