The 4887 and 4889 are at the head end of an eastbound freight at the confluence of the Chickies Creek with the Susquehanna River. Both of these engines could be frequently found pulling the Broad... (more)

An ice-jam on the Susquehanna River has the 4411 stopped in its tracks, waiting for the bulldozers ahead to clear the Port Road. Lake Clarke (the lake behind Safe Harbor Dam) has been turned into... (more)

A 3-car Washington Section of the National Limited passes through Lancaster's station without stopping. The train was split in Harrisburg, and Lancaster was served by the New York Section, Train ... (more)

The National Limited pauses briefly at Lancaster, on its way to Harrisburg for an engine change to diesels for the trip to Kansas City. The old PRR station sign has been painted over with Penn Ce... (more)

The 918 is hitting the old Reading & Columbia RR diamond at a mile-a-minute or better, on its way to the next stop at Lancaster. The diamond is long-gone, and the R&C is now a rail-trail, in part... (more)

Caboose 23512 tags along behind an SD45 helper set, westbound on No. 3 Track. The 23512 is a Conrail Class N-8B, created when the Penn Central modified their ex-New Haven Type NE-5 cabooses. The... (more)

A GP9 still in its Penn Central paint scheme heads east through Lancaster's station on the center main line tracks. Today, the two center tracks are gone, but the two platform tracks have been up... (more)

A pair of Reading Geep 7s, as seen in a scan of an Ektachrome slide from the collection of the late Hen Westenberger. No. 633 was built in October of 1953 and was renumbered as Conrail No. 5835; ... (more)

The 12:00 train with No. 475 tender-first meets the returning 11:30 train with No. 89 at Groff's. Sometimes I take the Strasburg for granted, but where else can you see a meet between immaculatel... (more)

The CNJ 113 is passing the old Reading RR station at about 25 mph, on its return trip with the 1:00 p.m. Santa Claus Special. The station served as the borough hall for a number of years, and was... (more)

One of seven GG1s painted in Amtrak's "Platinum Mist" scheme, the 909 pauses briefly at Lancaster's 1929-built high-level platform with the westbound Broadway Limited. (The other six G... (more)

Changes are in the offing for Conrail's Columbia Branch, as a westbound freight waits on a crew at Spring Street. Before too long, the catenary system will be removed, and the old PRR jointed-rai... (more)

The end is near for GG1-powered passenger trains between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, as the fireman looks to the rear to watch the carman prepare for the uncoupling. The 4935 would have the hono... (more)

The last U34CH built by GE is ready to depart on Track 5, as sister-unit No. 4162 idles alongside. The 4183 was purchased in 1978 by the New York MTA (later Metro-North Railroad) as part of their... (more)

Spring is in the air as the Broadway Limited passes through Banks Interlocking, heading toward Harrisburg behind some well-worn E-units. Lead engine No. 444 was built by EMD in June, 1946 (c.n. 3... (more)