After stopping for recrew at RG in Philadelphia, eastbound CSX mixed freight train Q404 crosses the Schuylkill River on the Trenton Sub with a nice mix of power.

"SEPTA in the Snow at Gravers" An inbound SEPTA Regional Rail train departs Gravers Station on the Chestnut Hill East Line under some light snow.

"SEPTA in the Snow at East Falls" An inbound SEPTA Regional Rail train pulls into East Falls Station under the power lines as some light snow covers the ground.

"SEPTA in the Snow at Highland" Freshly fallen snow decorates Highland Station as an inbound SEPTA Regional Rail train stops to pick up a friend and I; the only two passengers at... (more)

"Ready to Run at the Airport" An inbound SEPTA Regional Rail train sits ready to begin it's run at Airport Terminal E/F Station within Philadelphia's International Airport.

"Push-Pull Deadhead at Fern Rock" A SEPTA Regional Rail Push-Pull deadhead flies by Fern Rock Transportation Center on it's way to Center City. Leading the train is one of SEPTA'... (more)

"Arriving at Terminal B" An inbound SEPTA Regional Rail train approaches Airport Terminal B Station at Philadelphia's International Airport.

Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station’s main concourse is decorated for two occasions in this December 1983 view. Balloons celebrating the 50th anniversary of the station, including an inflatable... (more)

A southbound Northeast Corridor train rolls through the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The AEM7 is pulling its seven car consist under the Baltimore & Ohio’s Philadelphia lin... (more)

Camden, NJ to Allentown, Pa train 39G crosses the Schuylkill River on the former RDG Columbia Bridge behind NS CNJ heritage locomotive number 1071.

Who Need a Delorean? Stepping onto the former Pennsylvania Railroad sleep/lounge "Colonial Crafts" is like stepping back in time to an era of train travel gone by. The rear vestibule is ... (more)

A westbound CSX intermodal train departs East Side Yard in Philadelphia. It’s interesting to note the marked difference between the C40-8 in YN2 and the one in the drab “stealth” scheme.

The Orange Blossom Special’s power is emerging from one of the tunnels under South 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue in South Philadelphia. The second and third units are both CSX units ... (more)

A Big and a Blimp

Some railfans use the moniker “big” to refer to six-axle Alco and MLW Century-type units. Here a Canadian Pacific “big” moves to attach to its train in CS... (more)

The power for the southbound Orange Blossom Special has cut off from its train and proceeded to CSX’ East Side Yard office in Philadelphia for a crew change. Here it backs toward Grays Fe... (more)