The Reading Subway II: As early as 1895, space was becoming a premium in Philadelphia so the Reading Company, aka, the Reading & Philadelphia, lowered one of its lines through the city. T... (more)

It's the Philadelphia Auto Show! But, look a little closer and you'll note this is no ordinary building. ... (more)

Brand-new Budd RDCs 9156 & 9155 sit on display at Bethlehem. The trucks and undercarriage were painted blue which brought to mind the 1937 streamlined G1sas Pacifics that pulled the Budd-built CRU... (more)

Reading GP30 5505 is less than a year old and paired with FM H24-66 TrainMaster 808. The eastbound freight will soon cross the Lehigh River and proceed down the Bethlehem Branch on this early morn... (more)

The eastbound Chessie Steam Special was exiting Graham Tunnel and crossing the Potomac River at Magnolia, WV on Sept. 17, 1979 with former Reading T-1 No. 2101. I did a lot of camping on the Cut ... (more)

The Reading Terminal: This is the interior of the Reading Terminal's original t... (more)

The Reading Terminal:

In 1893, the Reading Company built a passenger terminal and its company headquarters at this location in downtown Philadelphia to better serve its customers and com... (more)

Reading Company #902, along with #903, take a tour of the former Lackawanna main. The two were built by EMD in 1950 and were often paired in service. The Reading Company Technical and Historical... (more)

The Apocalypse?!? Perhaps, for fans of the Reading Railroad. This was the view for engineers looking out ... (more)

The Reading Subway:   Back at the turn of the century, in 1895, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad took it's network of tracks and sidings at Pennsylvania Avenue below ground to allow... (more)

Reading Company Trinity:  Standing in the heart of Philadelphia, one can still find (thankfully!) the former Reading Railroad Company offices, the famous 4 track elevated Viaduct and the ... (more)

The once mighty Reading Railroad... In 1893 the Reading Company, then known as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, built a large terminal in the heart of Philadelphia to better compet... (more)

RDG #903 leads #902 and consist into Lackawanna territory attempting to out run the building clouds. I'll bet they were hoping to continue Southwest into Reading territory! Railroad: Reading Company
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 903
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 04, 2010

Reading #902 and #903 get an early start exploring the changing colors of the foliage on the former Lackawanna route towards Gouldsboro and beyond.

Reading FP7 #903 gets a chance to lead on the "Whistle Stop" excursion from E.Stroudsburg, PA to Scranton and return during Steamtown's now annual Railfest weekend.