Shuttle train between Philadelphia and Valley Forge, Pa during Bicentennial Celebation
Bethlehem to Philadelphia train at Reliance Road.
"Please, sir, get back on the train!" The conductor appears to be quite agitated with the guy in the yellow shirt, who is determined to test the siding's clearance limits in an effort to get the s... (more)
Reading train BH-15 (Bethlehem - Harrisburg). with 122 cars, makes its way through Allentown yard on the LV (ex-CNJ) main line. Originating in Saucon Yard, the train will get back on Reading rails... (more)
The backbone of the Reading's second-generation fleet was four-axle EMD units. One of the newest additions, a GP39-2, lays over in Bethlehem with a GP35 and a GP30.
It was very common to encounter Reading road power in the CNJ/LV's Bethlehem engine terminal. Switchers were much less frequent visitors, and this one was a real surprise.
Set of power Rutherford yard
A study in running gear.
This is the very first steam locomotive I ever saw under steam. I can't tell you how great it is that I can see her frequently since she is at Steamtown and I volunteer there. (Maybe one had somet... (more)
Who knew that EMD built 0-4-4-0s? That's what the "builders plate" on ex-Reading FP7 #903 says, anyway.
903 and sister 902 sit on the display track beside the entrance driveway at Steamtown.
It's hard to believe that it's been a quarter of a century since the Blue Mountain & Reading was the hottest thing in tourist railroads in the northeast. Railfan weekends were a mob scene as a Rea... (more)
