PRR GP-35 2365 leads a GP-9B and Alco C-424 on an eastbound coal train, on Pennsy's Midland Division.

A F3 in Brunswick Green waits for work at East Altoona behind the roundhouse. John had an escort from the PRR Police to roam the property for these shots, this is one of 16 photos taken that day ... (more)

A view of the PRR servicing tracks at East Altoona shows a variety of power in this 1955 view. John had written permission from a high-up in the mighty PRR to freely roam East Altoona and take ph... (more)

A view from the coal dock at East Altoona reveals a passenger train, powered by a EP40,on the main line westward to the Altoona station. The dead steam in the foreground will probably never run a... (more)

Diminutive tank switcher 2796 rolls up to the table for a spin at East Altoona. PRR Class B8a. John got permission from a Vice President of the PRR to roam East Altoona, not often accessible to r... (more)

Dismounting from the steed

GG1 4935 returned to Washington Terminal for possibly its last time ever. This beautifully restored historic locomotive made a remarkable journey from the Railroad Museum of PA to Washington DC t... (more)

In a classic scene, recently painted in Pennsy tuscan red, GG1 4877 passes the manually operated crossing gates to couple to a northbound commuter train.

The Susquehannock passenger special tiptoes north up Washington Avenue in Tyrone, PA, on a cold and dreary fall morning. Despite the weather, there was a hefty number of die hards out to pursue t... (more)

PRR steam lays over at Bay Head Jct. This 3751 did not lead an illustrious life after retirement like the one on the west coast, unfortunately.

L1s 2369 awaiting a call to duty at Williamsport, PA. Note the circular number plate common to freight engines prior to the use of a Keystone plate on the M1 Class freight haulers in the 1920s.

This photo was snapped at the end of a three-week railfan photo binge by John and his friend the late Bill Rosenberg. The trip included stops in two countries, several states, and multiple large ... (more)

In the dead line at Hollidaysburg, PA in 1964 are some Pennsy Baldwin Centipede types. Because of their 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement you might call these the 'Big Boys' of dieseldom. Only 55 were b... (more)

An I1s 2-10-0 shoves flats of farm implements in the Spring of '56.

A K4 hustles down the high iron with a commuter train.