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Keystone Service train #647 with a brand new ACS-64 in the lead passes through the small town of Gap, Pennsylvania on its way to Harrisburg.
A Harrisburg-bound Keystone train races through Narberth Station on the Keystone Corridor. These trains use cab cars made from retired Metroliner EMUs, which are needed as the trains change direction at Philadelphia on their journey from Harrisburg to New York.
Seeing as how this was my first time at Keystone, I could tell early on that this was what the event was/is truly all about - friends sharing thoughts.
Cristy and Jolene
Vintage Keystone 8mm movie camera.
Taken 033112 at The Sheraton in Harrisburg,Pa during dinner dance on the last night of The Keystone Conference.
What these Storm trooper Kops lack in sense they make up for in zeal, as they dash off to the chase in a 1920's style jerky, speeded-up tempo
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October 1976. PC U25B 2642 sits at the East Park engine house at Conway, Pennsylvania. You can see at least three reminders of the PRR on this unit: there's a Keystone on the long hood under the radiator grills, there's another on the short hood and the yellow PRR letters are poking through under the PC applied ones under the cab window.
A quick change and it's time to go clubbing after the gala ball on the final night! The Keystone Conference is held in March in Harrisburg PA; it's run by TransCentralPA and it's a wonderful meeting.
Taken at The Keystone Conference, in The Sheraton Harrisburg -Hershey Hotel , on 031513 in the evening after dinner .
Keystone is the home of the Keystone Resort. Originally constructed in the 1970s by the Ralston Purina Company, it is now owned by Vail Resorts. It's in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Ready to hit the club! The Keystone Conference is held in March in Harrisburg PA; it's run by TransCentralPA and it's a wonderful meeting.
This is a poor picture, but the best one I have from the day. The week leading up to Keystone was a bad one for me and I ended up delaying my trip by 36 hours. When I got there, they didn't have a room for me, even though I arrived at check-in time. Fortunately, my good friend Melissa Franks allowed me to use her room to change. I took this picture before heading down to the conference.
Amtrak's Keystone train 650 left Harrisburg on time Wednesday afternoon but not without some help. The protect diesel, GE B32-8WH AMTK 514, which is staged in Harrisburg to help disabled trains, was pressed into service after ACS-64 #607 failed the night before. Amtrak is still breaking in the new Siemens electric locomotives which they started taking delivery of a year ago. So far over two dozen are in service with more on the way from California.
Taken 032914 on the last evening of the The Keystone Conference in The Sheraton Hotel in Harrisburg PA.
Keystone Reflections
Community. We are unique. We are so unique that we have our own umbrella. It is a big umbrella. Full of colour and joy. It has many points and spots and stops and connections along the way.
Stops are important. Think of the umbrella shape like the map to a subway line. It has a starting station and a route with many coloured lines flowing here and there. You hop on and start your journey. Along the way you can get off at a station and stay there for as long as you like. Maybe you need to take a break from your true self. That is OK. Get off, explore, travel, work, relax, think. Just know that you can come back to that spot and get back on and continue your journey at anytime. Maybe you need to get off that that train and cross over to the other side of the tracks and head backwards down the line to a prior station or two. You know what, that is absolutely OK. This is your journey. No two journeys are the same on the Trans Umbrella Train. Some of us get on the Express and just roar past stops and stations with people waiting on the platforms as you go by. These people ride the Express because they know exactly where they are going and exactly what they need. Just do your journey.
I traveled to Harrisburg PA for Keystone on March 19 2023. This was to be my first Keystone – the legendary Keystone, the show of shows, the big time. And it was. It did not disappoint. But I traveled there for a reason and with a purpose. My journey. For me, this was the next stop on my Trans Umbrella Journey.
Looking for answers but not knowing the questions can be difficult. I knew that my questions were not going to be definitively answered so I was coming to soak up as much as I possibly could from others. I wanted to meet and encounter as many people as possible so that I could continue to enhance and develop myself further. Learning from others is crucial. With there being so many people here and so many at the various stops, I was able to look and reflect on my personal journey by seeing myself through them. By just observing others I could see myself from 3 years ago, from 5 years ago, from 10 years ago. I wasn’t trying to be competitive with my observations but just being able to see that look. There was perhaps that nervousness where maybe the greater self acceptance had not yet arrived or perhaps there was that foolish inner guilt still remaining. Not only was I able to look at the past “me” in others but I was able to glean a look at what the future “me” could be. Answers? Nay. Questions.
Traveling to such an event full of questions in my head but knowing there were to be no clear answers can be tough. I knew that I was not going to get that final ticket purchased to the “This Is Your Life Forever Station” at least not this time but I was certain I would acquire data and information that would keep me moving and progressing as I am 100% certain I am not going back to any of the stations from my past.
I fill myself with worry though. I worry far too much about giving myself a label. I have a need for trying to place myself exactly on or under that specific point on the Trans Umbrella. For whatever reason that seems to be important to me. It is as if when I am able to pinpoint that spot, my life will somehow magically come together. I have to remind myself though that my life is pretty damn good. I have a super supportive friend base that gives me a great deal of love. I have a Mother that at this point, though knowing and understanding, is not fully ready to see me but she supports me in her own quiet manner.
One of the questions I was asked during the week and more than once from very creditable and respectable people was to the effect “When are you going to transition?” I have no answer to that. I have asked myself that question many times. The best I can come up with is that deep down (and right now) I am content to be where I am and doing what I do. Will going further towards a transition enhance me? Make me a better person? Make me feel better? I can’t truly answer yes to that. Would I like to perhaps enhance myself more and make it easier to express my “Kim-self”? To that I can answer yes. I would be open to that. But being at a point of contentment means, this is where I will be for awhile. I will continue to develop myself by presenting a better look, a more confident look. I will continue to expand my presence in my community and try to represent for all of us. I will continue to search out for a greater local community in my city. I will continue to educate myself for and with the issues that being Trans holds. I will continue to be open to further growth and stops along this Trans Umbrella Line.
What I shall always take away from my week at Keystone was the people, the friends. I was able to actually talk to people that I hadn’t seen in five years and pick up like we had never been apart. I was able to meet people for the very first time and have a truly meaningful conversation. Doing something simple like stepping in and offering assistance to someone needing help taking a photo. Inviting a stranger out for a meal with our group but seeing that right now, they were not ready to move beyond the hotel. I loved just going around the downtown area and being myself with my friends and being treated just normal. There were no sideways glances, no rolled up noses. I love being out and being asked, “What would you ladies like to drink.” I loved the enthusiasm of the vendors and what they provide for us and I hope there will be more vendors to join in the future. I love seeing the organizers being (rightfully) so, proud of what they had accomplished by bringing so many beautiful people together. I loved sharing a hello with someone. I loved being able to say yes to having my photo taken with someone. I loved being able to see every aspect of our Umbrella, every little mini-umbrella on display. Bright. Shiny. Happy. Proud. So many Umbrellas.
May your journey be yours and filled with happy times, happy songs and special memories.
Kim McCallum
Keystone Profiles Building in Beaver Falls, PA.
Camera: Leica IIf
Lens: Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5.
Film: Ilford FP4+
Developer: Beerenol (Rainier Beer)
Ms. Essay making a final check in the bathroom mirror before departing for the 2017 Keystone Conference Gala Events on Saturday evening, March 25,