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Feb 09 2010   Snow overtakes the railroad Lansdale PA February 6 2010
Feb 07 2010   A tale of two snow storms Lansdale PA February 3, 5 and 6 2010
Jan 31 2010   Difference between a light engine move and a train Lansdale and Hatfield PA January 2010
Jan 24 2010   CSX returns SEPTA Silverliner III 237 after its duty at Rotem Lansdale PA January 22 2010
Jan 17 2010   CSX welded rail train on Trenton Line Philadelphia and Langhorne PA January 6 2010
Jan 10 2010   NS 057 mini military train on NS Morrisville Line Norristown PA January 10 2010
Jan 03 2010   CSX and NS light engines Norristown, Bridgeport and Conshohocken PA December 28 2009
Dec 31 2009   ESPN in the snow on its way north Telford, Sellersville and Perkasie PA December 22 2009
Dec 27 2009   CSX B738 in the snow on its way north Souderton and Telford PA December 22 2009
Dec 20 2009   East Penn Railway gets annual visit from Santa Claus Quakertown PA December 12 2009
Dec 16 2009   The log jam breaks: Five trains in 10 minutes at Neshaminy Falls PA December 1 2009
Dec 13 2009   SEPTA wire problems West Trenton NJ and Langhorne PA December 1 2009
Dec 06 2009   ACES trains and NJT deadhead move on the NEC Bensalem PA November 29 2009
Nov 29 2009   CSX B738 becomes "The Baby Bomb Train" Telford PA November 20 2009
Nov 25 2009   CSX, NS and Amtrak diesels on Amtrak Northeast Corridor November 23 2009
Nov 22 2009   SEPTA 51's rescue mission: Bring back a dead train from Trenton November 16 2009
Nov 19 2009   Your stimulus money at work: SEPTA Fox Chase Station reconstruction October 18 2009
Nov 15 2009   Part Three: SEPTA Gwynedd bridge work October 30 - November 4 2009
Nov 12 2009   Part Two: SEPTA Gwynedd bridge on the rails and in the air Lansdale PA October 30 2009
Nov 08 2009   Part One: SEPTA Gwynedd bridge on the rails Bridgeport and Lansdale PA October 2009
Nov 05 2009   Part Two: CSX diesel oil spill and cleanup Lansdale PA October/November 2009
Nov 04 2009   The day before: Silverliner II 257 on trains D522 and 517 Lansdale PA November 3 2009
Nov 01 2009   Part One: CSX diesel oil spill and cleanup Lansdale PA October 2009
Oct 29 2009   SEPTA genset 70 gets a shot at wire train duty and blows it October 1 2009
Oct 25 2009   Conrail Historical Society's "Conrail Express" excursion train Norwood PA October 17 2009
Oct 23 2009   Almost there: Finishing touches for Hyundai-Rotem in South Philadelphia October 1 2009
Oct 21 2009   Almost there: SEPTA Silverliner V testing at Hyundai-Rotem in South Korea October 2009
Oct 20 2009   PD/FD/EMS in action: Disaster simulation drill in Jenkintown PA October 18 2009
Oct 18 2009   SEPTA train versus car: Disaster simulation drill in Jenkintown PA October 18 2009
Oct 14 2009   Mixed passenger/freight run on East Penn Perkiomen Branch Pennsburg PA October 11 2009
Oct 11 2009   CSX B738 takes a Silverliner III to Rotem in South Philadelphia October 1 2009
Oct 08 2009   Passenger runs on Perkiomen Branch with Reading Company FP7A's October 4 2009
Oct 04 2009   SEPTA (via CSX) sends a Silverliner III to Rotem in South Philadelphia October 1 2009
Sep 27 2009   Reading Company Camelback 1176 makes a trip to Lansdale PA September 25 2009
Sep 20 2009   Lunch break: CSX B738 and flat cars in storage in Telford PA September 15 2009
Sep 13 2009   A pair of SEPTA work trains at Jenkintown PA September 4 2009
Sep 06 2009   Cape May Seashore Line and United Railroad Historical Society equipment September 5 2009
Sep 03 2009   Your stimulus money at work: CSX hauling SEPTA rail on NS Harrisburg Line August 27 2009
Aug 30 2009   Pennsylvania Live Steamers last public open house Rahns PA August 23 2009
Aug 23 2009   More Wanderings: CSX B738 on SEPTA Main, NS Harrisburg Line and CSX Lansdale Wye
Aug 16 2009   Wanderings: CSX B738 works Bethlehem, Warminster and Doylestown Branches July 23 2009
Aug 09 2009   ESPN resting on the former Reading Bethlehem Branch Quakertown PA July 23 2009
Aug 02 2009   Cape May Seashore Lines in and out of Tuckahoe NJ July 25 2009
Jul 26 2009   ESPN working the former Pennsylvania Railroad Bustleton Branch Philadelphia PA July 22 2009
Jul 23 2009   Sperry Rail Car makes its annual pilgrimage to Lansdale Station July 13 2009
Jul 19 2009   Rocket to Russia? No, NS and CSX with an Air Products heat exchanger for Iraq July 19 2009
Jul 16 2009   Your stimulus money at work: SEPTA construction at Croydon Station July 13 2009
Jul 12 2009   NS and CSX: Twenty minutes in Langhorne PA on Trenton and Morrisville Lines July 9 2009
Jul 05 2009   SEPTA rail train dropping rail on Neshaminy Line at Philmont Station June 30 2009
Jun 28 2009   CSX and NS on NS Harrisburg and Morrisville Lines Bridgeport/Norristown PA June 25 2009
Jun 21 2009   SEPTA Ceremonial Groundbreaking for improvements at Croydon Station June 15 2009
Jun 14 2009   CSX Q172, Q418, Q172 again, Q702 and Q418 again on CSX Trenton Line June 3 2009
Jun 07 2009   Harsco Track Technologies Railgrinder RMS 10 on CSX Trenton Line June 3 2009
Jun 04 2009   SEPTA Train 4524 and a confused driver at Main Street in Lansdale June 2 2009
May 31 2009   Stainless Steel never dies : Silverliner II's and III's on Doylestown/Lansdale trains May 21 2009
May 24 2009   A little variety with your toast(ers): SEPTA, Amtrak and NJT electrics May 14 2009
May 17 2009   A Saturday afternoon around Woodbourne, Yardley and Morrisville PA April 4 2009
May 10 2009  

