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This Airport Line schedule change has to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard of. Why not simply make Airport Line trains originate in Jenkintown? Jenkintown is a major junction with the West Trenton Line and has one of the highest frequency of trains on the entire system. Pick a set time for Airpo...

Thanks for the great photo! Please keep 'em coming if you have more!

That makes a lot of sense. The sheer volume of trains to/from NYC would have, I'm sure, left the PRR with no choice but to utilize every line possible. I don't have that book but would love to see that photo.

According to the Historical Society book on the branch I have, it was used both for trains detouring to Philadelphia and New York. Without its own substation, GG1's drew too much juice for the branch so steam locos were put ahead of them to power the detour trains. What I wouldn't give for a photo o...

As the one started this thread some years ago, I can't thank you enough for your recollections and eloquent writing style. This is exactly what I was fishing for originally. Having grown up in Ft. Wash. in the '70's, I have many fond memories of hiking to the Trenton Cutoff, to where it crosses the ...

My folks let me 'Ride The Reading' from Ft. Wash. when I was as young as 8. First and most simple rule: ALWAYS ask the conductor, before getting on, if this train stops where you're going. Ergot, I've never gotten on the wrong train.

I was recently thinking about railroads in the general sense and had an idea: What if a railroad, such as BNSF, ran an Auto Train? Say, between LA and SF? Two auto carriers they already own, a couple of high-level coach/lounge cars, and a decent fare, and they could make a very decent profit. Right?...

Looks like one of the Missouri Pacific's 'Eagle' trains!

Around 12:30 PM today I saw, what looked a Septa MOW train, head towards Center City with a trailing F-Unit that looked to be in the same blue scheme as the usual Road-Switcher. Anyone know what this was and from where?




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