Logan Lehigh Valley Girl

NS 8104, the Lehigh Valley heritage unit, has been released from a long imprisonment south of the Mason-Dixon. While the Logan Valley is not... (more)

Oh, Hamburgers!

NS 8103, wearing its c.1966 N&W heritage scheme, rolls out of the rock cut east of (PRR) Bridge #5 at Union Furnace.

Gotta Go Fast!

While winter hasn't yet unleashed much of anything on Central Pennsylvania in 2017, Norfolk Southern unleashed 'Foam Storm Hedgehog.' AC44C6M class unit #4000 ('Sonic ... (more)

Coal Empties and Cans

Empty coal unit train NS 539 had been split into three cuts at some point earlier in the day to get it out of the way of higher priority moves. With those out o... (more)

Time to Blow This Scene

NS high-and-wide 053 gets underway after waiting at ANTIS. The first load is a pair of new M88A2 tank retrievers fresh from the plant in York, PA, with the re... (more)

A Snowy Sunday Local

NS CB10 (Altoona to Hollidaysburg turn) makes the last moves to pick up its consist after working the Hollidaysburg Yard. Shortly after this shot, the train woul... (more)

Drifting Down the Hill

NS 9271 leads 22W down the mountain, the length of its consist stretched out along the entire west leg of Horseshoe Curve, around Allegrippis Curve, and beyon... (more)

Kicking Up Powder

Thursday, December 15 , 2016 was a bitterly cold day, with wind chills dropping well below zero. The gusts had formed snow drifts against the rails, causing trains ... (more)

The Seasons Changed...

...but the Everett Railroad's little 2-6-0 hasn't. With one of the earliest blankets of snow in recent memory on the ground and a light snow shower continuing ... (more)

Frozen Deserts

As if it weren't cold enough already in the sub-zero wind chill, the Interstate Railroad 'Creamsicle' heritage unit #8105 added a chilly treat to the endless parade of... (more)

It Ain't Easy...

...being the most photographed steam railroader in Pennsylvania. Fireman Stephen Lane minds his footing after putting down the fire hose used to fill #11's tender be... (more)

Summerhill Snow Show

Despite being mid-December, th weather has been rather warm. Around Altoona, snow doesn't exist, but in the upper elevations, the first thin blanket has begun to... (more)

Don't Let Her Size Fool You...

Central of New Jersey #113's proportions and smoke show belie her wheel arrangement. Despite being an 0-6-0, she looks and sounds like much larger road... (more)

Reading, Blue Mountain, & Northern GP30 2532 leads Railway Restoration Project 113's Santa Train out of Minersville, PA. In the background, the safety valve of Central of New Jersey #113, a 1923 A... (more)

Pieces of the Past, Fragments of the Future

NS 8102 charges past HUNT tower at 4th Street in Huntingdon, PA. The tower, long closed, now serves as offices for the Huntingdon County... (more)