National Train Day along the Norfolk Southern Reading Line Macungie PA May 9 2009

May 07 2009  

SEPTA genset SPAX 70 on its second work train run Jenkintown PA April 30 2009

May 03 2009  

My Favorite Locals Revisited: CSAO FJ10, CSX C770 and B738 April 28 2009

Apr 26 2009  

CR/NS and SEPTA cabooses for modelers who hate decaling April 8 and 17 2009

Apr 22 2009  

Silverliner II's and III's get a reprieve thanks to Silverliner V delays April 22 2009

Apr 19 2009  

Meet me at Woodbourne Station: CSX and SEPTA meets this month April 2009

Apr 12 2009  

CSX C946 Lansdale to Philadelphia run takes the scenic route April 5 2009

Apr 05 2009  

SEPTA Silverliner variety in the yard at Lansdale and on the rails to West Trenton

Apr 01 2009  

Rohm and Haas "Safety Train" in Lansdale PA December 24 1997

Mar 29 2009  

Reading Company Freight House in Lansdale is for sale too March 20 and 23 2009

Mar 27 2009  

Fallen PECO wire causes SEPTA R5 disruption Ambler PA March 26 2009

Mar 22 2009  

Sign of the times: CSX Lansdale Cluster operations for sale (again) March 19 2009

