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The Baldwin #60000 in a zoom Railroad: Baldwin Locomotive Works
Locomotive: Steam 4-10-2
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: BLW 60000
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 23, 2010

The Conestoga: The Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road was chartered April 4, 1833 to build a line between Philadelphia and Reading along the Schuylkill River. This, the second oldest survi... (more)

The Rocket:  Built in London, Enland by Braithwaite & Co., and delivered to the Port of Philadelphia in 1838, this historic engine was in use through 1879 and logged 310,164 miles. From ... (more)

My first real experience in the area. I was in NJ on business and got to lay over for days. I spent it productively, in taking lots of slides of course.

Pair of high hood geeps pull NS yard transfer run H5A eastbound on the ex PRR high line.

PCC streetcar heads eastbound on Girard Ave.

An Acela glistens in the evening light as it departs 30th Street Station. Ben Franklin and William Penn called this place home - some things have changed...

Pair of high hood GP38-2's pull NS local H5A eastbound across the ex PRR high line; train had 23 cars this morning.

CSX unit trash train Q703 rolls westbound on 1 under the B&O CPL signal mast at Vine.

Single long-hood forward running ex Conrail GP40-2 on NS local H5A eastbound over the ex PRR high line.

An underground trolley - who knew? Philadelphia's version of Seattle's underground bus, this LRV takes a dip below ground sharing a set of tunnels with the Market Frankford Elevated line in order... (more)

Dusk sets on Philadelphia's Market-Frankford elevated line.

The Philadelphia Elevated line.  The shortest route between Center City and 28 neighborhood stops. Note the "love letter" mural to the left; it's one of 50 murals to be painted as a publ... (more)

Out of service PTC scheme streetcar rolls eastbound up Girard Avenue.

Pair of ex Conrail units leads CSX stacks eastbound on the ex PRR high line.