LV 576 takes on the CMSL

LV 576 is at the point on one of its excursions run from Tuckahoe NJ on a damp Saturday afternoon on the Cape May Seashore Line heading over one of... (more)

Lehigh Valley 576 rests at night after a long day of pulling excursion trains on the Cape May Seashore Lines.

An original Lehigh Valley round house from the 19th century stood derelict in Auburn for decades, but just yesterday (3/12/16) it burned to the ground. The cause is under investigation but is sus... (more)

An original Lehigh Valley round house from the 19th century stood derelict in Auburn for decades, but just yesterday (3/12/16) it burned to the ground. The cause is under investigation but is sus... (more)

Three C628's fill every inch of one of the fan tracks at the old CNJ Bethlehem engine terminal.

Three C628's are fueled at the former CNJ Bethlehem engine terminal while some Reading Centuries wait nearby. The Bethlehem terminal in the 70's was a railfans delight with Alco's galore and unit... (more)

Who's that 6 year-old railfan? That's me armed with the Instamatic camera and Kodachrome film (yes, they made Kodachrome for Instamatics). By 1976, I would move up to a single-lens reflex. My f... (more)

In memory of my father, Richard T. Steinbrenner, who passed on Friday, January 22nd, I am posting this picture. Many of you knew my father and many others are familiar with his books on Alcos and... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

A Roger Puta Photograph

Lehigh Valley class AF-27, Alco C628, was the backbone of the LV’s latter-day road fleet. After purchasing eight of the six axle beasts new from Alco, the LV jumped on the opportunity to get ni... (more)

Conrail in Cornell Red – Almost eight months after the northeastern railroad scene has undergone its most dramatic transformation, many of the local activities continue on as usual. Here Lehigh ... (more)

Forty years ago, it was common knowledge that the Lehigh Valley Railroad would cease to exist on the coming April 1. I made a commitment to capture as much of the Lehigh Valley as I could in the f... (more)

The two hottest trains on the Lehigh Valley were the intermodal Apollo and manifest Mercury, both running between Oak Island and Buffalo with no yard work along the way. If they were on time, bot... (more)

A Lehigh Valley westbound changes crews at Packerton Yard.