Mar 18 2009  

SEPTA tie renewal project commences on Neshaminy Line March 17 2009

Mar 15 2009  

SEPTA push-pull sets in revenue and training train service on Neshaminy Line March 6 2009

Mar 08 2009  

My Favorite Local: CSX B738 on a daylight run down the Stony Creek March 5 2009

Mar 05 2009  

CSX C746 delivers SEPTA's new baby NREX 7000 aka SPAX 70 March 5 2009

Mar 01 2009  

My Favorite Local: CSX C770 lends a helping hand to Q418 February 17 2009

Feb 22 2009  

My Favorite Local: CSAO FJ10 working Amtrak Northeast Corridor February 17 2009

Feb 15 2009  

SEPTA Ambler Station high level platform work underway February 2 2009

Feb 08 2009  

First revenue runs for Atlantic City Express Service February 6 2009

Feb 01 2009  

New Jersey Chamber of Commerce special to Washington DC and back January 29-30 2009

Jan 25 2009  

CSX B738 to the rescue for a minor derailment on Doylestown Branch January 23 2009

Jan 18 2009  

The Obama Express at Norwood PA and something even better January 17 2009

Jan 14 2009  

A little model mania or just wishful thinking : CSX Dark Future EMD F7 units

Jan 11 2009  

Preparations at new Rotem Facility in South Philadelphia PA December 16 2008

Jan 07 2009  

SEPTA Ambler Station next up to get the high level platform treatment January 3 2009

Jan 04 2009  

CSX Trenton Line Clearance Project comes to CP Nice Philadelphia PA December 16 2008

Dec 28 2008  

SEPTA diesels at work on the Doylestown Branch December 22 and 23 2008

Dec 25 2008  

Merry Christmas from the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society

Dec 24 2008  

New Jersey Transit trains at the "new" Frankford Junction Philadelphia PA December 15 2008

Dec 21 2008  

Frankford Junction gets a partial makeover Amtrak NEC Philadelphia PA November 24 2008

Dec 14 2008  

The annual post-Thanksgiving rush on Amtrak NEC Eddington Station November 30 2008

Dec 10 2008  

The annual post-Thanksgiving rush on Amtrak NEC Eddington Station November 30 2008

Dec 07 2008  

The annual post-Thanksgiving rush on Amtrak NEC Eddington Station November 30 2008

Nov 30 2008  

SEPTA's ex-NJ Transit equipment at Wayne Junction Philadelphia PA November 24 2008

Nov 26 2008  

West Chester Railroad RS18u 1803 leaving Wayne Junction for home rails November 24 2008

Nov 23 2008   A quartet of Acela Expresses at Eddington on Amtrak Northeast Corridor November 19 2008
Nov 18 2008  

A couple "Compare and Contrast" shots of Lehigh Valley Transit equipment and right of way

