Before she was famous she was just another face in the crowd.

A K4 sits under the coal dock at South Amboy. April 30, 1955 being a Saturday, the steamers get a break from the weekday workload pulling commuters.

A K4 simmers at South Amboy.

A PRR Texas-type is being doubled to another PRR brute, probably for the purpose of dragging another coal load north to the docks at Sandusky. Doubleheaded steam was fairly common practice on the... (more)

Pennsy K4 1361 passes under the former PRR Bald Eagle Branch signal bridge on its way back to Vail after an excursion to Bellefonte.

Where We Used To Roam. PRR 4859 led the first electric-powered passenger train into Harrisburg way back on January 15th, 1938. 72 years later, she survives as a display piece under... (more)

The hogger waits for a hand signal to highball. PRR Class M1a.

It's 42 years ago, and my world was black and white not color. Here's a Hudson-bound early Penn Central local with PRR 2210 and NYC 1753 heading north under the East Exchange Street bridge. Behin... (more)

The midday passenger train lull presents opportunity for the DS to run some freight on the corridor. 4450 leads the march still in her Pennsy dress. (Ed. Note: this is the only view of #4450 in ... (more)

Pennsy hammers the CNJ diamonds at CY on the Greenville Branch while the competition enters the picture overhead. CNJ traffic waits in the distance. PRR Class AS10. Note that the Lehigh Valley ma... (more)

No, John is not being kicked off the property. A signal is given and soon #515 will couple to the cabin car. A bit of the St. Clair Ave. enginehouse can be seen between the engine and caboose, f... (more)

A pair of internal combustion oddballs wait it out at Columbus. #9720 in perfect pinstripes, built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, and #9471 built by FM at Erie, 1600HP & 2000HP respectively. The head... (more)

Snow plow spotted on a siding in North Philadelphia on a camera outing in 1965 or 1966. I assume it would be used on the 4 track mainline (visible in the distance) between Philly and NY. I also g... (more)

Philadelphia's 30th Street Station - Western facade.

Like a Hershey's Kiss. 5900-5901 original Class 2[A1A-A1A]20E, delivered September 1945.