Reading FP7 #903 gets a chance to lead on the "Whistle Stop" excursion from E.Stroudsburg, PA to Scranton and return during Steamtown's now annual Railfest weekend.
The Reading duo make an early 7:30 AM appearance at the Elmhurst Reservoir en route to East Stroudsburg, PA prior to running a "Whistle Stop" excursion back to Steamtown later the same afternoon.
The "Whistle Stop" Excursion crosses Pocono Summit Lake as it heads back to Steamtown after picking up passengers in East Stroudsburg and Cresco for Railfest.
Historic diesel locomotive Reading RR FP-7 unit #903 along with unit #902 arrive at Railfest 2010 at Steamtown.
This is eastbound No. 42, the Pelican, at Wallace, VA---just a couple of miles or less out of Bristol. The lead unit is an FP7 and the second is a passenger-geared F3A. [Editorial Note: Thanks to ... (more)
In the spring of 1968, a passenger-geared F3 splices two Southern FP7s on train 42, the eastbound “Pelican,” as it makes its departure from Bristol, VA-TN. The N&W roundhouse that serviced ste... (more)
Birmingham-New York train 18, the overnight “Birmingham Special,” waits for its 7 AM departure on a summer morning in 1969 at the Bristol passenger station. This head-end heavy train managed t... (more)
Classic N&W wig wags protect the crossing at Seven Mile Ford, VA in the spring of 1962 as train 46, the eastbound “Tennessean” roars through en route to DC and New York City. A sizable consist... (more)
In the spring of 1966, Southern eliminated a portion of its Washington to Memphis “Tennessean” passenger train, nos. 45 and 46. The Chattanooga to Memphis leg was retained for a few more years... (more)
Southern Railway FP7's 6141 and 6146 take Train 405 under Pennsylvania RR catenary and past RF&P's RO Tower at the north end of Potomac Yard.
RJ Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train crosses one of the many rural road crossings along the route.
RJ Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train passes the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, KY.
Hey dispatch? Yeah, we're no where near Pottstown! Â The Reading set takes a tour of the former DL&W line during "Founder's Day" partially substituting for steam due to some track ... (more)
Sporting her new reflective number board, RDG #902 rounds the bend at Point of Gap in one of the more scenic locations in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
