A rather unusual sight for the "High Line" in downtown Philadelphia. A pair of Union Pacific motors led by the Chicago & Northwestern heritage unit snakes a lengthy ethanol train through... (more)

Note the steam engine at the right of the frame. I would imagine that is a Strasburg unit. An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

A John Petko original Kodachrome slide.

An original medium format negative from my collection; the location and photographer were not specified.

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

An original medium format negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

An original medium format negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

An original medium format negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

The train provides welcome color on an otherwise dingy winter day in 1987. An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

A Walter Schopp original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

The #900 was destroyed in the tragic Chase, MD., accident at 1:30pm on January 4th, 1987, along with the #903. An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

The New York Central had 16 Lima 1200 H.P. road switchers. Two were rebuilt with EMD 1200 H.P. 12-567C engines in 1957. The 8062 and 8063 made it into the Penn Central era.

An original Kodachrome slide form my collection; the photographer was not specified.

Amtrak AEM7 #915 idles at the Race Street motor pit. This particular unit was preserved and now lives in Strasburg. A Richard Louderback original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

There is certainly less variety at Amtrak's Race Street Engine Facility these days, compared to years past. ACS-64s, GP15Ds and a single P42AC occupy a scene that otherwise hasn't changed all tha... (more)