On December 12, 1962, an unusually heavy No.1 headed around the curve at Palmer Lake with PA-PB and two F7A's. The train size that day would appear to be occasioned by Christmas season mail, a... (more)

At he start of its day long trip from Denver to Craig, Colorado is the 2 car westbound YAMPA VALLEY MAIL, train No.9 on November 5,1961. On the point is PA 6001, sporting the single stripe PRO... (more)

Railfest is over, yet I still got to see this beauty up close.

Delaware Lackawanna's Nickel Plate Road PA-1, on display next to NKP 2-8-4 759, during Steamtown's Railfest.

In May 2014, the North Carolina Transportation Museum hosted a Streamliners Festival where E units and F units (and streamliners from other builders) all congregated at the museum in Spencer. Here... (more)

Sleek Lehigh Valley PA-1 608 minus the black strips, leads the westbound "Black Diamond" near Buffalo, New York on October 22, 1953. Photo by Art Bleam, from my collection. ... (more)

Work is progressing on former Delaware & Hudson 18. Here it is a day in the sun for this beautiful diesel engine.

After changing hands and making the cross-country trek east, this rare streamliner was put on display before restoration work continued to return this locomotive to operation.

Lehigh Valley Alco PA-1 604 leads the New York City to Coxton, PA the daily passenger train "The John Wilkes" at Bethlehem, PA on July 05, 1950. The John Wilkes lasted until Februar... (more)

PA and PA in PA: An N-scale NKP PA poses next to the real thing at Steamtown.

Two sets of power, PA-1 1052 with E-7 1002 and GP-9 495 with F-7(A) 711 are waiting for Combine Train #2 the WABASH CANNONBALL and BANNER BLUE from St. Louis, Missouri. The two sets of power w... (more)

There was a brief window in time where the unthinkable was possible. Here, the 190 has travelled across country to join other classic cab units in Spencer.

Honorary Steam: As an "honorary" steam locomotive, one could argue that an Alco PA is right at home in Steamtown. Add in the fact that this particular unit used to frequent the Sc... (more)

The PA finally arrived in Scranton Saturday, ending its' journey across from Oregon. It was be displayed in the turntable area at Steamtown, at least until after Railfest in June. Back on home ra... (more)

The Museum of the American Railroad is working hard at restoring this PA-1 heavily damaged in a derailment in Mexico. It is a sister to the unit restored as Nickel Plate 190. The welder is addin... (more)