Nov 16 2008   Still even more Lehigh Valley Transit Allentown, Quakertown and Sellersville PA
Nov 13 2008   Even more Lehigh Valley Transit Rink Siding and P&W Station Norristown PA
Nov 11 2008   More Lehigh Valley Transit West Point, Center Valley, Norristown and Allentown PA
Nov 09 2008   Lehigh Valley Transit "The Liberty Bell Route" Lansdale, Center Valley and Norristown PA
Nov 07 2008   SEPTA overwhelmed by Phillies Parade crowds Lansdale/North Wales PA October 31 2008
Nov 06 2008   SEPTA overwhelmed by Phillies Parade crowds Radnor and Upper Darby PA October 31 2008
Nov 05 2008   SEPTA overwhelmed by Phillies Parade crowds Chestnut Hill PA October 31 2008
Nov 04 2008   SEPTA overwhelmed by Phillies Parade crowds Wyncote PA October 31 2008
Nov 03 2008   SEPTA overwhelmed by Phillies Parade crowds Conshohocken PA October 31 2008
Nov 02 2008   SEPTA overwhelmed by Phillies Parade crowds Lansdale PA October 31 2008
Oct 26 2008   SEPTA problems on the rails and off at Glenside Station October 22 2008
Oct 19 2008   Reading SW1001's, in four different paint schemes, soldier on Abrams Yard October 4 2008
Oct 17 2008   What do you use to rescue a SEPTA gel train? Another SEPTA gel train! October 16 2008
Oct 15 2008   CSX C946 becoming a regular sight September 20 and October 4 and 11 2008
Oct 12 2008   Railfan Roadtrip: Good Morning to Durango & Silverton Railroad June 23 2008
Oct 08 2008   Amtrak shop train ferrying Metro North SPV-2000's to ???? Norwood PA October 2 2008
Oct 05 2008   Interesting sights around Amtrak/SEPTA 30th Street Station Philadelphia October 2 2008
Oct 02 2008   SEPTA Silverliner V mockup open to the public Suburban Station Philadelphia October 2 2008
Sep 28 2008   Railfan Roadtrip: Goodbye to Grand Canyon Railway Steam June 21 2008
Sep 24 2008   PTC and SEPTA shots from the western suburbs : One more tribute to Joe Mannix
Sep 21 2008   Out the door shots of SEPTA Silverliner V mockup Wayne Jct September 10 2008
Sep 19 2008   SEPTA picks up its NJT Comet 1 coaches on Amtrak Northeast Corridor September 15 2008
Sep 16 2008   It's sometimes snowy in Philadelphia, too : Another SEPTA tribute to Joe Mannix
Sep 14 2008   Interior shots of SEPTA Silverliner V mockup Wayne Jct September 10 2008
Sep 11 2008   It's sometimes cloudy in Philadelphia February 1991 : A SEPTA tribute to Joe Mannix
Sep 10 2008   Official unveiling ceremony for SEPTA Silverliner V mockup Wayne Jct September 10 2008
Sep 07 2008   The other end of the train: Amtrak and SEPTA on the NEC September 4 2008
Sep 05 2008   A glimpse of an alternate Dark Future: CSX unveils newest power in a "great leap backward"
Aug 31 2008   Completed Delivery: SEPTA Silverliner V mockup on wheels Liberty Yard August 22 2008
Aug 28 2008   Problem Delivery: SEPTA Silverliner V mockup complications Liberty Yard August 22 2008
Aug 26 2008   Airmail Delivery: SEPTA Silverliner V mockup flies Liberty Yard August 22 2008
Aug 24 2008   Awaiting Delivery: Setup for SEPTA Silverliner V mockup Liberty Yard August 22 2008
Aug 22 2008   Early Morning Delivery: SEPTA Silverliner V mockup arrives at Liberty Yard August 22 2008
Aug 20 2008   Initial Delivery: SEPTA Silverliner V mockup arrives in Philadelphia PA August 20 2008
Aug 17 2008   Special Delivery: CSX B738 brings tank cars headed for storage Telford PA August 11 2008
Aug 13 2008   CSX replaces kidney-buster crossing at Bellevue Avenue Part Two Langhorne PA July 22 2008
Aug 10 2008   CSX replaces kidney-buster crossing at Bellevue Avenue Part One Langhorne PA July 22 2008
Aug 05 2008   Going Green: SEPTA and CSX at peace with mother nature Lansdale PA August 1 2008
Aug 03 2008   Domino effect: pantograph problem causes problems with trains Lansdale PA August 1 2008
Jul 31 2008   On the way out ... just not quite yet: Silverliner II's and III's still in service July 28 2008
Jul 27 2008   On the move: Silverliner V mockup heading to Philadelphia June and July 2008
Jul 23 2008   The occasional tourists: the surprising journey of CSX B738 Part Two July 15 2008
