CR 6815 highballs a westbound manifest through Latrobe, PA. Scanned from a print.

Twilight of GG1-powered freight operations, with the 1935-built 4801 leading a northbound manifest. Cousin Barry on the platform is saving his movie film for the then-new and more colorful Amtrak... (more)

A single E-33 (3,300 hp) electric is at the point of a westbound manifest, waiting on a new crew at the sewage plant grade crossing. This locomotive was built by GE in January, 1957 as the VGN Cla... (more)

The SD40-2s were the workhorses of the day - coupled ahead (snapping) or shoving tonnage trains across the Alleghenies. Here a pair lead an SD60M and Dash8-40CW on symbol ALPI's (Allentown-Conway)... (more)

CR 6074 is paired with an SD60M as they lead empty hoppers through Horseshoe Curve.

CR 6387 and 6366 are snappers on the point of Mail 9H's GP40-2 road power as they bring the Chicago-bound mail train around Horseshoe Curve.

A GP38 and SD50 lead an eastbound manifest near Ceylon, OH in the summer of 1990. Scanned from a print.

A trio of SD60Ms lead an eastbound trailvan on the long 1% grade from the Conemaugh River valley to Gallitzin. The train is crossing a reinforced stone arch bridge dating to the early 20th century... (more)

SD50 No. 6791 leads GE Dash8 40B No. 5070 and Dash8 40CW No. 6144 with 132 empty hoppers climbing the steady 1.75% grade past MG tower - still a part-time open office at this date. MG is located a... (more)

Conrail 5545 leads a W/B ATSF Intermodal climbing the grade to Dalies, NM on January 7, 1995 with an ATSF GP60B and 2 ATSF GE's. An E/B ATSF piggyback passes downgrade with the snow covered Manzan... (more)

You parked your truck in the way of my SD60! No, you parked your engine in the way of my truck! A night photo scene staged as part of Conrail Days at the Railroad Museum of PA back in 2009.

Camden to Elkhart manifest CAEL grinds up the mountain passing MG, which was still in part-time service at this date. This big GE leads an SD60 and SD60I with a pair of SD40-2s shoving. Scanned fr... (more)

Latrobe, PA sits in a dip between 1% grades - Bradenville to the east and Donohoe to the west. In CR days they really ripped through here - coming off one grade and getting a run for the other. Sy... (more)

Westbound passing Sinking Spring, PA.

It was barely a week after NS assumed operations on Conrail lines and their photogenic black was already infiltrating the familiar Conrail blue power consists. A westbound trailvan drops downgrade... (more)