CR 6246 leading a freight on to Amtrak's North East Corridor in Philadelphia, PA in 1988

A recent tree clearing effort by the City of Philadelphia has opened up a new view of the bridges at West Falls.

The last remaining pure PCC is service on SEPTA is the 2194. It is assigned to maintenance duties. On Feb 2 it made a starring role in Wilmington Chapter NRHS's Super Saturday Streetcar excursion... (more)

Expected to replace GG1's but derailments at speed led to the acquisition of AEM7's.

SEPTA Railworks Special during reconstruction of the Ninth Street Branch. Train from 30th Street Station to Lansdale, Pa.

Photo was taken by freiend of mine Ken Patton.

D&H 164 / NS 30J rolls westbound along the former Pennsy high line in sunny Philly behind 4 EMD's.

Inbound on Germantown Ave., PCC #2093 is one of several PCC's upgraded by SEPTA in the early 80's. It would later be sold to a group in Colorado Springs for a proposed but as yet unbuilt "heritage... (more)

CSX detour train X393-11 has ex Conrail Q, now NS C40-8W on point, here passing under the Schuylkill Expressway overpass with the Philadelphia skyline making a nice backdrop.

CSX general freight Q406 rolls eastbound along the deteriorating bridge above traffic at CP Gray Ferry on a nice morning.

The German-built ICE (Inter-City Express) train set heads south out of 30th Street Station while testing in revenue service on Amtrak. These tests would be used to develop the Acela train sets.