For many decades, the Borough of Lehighton, PA had long considered itself a railroad town. Founded in 1746 by the Moravian Brethren, the town saw significant growth with the arrival of the Lehigh ... (more)

An almost full day late CP 256 heads through Packerton with ex-LV/D&H GP38-2 7307 leading "the usual" rainbow SDs and a train of mostly autos.

Lehigh Valley F3A 520, F3B 513, RS11 402 low nose and F7A 562 at Lehighton, Pa. in March 1965. Photo by W.J. Brennan, part of my slide collection.

Snow is in the air as Delaware & Hudson train OILC (Oak Island, New Jersey – Lacolle, Quebec) approaches the former Lehigh Valley main line in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Behind the locomotives is ... (more)

A three railroad, three builder lash up leads a northbound Delaware & Hudson Train through Lehighton, Pennsylvania. A Boston & Maine GP40-2 is assisted by a Maine Central U23B still in D&H lightni... (more)

On the last day of April, 1977, Delaware & Hudson’s bicentennial RS3m leads a long train east at Lehighton, Pennsylvania. At this point, the former Lehigh Valley yard site is still in pretty cle... (more)

During a visit to Lehighton, Pennsylvania, we found three light Lehigh Valley GP38-2’s idling on one of the main tracks. LV 323 was built in November, 1972, and after a long career on the Delawa... (more)

A northbound Delaware & Hudson manifest test the limits of Kodachrome as it arrives at Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Although it’s heresy for an Alco fan to say, those four lightning stripe GP39-2’... (more)

An interesting assortment of power has congregated side-by-side at Lehighton, Pennsylvania. From left to right are a Conrail SW1500, a Maine Central GP38, a Conrail SD45, and a Delaware & Hudson C... (more)

The Lehigh Valley Railroad slipped into oblivion seven years prior to this mid 1983 scene at Lehighton, Pennsylvania, but it still carries a distinct presence. The yard at Lehighton, which was lar... (more)

A Delaware & Hudson dog pack leads an 80-car southbound train NE87 through Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The train is crossing over between mains of the former Lehigh Valley to take the “ramp” to e... (more)

D&H bi-centennial on a helper set.

D&H Train PYRP comes down the “ramp” into Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The ramp was created in 1967 when competitors Jersey Central and Lehigh Valley entered into a joint trackage agreement and co... (more)

The crew of Conrail local WJAL-19 has drawn a C36-7 as their power on a cold December day. Here they switch cars at Lehighton before heading eastbound.

Wearing their original colors of grey, yellow, and road grime, a trio of Lehigh Valley Alco Century 420s prepare to depart the big yard at Lehighton, PA, with a long freight. The LV was not known... (more)