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  1. It Ain't a Brill, But It'll Do

    It Ain't a Brill, But It'll Do

    Septa's N5 cars running m.u.-style toward Norristown, PA. The Route 100 line, once plied by Brill Bullets, is one of the last remaining 3rd rail interurbans.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
  2. Dead Train Walking

    Dead Train Walking

    Grabbed this shot of Amtrak #600, one of the last surviving E60s in service. Within a year she'd feel the scrapper's torch.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  3. Ghost Bridge

    Ghost Bridge

    The Pennsy's viaduct across the Schuylkill River in Manayunk no longer sees trains...but does get the occasional visit from a full moon.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Night Photos
  4. In the Wink of an Eye

    In the Wink of an Eye

    Budd cars gleaming, a Septa commuter train speeds into Philly.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Night Photos
  5. Leaser Sandwich

    Leaser Sandwich

    An ex-MPI leaser and a CSX GP15-1 help out as manifest train Q417 crosses the Schuylkill River in Philly.
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    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  6. Canadian Invasion

    Canadian Invasion

    The thrice weekly CP train to Philly pauses on Delaware & Oregon Avenues.
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. Anthracite Reunion

    Anthracite Reunion

    CSX #1123 (SW1001) meets StL&H #7306 (GP38-2) at sunset. The CSX unit first served as Reading #2604 and the Canadian was originally Lehigh Valley #319.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. Pumpkin Sandwich

    Pumpkin Sandwich

    Two CSX units sandwich a BNSF pumpkin in this lash, awaiting clearance southbound on the wye at CP Rover.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  9. Ship to Shore

    Ship to Shore

    The S.S. United States once set the transatlantic speed record as one of the world's premier luxury liners. Today she awaits restoration at her home port of Philly, while a CSX GP15-1 works the pier beside her.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  10. Got Methane?

    Got Methane?

    CSX #7722 leads HLCX #7149 across the Columbia Bridge in Philly. The ex-BN unit had been designed to run on refrigerated liquid methane, but has since been converted back to diesel.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  11. A Little Diversity

    A Little Diversity

    CSX "Diversity in Motion" unit #5001 (AC6000CW) leads a mixed lash northbound across Philly's Columbia Bridge.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. Stranger in a Strange Land

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    A lone PCC streetcar shares the shop tracks at SEPTA's Elmwood Depot in Philadelphia. SEPTA has a few PCC cars restored for historic trolley operations. Steve Barry photo.
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    • Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter




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