An ex-Pennsy E8 (left) is posed in front of the same "Safety First" emblazoned building that housed its K4s predecessors in the late 50s. Note the different nose striping.

Pennsy K4s No. 1361 is pulling its tool car through the wye at Bellefonte, after having arrived from Vail with an excursion train.

The "Clinchfield 676" (UP 3985) is deadheading down the old C&O two days prior to the 50th anniversary run of the Santa Claus Special.

The Kansas City bound National Limited is crossing a barren early spring Lancaster County landscape on its way to Harrisburg for an engine change to diesels. 33-year old No. 917 (PRR 4919, Altoon... (more)

Never to be repeated- a Conrail local heads out the Cornwall Secondary with a carload of newsprint for the "Lebanon Daily News." This line is now a rail-trail.

Here's a 1991 photo of one of the Rohr RTL Turboliners that was recently pulled out of storage by Amtrak for training purposes. No. 162 is now in a version of the Phase V paint scheme, and has be... (more)

PRR K4s No. 1361 is highballing along with eight cars in tow, on its way back to Altoona.

Our perch high above the swollen Susquehanna River affords an opportunity to compare EMD models SW7 and SW9 switchers on a transfer run west out of Enola. Ex-NYC No. 8851 (built 2-50) is leading ... (more)

Apollo 8 was circling the Moon when GP40 No. 3247 was delivered to the Penn Central in December of 1968. Here it is 11 years later, in service with Conrail, westbound in the beautiful Susquehanna... (more)

A 1984-built ex-Missouri Pacific SD50 trundles along Railroad Street in the PA Coal Region town of Cressona. The yard is ex-Reading, and the 5022's paint scheme helps in recalling that storied ol... (more)

Probably the easiest assignment ever for an AEM-7; 2-car Sunday afternoon Keystone Service in the late 1980s. The old Pennsy umbrellas were removed and replaced with high-level platforms in 2009.

The Washington Section of the Broadway Limited is passing through the beautiful farming country west of Lancaster in the summer of 1977. No. 916 was built by Altoona/GE in July, 1942 as the PRR 4... (more)

R.I.P. to Mr. Bruce Van Sant, Amtrak's Director of System Operations, who passed away on 10-26-17. Bruce was one of the organizers of the Autumn Express excursions in recent years, and served as ... (more)

Pan view of the N&W Heritage Unit, eastbound on the NS Harrisburg Line. Note the snow on the running board. No. 8103 was built by GE in February of 2012.

41 years after her birth, the 4838 is still being trusted to pull the hottest freight. She's temporarily paused here for track work, waiting for a westbound Silverliner to pass, to allow her to c... (more)