Tucked away in a scrap yard in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is Columbia & Reading S2 2-26. This 1946-built Alco has put in the miles for a number of railroads, starting with the Chesapeake & Ohio (#50... (more)
Now an almost daily occurrence, a daylight 65R races up the Port Road Branch with a string of new white tank cars in tow.
On the southbound return leg of the Susquehanna Limited trip to Harrisburg, PRR E8s 5711 and 5809 lead the 16-car train past the closed, bricked-up COLA tower on the formerly electrified Po... (more)
The Columbia & Reading Railway (CORY) conductor rides on the steps of the Alco S2, prepared to hop off to flag the 4th Street grade crossing. The crew is bringing two loads of scrap to the interc... (more)
Alco S2 2-26 of the Columbia & Reading Railway (CORY) shoves two empty gondolas and an empty hopper to an online scrap dealer. The Alco, which is kept locked away in a secured facility when not i... (more)
Sign maker Mark Kise places the decals of the newly formed Columbia & Reading Railway on Alco S2 2-26. Unit is kept in a secure place and will be unaccessable unless unit is making a run to the in... (more)
In an unusual move for a Sunday, a light quartet of GP38-2's makes its way from the Columbia Secondary to the Port Road branch. This consist is on its way to Enola to pick up cars destined for Di... (more)
The daily from Enola to Lancaster makes its way through the woods a couple miles east of Columbia just a few hours after the latest snowstorm had ended.
The Enola to Lancaster daily leaves the Port Road and heads east onto the Columbia secondary, just moments after the sun sets. -On the left in the near distance is the old brick COLA tower.
