Amtrak Keystone Service train 642 heading Eastbound passes by the Strasburg Local picking up cars at the interchange.

Strasburg Railroad's #475 shoves 3 cars to the interchange track with Norfolk Southern along Amtrak's Keystone Corridor. Today's run included 1 load picked up and 2 empties dropped off. On this... (more)

SRC 475 prepares to set off two empty boxcars the the interchange at Paradise. Its not too often that you revenue freight being pulled by steam. Canon EOS 60D

Former N&W Mastadon 475 works upgrade with a clear stack as she approaches Black Horse Road on the 4PM train.

Working up one of the steepest parts of the Strasburg Rail Road, 89 approaches Carpenters Cemetery.

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian make an appearance at Leaman Place Junction. Every so often, with luck, a nicely timed Railroad: Strasburg Rail Road
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 165
Train ID: Amt 42
Photo Date: May 23, 2015

I'll get by with a little help from my friends

With 12 loaded freight cars set out by Norfolk Southern the day prior, Strasburg had little choice as to which engine to use to pull the loa... (more)

N&W #475 charges west working the Strasburg Rail Road through a tunnel of trees captured here with an afternoon return excursion from Paradise, PA.

Waving from the train - a time honored tradition! Strasburg Rail Road's #475, former N&W, runs around it's consist at Leaman Place Junction giving the engineer an opportunity to exchange waves wi... (more)

Strasburg's 4-8-0 M class 475 works upgrade, as she approaches Carpenter's Crossing.

February was a month to remember In Southwest Virginia, where heavy snow fall and strong winds created several snow banks along the 55 mile Abingdon Branch. N&W 4-8-0 #382 is captured here edging... (more)

The 1 PM Canadian National commuter train westbound at Paraddise on a cool March afternoon - at the Strasburg Rail Road.

And the hare wins!

Paradise, Pennsylvania, (population 1,129 as of the 2010 census) is at the eastern end of the (generally) steam-powered Strasburg Railroad (SRC). The little Strasburg connects to the outside worl... (more)