"Reading Units on Display"

Instead of a giant sign saying "Welcome to Steamtown" visitors to the site are greeted by a Reading T1 and a matched set of Rea... (more)

Restoration in the Future for Reading T-1 4-8-4 2100. Reading T-1 4-8-4 2100 at Reading, PA on May 5, 1962. Behind the 2100 is the 2102. Reading 2102 powered the "Iron Horse Ramble&quo... (more)

Reading Railroad Camelback #1187. The majority of the parts missing parts are stored safely inside, pending a hoped for restoration. Looks like she'll need an all new cab, however.

Reading Company 0-4-0 Camelback #1187 This A-4 Class was built for the P&R (Philadelphia and Reading Company) in March of 1903. There were twenty locomotives in all, numbering 1187 to 1... (more)

Reading Railroad 0-4-0 Camelback #1187, aka; Strasburg #4. Engineer's side. This engine was built in March, 1903, acquired by Strasburg in 1962 and last ran in May of 1967. The engine was on lo... (more)

"Please, sir, get back on the train!" The conductor appears to be quite agitated with the guy in the yellow shirt, who is determined to test the siding's clearance limits in an effort to get the s... (more)

Reading train BH-15 (Bethlehem - Harrisburg). with 122 cars, makes its way through Allentown yard on the LV (ex-CNJ) main line. Originating in Saucon Yard, the train will get back on Reading rails... (more)

The backbone of the Reading's second-generation fleet was four-axle EMD units. One of the newest additions, a GP39-2, lays over in Bethlehem with a GP35 and a GP30.

It was very common to encounter Reading road power in the CNJ/LV's Bethlehem engine terminal. Switchers were much less frequent visitors, and this one was a real surprise.

Reading T-1 4-8-4s 2124 and 2100 perform a photo run along the Schuylkill River with an Iron Horse Ramble. These Rambles may have been the finest railfan excursions ever as the Reading went all ou... (more)

A streamlined Pacific GS1sas leads The Crusader, train #614 (the afternoon eastbound) past the Skillman depot. I'm told by a fellow who enhanced the pic that this is the #117. In 1947, the Crusa... (more)

Reading's eastbound Crusader makes a stop at Bound Brook. The Jersey Central freight crew has broken their train to allow passenger access.