Bringing up the markers on a Blue Mountain & Reading Temple, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia excursion is BM&R observation car 300. The passengers seem to be enjoying the view from the platform as t... (more)
A Blue Mountain & Reading Temple, Pennsylvania – Philadelphia excursion has turned at West Falls. and is now accelerating through the curve at Belmont. Reading 4-8-4 2102 looks right at home in ... (more)
The southbound Orange Blossom Special crosses the Schuylkill River on the Columbia Bridge at Belmont, Pennsylvania. The Belmont Water Works can be seen above the lead unit.
The southbound Orange Blossom Special prepares to crosses the Schuylkill River at Belmont, Pennsylvania. If I recall correctly, the plot of dirt in the foreground was a cooperative garden f... (more)
The southbound Orange Blossom Special crosses the Schuylkill River on the former Reading bridge at Belmont, Pennsylvania. The OBSS almost always had CSX units in the consist, but today’s ... (more)
Philadelphia-bound hoppers roll eastbound through Belmont on the former Reading main line. The road on the hill above the train is the Schuylkill Expressway, sometimes known as the world’s longe... (more)