Working as a South Station switcher, Amtrak RS-3 137 pulls the recently arrived consist of the Lake Shore Limited across the Fort Point Channel bridge on its way to Southampton Street coach yard i... (more)

Before radios - the engineer has the brakeman clearly in view as they switch the CN interchange at Delson.

Passing through what was at the time the last covered railroad bridge to remain in use in the U.S., RS-3 7805 is at the head of the 10.00 Morrisville - East Hardwick and return seasonal excursion.

The changes to the Lehigh Valley were swift after C-Day, April 1st, 1976, especially when it came to Alcos. The C420s were immediately sent to the D&H, and the C628s were reassigned to Mingo Junc... (more)

On a Saturday it is quiet in the great halls of the D&H's massive Colonie Shops. Work on the RS-2, RS-3 and U30C's will resume on Monday. In the 1960's and 1970's the D&H welcomed railfans in Co... (more)

Local SC-13 runs around its short train after having arrived from Whitehall. The empty D&H two-bay hoppers will be used to bring iron ore down the hill from Republic Steel's Mill No. 7 sintering ... (more)

The NJ ran twice daily from Rouses Point, NY to CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. A significant portion of the interchange was newsprint from Quebec paper mills. This job has just left St. Luc and ... (more)

Conrail RS32 2031 stands outside the Maryland & Delaware engine house in Federalsburg, Delaware. Although the 1961 Alco looks rough, the M&D forces rehabilitated it to operating condition. It’s ... (more)

For over thirty years, before the Reading & Northern came to town, George Hart’s Rail Tours, Inc. provided excursions out of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Here passengers prepare to board a train pu... (more)

After serving the Black River & Western for a decade, former Jersey Central RS3 1554 was acquired by the Hawk Mountain Chapter, NRHS and restored to its original appearance. The RS3 spent some tim... (more)

In the New Haven Railroad's final weeks its oldest active locomotive was Alco HH660 0924, built in 1940. Here the old high hood switcher passed the night at the Dover Street engine terminal in Sou... (more)

Before It Was Famous

Many photos of Jersey Central RS3 1554 have appeared on this site as is serves the Delaware-Lackawanna. Here the 1953 Alco is in its original paint on the rail... (more)

After swapping their interchange cuts at CP's Taylor Yard, SPG3 heads north out of Taylor on the main in preparation for a shove back into DL's yard at Scranton, Pennsylvania. DL 2403, an ex Adiro... (more)

Pennsburg’s finest have traffic on Pennsylvania Route 663 stopped so the Anthracite Railway’s locomotive, a Delaware & Hudson RS3, can run around its excursion train.

2409 is one of a number of locomotives to be rebuilt. This C424 was originally built for N de M, but was diverted to Wabash. with N&W taking in Wabash, it also served Norfolk & Western Now it w... (more)