The Strasburg-PHMC-Lancaster Chapter NRHS doubleheaded 7002-1223 steam special backing onto the Conrail Buffalo Line behind Rockville Tower. The tower was closed in 1986 and was later razed. Bot... (more)

Pennsy Atlantic No. 7002 performing a runby with period cars from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, during the commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the PRR train, "The Broadway Limited... (more)

For a few short years, doubleheaders of Pennsylvania Railroad steam could and did occur at Strasburg. Here 4-4-2 7002 and 4-4-2 1223 have arrived at Strasburg, and are pulling forward to run aroun... (more)

Pennsy light Atlantic No. 7002 is ready to go, with a 5-car half hour train on the 4th of July in 1985. This locomotive was on the Strasburg roster from 1983 to 1989, and occasionally pulled main... (more)

Pennsy steam on the old Western Maryland Dutch Line, with the 7002 coasting downgrade along Smith's Siding. It has been a long day's journey from Strasburg, and overnight servicing will take plac... (more)

CSX officials are about to give clearance to the PRR 7002 to connect to the old Western Maryland, in order to proceed to Hanover for the next day's commemorative trip to Gettysburg for the occasio... (more)

The PRR 7002 pauses to prepare to switch from the old Northern Central onto the Frederick Branch to connect to the Western Maryland, on its way to overnight in Hanover for the next day's commemora... (more)

Pennsy steam in York, with the PRR 7002 switching off the old Northern Central onto the old Frederick Branch for a short trip to West York where it will access CSX rails (ex-Western Maryland) for ... (more)

The PRR 7002 is pulling the Gettysburg Address Special on the CSX (ex-Western Maryland) between Hanover and Gettysburg, and is at the moment of stalling due to wet rails. The solution was to back... (more)

PRR E7s Atlantic No. 7002 is beginning its journey to the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in November of 1988. The Strasburg Rail Road and the Pennsylvania Histor... (more)

Pennsy power, freshly restored by Strasburg in July of 1983. Built in 1902 as the PRR 8063, the 7002 would make its first run after restoration on July 28, 1983. It was retired in 1989 and is no... (more)

The Other Strasburg Reunion

There’s been a lot of attention paid to the two live Norfolk & Western steam locomotives that have been reunited at Strasburg, but there was another s... (more)

Night scene at the 1985 50th Anniversary NRHS Convention in Strasburg, with PRR light Atlantic 7002 posing by the recently restored J-Tower. Strasburg engineer Linn Moedinger is about to grab ord... (more)

PRR Symphony

Strasburg’s two ex-Pennsylvania Railroad steamers, 4-4-2 7002 and 4-4-0 1223, work together to get a long train of passengers up the hill at Cherry Hill.