Reading 2102 produces a cloud of black smoke at Reynolds as it heads for Tamaqua.

Early morning at Green Ridge. A pair of former Delaware & Hudson RS-3 in their as delivered inspired livery sit behind the Von Storch shop. It has been a busy week here at Green Ridge: this pair, ... (more)

Mother Nature has finished washing the three MLW "Bigs", acquired from the Western New York & Pennsylvania some time ago. The trio were dragged up to Von Storch from South Scranton earl... (more)

A westbound E44-powered mineral train passes under the Atglen and Susquehanna "low grade" signal bridge at the west end of Marietta, near Decatur Street. No. 4426 was built by GE for the PRR in No... (more)

The Last Of its Kind In North America Is For Sale. Pennsylvania Northeastern C39-8 8212 (ex-Norfolk Southern 8212, exx-Conrail 6021) was still active daily on the Pennsylvania Northeastern ... (more)

Engineer Jerry Kuczynski leans out of CNJ 113's cab as it opens its cylinder cocks in Minersville at night.

Reading 2102 rolls past Millers Field as it heads for Tamaqua on a test run.

The Black And White Street Era In Morrisville. On Sunday, May 6, 2018, Norfolk Southern GP38-2 5640 (née-PC 7939, EMD, GP38, 4/1971) leads Conrail Shared Assets job YPMOR-1 north up South ... (more)

Lehigh Valley Coal Company 123 steams town the hill on a rainy May evening.

A Conrail empty UOR (Orange & Rockland) coal train heads West thru Belt Line Jct.

After setting off a string of empty hoppers, the engineer eases yellow nose 394 (with some funky number boards) from the siding and onto the main at MP 7 of the S&C branchline as the conductor wai... (more)

Happened to stumble upon "The East Broad Top Goes to War" celebration, ironically on my way to Gettysburg, Pa this past weekend. Passenger were just arriving to board the train as we had... (more)

Fireman Mark Lomison shovels coal into CNJ 113's firebox to keep pressure up on a cool May night.

CNJ 113 opens its cylinder cocks as it slowly moves alongside the Minersville station at night.

Semi retired after starting as a Seaboard Air Line GP7 over 70 years ago, this unit has to work maybe three days a week, and appears well taken care of. Other than the frame, I wonder how much of... (more)