On January 29, 1988, month-old SEPTA AEM7 2303 leads a Philadelphia-bound R5 express out of North Wales, Pennsylvania.

Pioneers

The first production stainless steel commuter cars were six Pioneer III cars built by Budd for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1958. Here, two of those six cars, with t... (more)

In its first full month of service SEPTA AEM7 2304 pulls a Lansdale-bound train into North Wales, Pennsylvania. The Reading triangular signal and the cast-iron whistle post are now long-gone.

SEPTA Silverliner IV 146 rounds the bend approaching the Norristown Transportation Center from Main Street Station on the former Reading Stony Creek branch. The fireman’s side window displays th... (more)

A SEPTA Silverliner IV rolls underneath a set of color position light signals on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor as it brakes for its station stop in Chester, Pa.

Rush Hour in Philadelphia

A low setting Winter Sun envelops the catenary as it meets the horizon casting a golden glow down the barrel of the Northeast Corridor. In the foreground, a fou... (more)

With a quintuplet of Silverliner IV EMU cars, SEPTA train 4213 rolls southward along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor on a crisp autumn morning. Next stop, Claymont, Delaware.

Work train waiting for the Philly bound local to pass so it can follow it back to Philly.

Our hosts lined up a special combo for the finale of the Super Saturday Streetcar Special XXIII on February 6, 2016. To the right is PCC II 2320 which is normally only seen on the Route 15/Girar... (more)

The last true PCC on the SEPTA roster, line car No. 2194, heads down Island Avenue with a Kawasaki car giving chase. The work car was out for photographers as part of Super Saturday Streetcar Spec... (more)

The derelict gate house to Mount Moriah Cemetery stands guard as PCC-II No. 2320 pauses for photos as part of Super Saturday Streetcar Special XXIII sponsored by the Wilmington Chapter NRHS. Opera... (more)

PCC-II No. 2320 makes a rare appearance on the southwest Philadelphia subway-surface routes as it pauses with a pair of Kawasaki cars at the Yeadon Loop. The PCC-II was making its run into unusual... (more)