30th Street Station-Philadelphia Amtrak's 30th Street station has tremendous rail variety.  These photos present my visit to the station to see the Reading FP7 902 & 903 excursion from the station to Strasburg. (Photos taken September 8, 2001)

	An Amtrak P42DC sits awaiting its next assignment near the coach yard.
	Amtrak P42DC 106 & E60 603 sit awaiting their next assignment on the locomotive ready tracks.
	Amtrak P42DC 154 will be the lead train on the Three Rivers.
	Amtrak trailers get moved into position to take their place on the Three Rivers.
	While at the station, I was able to catch a freight train on the High Line.  This gondola is loaded with scrap.  There were a lot of gondolas on this train, mostly empty.
	A photo of some of the freight cars.
	A photo of the freight train on the High Line and Amtrak's coach yard.
	A photo of an NS Dash-9 8999.
	A photo of PRR SD60I 6752.
	A photo of the excursion train in the station.  The train was delayed in leaving as the third locomotive, a Septa engine used for Head End Power, had mechanical troubles.
	A photo of FP-7 902 backing the train into the station.
	A photo of FP-7 903.  These two locomotives look fantastic.

Frankford Junction Frankford Junction was the location where PRSL trains broke from the Pennsy mainline and headed toward the Delair Bridge.  Shore tower, built by the PRR overlooking the junction, controlled trains movements on the double tracked seashore route with the six track mainline.  Today, it is a location of NJT, Conrail Shared Assets and Amtrak trains. These photos were taken in October 2001.  
 

	A photo of PRR GP38 2913.
	A photo of PRR GP38-2 5383.
	A New York bound Acela train passes through the junction.
	A photo of an unusual boxcar with no large roadmakrings.
	A photo taken from a nearby overpass shows two CSX GP15-1s pulling a string of boxcars into the yard.
	Another Amtrak train, also bound for New York, races through.
	A few moments later, a Philadelphia bound train races through lead by E60 610.  Note the mixed consist of cars.
	A First Union Rail Leasing SD40-2 comes to a stop in the yard after pulling in a mixed freight consist.
	The second unit, is another lease unit.  Helm Leasing Corporation C36-7EM 510, still wears its Union Pacific colors.  These units were returned by Union Pacific upon expiration of their leases.

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