"SHROUDED IN STEAM"
Opening Day on the railroad is coming to a close as the final excursion of the Long John Limited arrives at the station and shrouds the platform and stati... (more)

Strasburg Railroad's #475 idles at the crossing near Cherry Crest Farms, with a small train of freight cars to bring back to Strasburg.

"1924"
The builder's plate of ex GN #90 and smokebox shine in the afternoon light as it begins a new life on the Strasburg Railroad. It was purchased by the SRR in 1967 and j... (more)

"POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE"
SRR 90 leads the first run of the Long John Limited on the railroads Opening Day. The temperature hovered in the single digits and the wind chills at ... (more)

Passing Parts of Stable Mates

SRC #90 slowly heads towards the engine house after completing the day's run, passing the smoke box front of here sister SRC #89 which just went out... (more)

Steaming In A Deep Freeze

Fresh from a complete running gear rebuild Strasburg's Ex Great Wester 2-10-0 #90 charges up grade through groundhogs cut during the coldest weekend of ... (more)

The re-erection of J-Tower (a.k.a. LEMO Tower) a month before the 1985 50th Anniversary Convention of the National Railway Historical Society. The Lancaster Chapter NRHS acquired the tower from C... (more)

The PRR 1223 and 7002 pose for the cameras in the first of two night photo sessions during the 1985 NRHS 50th Anniversary Convention, hosted by the Lancaster Chapter. The open-flash lighting was ... (more)

Amtrak E-60 #603

From the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's web site:
When Amtrak started operations on May 1, 1971, it initially relied on an inherited and aging fleet of G... (more)

The front end of two Budd built MU's on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

To the left, a sole PRR Metroliner Coach /Snack Bar EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) Car built in 1968. To ... (more)

PRR Metroliner Coach /Snack Bar EMU Car

The front end of one of the few remaining Budd built Metroliner EMU's (Electric Multiple Unit). This single powered coach/ snack bar passenger car... (more)

The 12:00 train with No. 475 tender-first meets the returning 11:30 train with No. 89 at Groff's. Sometimes I take the Strasburg for granted, but where else can you see a meet between immaculatel... (more)

Looking all the part of a Penn Central era GG1, PRR #4800, affectionately known as "Old Rivets" sits on display weathering the conditions in the yard at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvan... (more)

PRR Class E6s 4-4-2 #460

PRR #460 (engineer's side) is seen here back in March of 2013 in the process of cosmetic restoration in the Museum's back shop. I was told during this tour t... (more)