Our last shot of a Reading – Philadelphia excursion with CP 4-6-0 972 was at the bridge over the Schuylkill River at Cumru, Pennsylvania. Seen under the bridge at the extreme left is a portion o... (more)

Birdsboro Meet

Two years after SEPTA discontinued passenger service to Reading, two passenger trains met at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chapter NRHS sponsored a Phila... (more)

A Reading – Philadelphia round trip excursion to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad makes a brief stop at Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.

George Hart’s former Canadian Pacific ten-wheeler stretches its legs on Conrail’s former Reading main line at Linfield, Pennsylvania. Lettered for the Philadelphia and Reading, P&R 972 is on t... (more)

In the days before she was blue, Blue Mountain & Reading 4-6-2 425 drifts through Rockhill, Pennsylvania during a Souderton Railroad Days excursion.

In the rain, PRR 1361 heads past the community of Bald Eagle towards its Bellefonte destination.

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)

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)

2-8-2 Baldwin built steamlocomotive # 15 of the East Broad Top with a special for a group of IntraExpress from Germany is entering Orbisonia Station.

2-8-2 Baldwin built steamlocomotive # 15 of the East Broad Top is nearing McMullen summit with a coal train. This was a special for group of IntraExpress/Germany.

Steamtown passenger run with ex CN 3254 in charge

Early Steamtown action after its move from Vermont to Pennsylvania finds Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 2317 climbing the Pocono grade near Dunmore, Pennsylvania.

In September 1992, Steamtown ran a a doubleheader excursion ( CP 2317 CN 3254 ) for their railphoto weekend. The train is shown here, steaming through Conklin, NY on its way from Scranton to Bingh... (more)

The Strasburg's 0-6-0 No. 31 is climbing the grade at the Cherry Hill "station," passing the famous sign- "Pop. 17 (More or Less.)" No. 31 (CN 7312) was built by Baldwin in 19... (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)