Conrail was just eleven days old and very little had appeared to change on April, 11, 1976 as two former Reading GP30s finished humping a cut of cars at the former Reading yard in Rutherford, PA.
Reading T-1 2124 has been cut off from the Iron Horse Ramble as 2100 takes over for the run to Gettysburg. The direct broadside was shot from the open coach window during the engine change.
Canadian Pacific Railway haulage train 30J is seen passing Beaver on the former Conrail Harrisburg Line at Rutherford, PA behind CPR SD40-2 5953, CPR SD40-2 6063 and NS C40-9W 9405.
Norfolk Southern Operation Lifesaver Special train 955-11 heads east past Beaver at the junction with the Triple Crown Yard at Rutherford, PA on the former Conrail Harrisburg Line.