A light power set drifts by near Hager tower, behind the photographer. This power is seen again in this photo. T... (more)

Leased RDG power waits for a signal. The double headed power is just a few hundred yards back from the lone T1 shot ... (more)

Leased RDG steam on the Pennsy sits in the hole at Williamsport. Note the plume of smoke of an approaching train or possibly an engine working the Newberry Yard, seen above the car. All this is ... (more)

The T-1s were all under fire that day in Renovo. John reports that Pennsy paid a buck a day for the use of these engines.

When PRR returned these engines to the Reading in '57 they were much worse for the wear thanks to poor coal and virtually no maintenence during their stint on the Standard Railroad of the World. ... (more)

It was cheaper for the PRR to lease servicable steam, such as these Reading T-1s, rather than perform expensive class repairs (essentially rebuilds) on their own steamers destined to the scrap hea... (more)

While under lease to the Pennsy, the RR ran em like railfans run rental cars. If you'll excuse the metaphor, burning soft coal and running them hard while performing only minimal maintenence took... (more)

The reason John is in Renovo soon becomes apparent, as 2 months earlier a power short Pennsy leased nine of these 10-year-old Northerns from the Reading for work in places like the non-cab signall... (more)

Another image from a whole plate glass negative showing Philadelphia & Reading Railway 4-6-0 No 182. Note the dangerously large gap between tender and engine which the fireman is demonstrating wit... (more)

First of the big units. This order had the usual trimount trucks while the later units had hy-ad trucks. By the old coaling tower.

Not a bad paint job, after many years of a very bad paid job. Did you ever think that maybe NS operates under the assumption "Those that look nice are soon gone." I couldn't arque with it. Note... (more)

Two C630's and five C424's - with an EMD pup on the end for good measure- make up a deadline of stored power at the Reading Lines backshop late in 1975. 5302 would become Conrail 6755 about a year... (more)

Proof that even a simple scheme can look good (and "businesslike") with big numbers, a herald and a sill stripe.

Not your usual Northeastern U-30C, what with the early carbody a paint job not inspired by soot and Adirondac, Adorondac, Adir.....different trucks.

Nice that some of these got the new paint before the end. My favorite spark arrestors.