Jul 20 2008   The occasional tourists: the surprising journey of CSX B738 Part One July 15 2008
Jul 13 2008   One way to save money on fuel: CSX B738 refueling run to RG July 10 2008
Jul 06 2008   More interior and exterior of SEPTA Silverliner V mockup in South Korea June 2008
Jul 01 2008   Interior of SEPTA Silverliner V mockup in South Korea June 2008
Jun 29 2008   SEPTA Silverliner V mockup in South Korea June 2008
Jun 22 2008   Cranemaster prototype crane brought in for Stony Creek Branch derailment June 13 2008
Jun 15 2008   Another derailment on the Stony Creek Branch June 11 2008
Jun 08 2008   PennSTAR medevac makes emergency pickup near Lansdale Yard Lansdale PA May 21 2008
Jun 06 2008   A piece of the Market-Frankford El passes through North Wales PA June 4 2008
Jun 01 2008   James E. Strates Carnival Train passengers cars get a new coat of paint May 30 2008
May 28 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 27 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 26 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 25 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 24 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 23 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 22 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 21 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 20 2008   Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit one car at a time May 19 2008
May 18 2008   Personal Train Day: A day out on the NS Reading Line in Macungie PA May 17 2008
May 15 2008   National Train Day: CSX Big Iron in the backwaters Lansdale PA May 10 2008
May 13 2008   National Train Day: CSX and SEPTA at the former Cheltenham Junction Phila PA May 10 2008
May 12 2008   National Train Day: Reading and Northern 425 stretches its legs Port Clinton PA May 10 2008
May 11 2008   SEPTA Capital Improvements: High level platforms for North Wales PA May 11 2008
May 04 2008   Update: New track for old trolley line SEPTA Route 23 Philadelphia PA May 4 2008
May 01 2008   New track for old trolley line SEPTA Route 23 in Mount Airy Philadelphia PA April 13 2008
Apr 27 2008   New track for new customer Morrisville Connecting Track Conshohocken PA April 11 2008
Apr 20 2008   Barack Obama's PA On Track Whistlestop Tour Merion and Wynnewood PA April 19 2008
Apr 13 2008   CSX B738 makes rare daylight run on Warminster branch Willow Grove PA April 9 2008
Apr 06 2008   CSX/SEPTA West Trenton Line foliage clearing project Lower Makefield PA April 2 2008
Mar 30 2008   One of the reasons for the Dale Interlocking Project "in action" Lansdale PA March 27 2008
Mar 27 2008   CSX B738 makes rare daylight run on Doylestown branch Lansdale PA March 26 2008
Mar 23 2008   R.I.P. Route 23?: SEPTA now says trolleys only work with a dedicated right of way March 2008
Mar 16 2008   Conrail SAA locals FJ10 and FJ4 on Amtrak NEC Bensalem/Philadelphia PA March 10 2008
Mar 09 2008   A week in the life: Daylight shots of nighttime locals out of Lansdale PA March 5 and 6 2008
Mar 02 2008   Former Reading, Pennsylvania and Penn Central equipment on Amtrak NEC February 27 2008
Feb 24 2008   Amtrak ice day on the Keystone Corridor Lancaster PA February 13 2008
Feb 17 2008   CSX and SEPTA snow day on the Trenton Line Philadelphia/Langhorne PA February 12 2008
Feb 10 2008   The Spaghetti Express: CSX B738 on rare daylight run on SEPTA Main Line January 30 2008
Feb 03 2008   Double-headed AEM-7's on the NEC including NJ CoC Charter train January 31 2008
Jan 27 2008   SEPTA Wire train stringing the wire on SEPTA Main North Wales PA January 24 2008
Jan 24 2008   Going home: SEPTA returns leased WCRR 1803 to West Chester Railroad December 12 2007
Jan 20 2008   The "standard" SEPTA Silverliner IV cab decals Lansdale PA January 19 and 20 2008
Jan 13 2008   SEPTA Wire train starts work on SEPTA Main Lansdale and North Wales PA January 10 2008
Jan 06 2008   Ex-Conrail units on the CSX Bethlehem Branch December 2 2007
     
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