An unlikely pair. A locomotive that predates Amtrak in the foreground and one of the newest on the roster next to it. One is a diesel-electric and the other an electric. Although both were built ... (more)

"Railserve at Salmon Beer Distribution" Railserve (RSSX) SW1200 #802 tows a cut of tank cars behind Salmon Beer Distribution on the Frankford Street Industrial Track in Philadelp... (more)

"Carpet For Sale, Cheap" Railserve (RSSX) SW1200 #802 tows a cut of tank cars behind Aramingo Carpet & Flooring on the Frankford Street Industrial Track in Philadelphia, PA. This small Rai... (more)

"Taking Headroom on Philly Belt Line" With little sunlight left in the day, CSX Q372(09) takes a sizeabe amount of headroom on the Philadelphia Belt Line, crossing into the middle of South... (more)

A view of the motor pit from the parking lot at 30th Street Station.

"Trailing Powercar on the South Penn Curve" The rear end of Amtrak's brand new Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) highspeed trainset rounds the curve south of Penn Interlocking in Philadelph... (more)

"Avelia Liberty on the South Penn Curve" Amtrak's brand new Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) highspeed trainset rounds the curve south of Penn Interlocking in Philadelphia while heading to... (more)

"Amtrak Avelia Liberty Departs Philly" Amtrak's brand new Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21) highspeed trainset heads south from Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia heading towards Washington D.... (more)

Ex conrail 8635 rests behind a facility she serves in northeast Philadelphia, where the locomotive has seen service for many years. the locomotive still regularly comes to life to service local fa... (more)

Amtrak's "Silver Meteor," train 97, pulls out of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station with an on-time departure.

Once upon a National Train Day. May 10, 2014, Juniata Terminal E8A 5809 (ex-Conrail 4020, exx-Amtrak 315 [and others], nee-PRR 5809), was on display at Philadelphia 30th Street Station in Philadel... (more)

Amtrak road and maintenance of way power gathers at the Race Street facility adjacent to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.

The last Acela

For now... On Saturday, March 21st, 2020 at 5:15 pm, the last scheduled Amtrak Acela Express departs Philadelphia, PA, southbound for Washington D.C. Upon reaching its dest... (more)