Now there's a pair you don't see together too often!
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Agree totally. The engine change was fun to watch and you never knew what Penn Central or Conrail would throw together to haul a train south to Bay Head. In the 70s, they still have manual crossing gates, too.
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While its past the age of steam, its still classic trains material. Very nice. Those were the days. PC and Favorite Photo from me. Thanks for sharing!
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Very nice Charles. Those were the days. 5247?
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The track the E unit is on is some piece of work. It took three E units to make the run to Bayhead because you could never count on more than two of them staying lit the whole way. I am making an assumption here.
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I always wondered where those RF&P E8s went. Thanks.
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No RF&P units in this shot. #4257 was PRR and #4022 behind her is Erie #833. And, yes, multiple E's were used with the hopes that at least 3 of the 6 prime movers would stay online for the whole run.
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