The CNJ 113 heads to its new home in Minersville, dead-in-tow in a Reading and Northern freight on the old Reading Main Line.

Mile marker 0.51 of the former Jersey Central High Bridge Branch still marks the Thomas Street overpass in High Bridge. The Thomas Street overpass is located 0.51 miles from the junction of the C... (more)

Jersey Central 0-6-0 No. 113 returns to Minersville, Pa., with a Santa Claus special just after sunset. The chunky switcher powered three round trips to Landingville to the delight of children you... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

All that remains of the CNJ Broad Street Station. Opened in 1869, it provided a direct route from downtown Newark to the CNJ terminal in Jersey city. From there passengers could go from the train ... (more)

Switch engines have a prosaic life, shuffling cars from here to there, over and over. On rare occasions those powerful and very little wheels were called upon to step up and help out with the main... (more)

It is generally thought the first photograph was taken in 1826. In 1829 the first practical steam locomotive was produced. You can then say that for the next 120 years, B&W photography and steam l... (more)

CNJ No 113, after slumbering in pieces for over 50 years, has been reborn in one of the most unusual, most unexpected steam restorations I can ever recall. Years of low funded knuckle busting work... (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)

CNJ 113 makes its way past an original Reading railroad gondola in Cressona. R&N 2532 was brining up the rear of the train.

Delaware Lackawanna's CNJ RS-3 1554, leads a fall foliage excursion from Steamtown, to the town of Delaware Water Gap.

The CNJ 113 rumbles along Railroad Street with the 1:00 p.m. Santa Claus Special from Minersville. The ground is literally shaking under the 168-ton weight (engine and tender) of this massive 0-6... (more)

The CNJ 113 has things well in hand on the return trip of the 1:00 p.m. Santa Claus Special to Minersville. The only operating anthracite burner extant was built by Alco in 1923 and worked for th... (more)

Jersey Central's tower and main line sit abandoned at Nesquehoning Junction, located near Jim Thorpe, PA. Allentown- Scranton traffic had been rerouted to the Lehigh Valley line between Lehig... (more)

The fall foliage excursion from Steamtown to Delaware Water Gap arriving at Slateford Junction. Delaware Lackawanna's CNJ RS-3 1554 and C420 405 led the train.