Two GP38’s and a C430, all wearing Penn Central black, bring a train of ore empties into Mingo Junction, Ohio.

After getting lunch at a local convenience store, the crew of Conrail local WHRE-10 has retrieved its train o continue its work. Here it crosses Main Street in Denver, Pennsylvania. The Denver Nat... (more)

A Conrail autorack train, led by CR GE C40-8W No. 6098, approaches Chicago & North Western’s Proviso Yard at Northlake, Illinois, on February 9, 1992. On the left, C&NW EMD SD38-2 No. 6654 switc... (more)

Gone to Beans

…or at least to prepackaged sandwiches. After dropping its cars a few hundred feet back, the crew of Conrail local WHRE-10 has crossed Main Street in Denver, Pennsy... (more)

Conrail local WHRE-10 spots cars at the Gehman Feed Mill in Denver, Pennsylvania.

With the Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge in the distance, Conrail local WHRE-10 crosses Locust Street in Denver, Pennsylvania.

A classic cast iron Reading whistle post protects the Main Street crossing as Conrail local WHRE-10 approaches Creamery Road in Reinholds, Pennsylvania.

With part of its train still on the bridge over the Lehigh River, a westbound Conrail manifest rolls through East Penn Junction, Pennsylvania. Today this view from Susquehanna Street is two tracks... (more)

Late on a summer evening, an eastbound Conrail coal train waits for clearance at East Penn Junction, Pennsylvania. The most interesting locomotive in the consist, a former New Haven U25B is leadin... (more)

Two of Conrail’s Penn Central “heritage units” bring an eastbound manifest under the Susquehanna Street overpass as they arrive at East Penn Junction, Pennsylvania. The yard is still in the ... (more)

A pair of four-month-old Conrail C36-7’s waits with an eastbound train at East Penn Junction, Pennsylvania. The headlight is off until the train gets clearance to enter Allentown yard.

A dozen tears after my previous photo, many changes are evident at East Penn Junction, Pennsylvania. O... (more)

Three EMDs, two GEs, and two Alcos lead a westbound train through the former Reading yard at East Penn Junction, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, the Alcos are leaving their Allentown home for the las... (more)

Push Up, Drift Down

Helpers move in both directions on Conrail’s main line at Bennington Curve, Pennsylvania. An SD45/SD40 pair are assisting a westbound auto parts train on Trac... (more)

An eastbound Conrail intermodal train is seen from the Freemansburg bridge in Steel City, Pennsylvania. At the time, the American Presidential Lines trailers held no particular significance for me... (more)