E-44 No. 4444, still in its Penn Central paint scheme, is in the long-hood forward mode, pulling a grain train eastbound. My Washington Boro cousin's neighbor's boy has ridden his bike to the cro... (more)

The end of the Conrail electric years affords a rare opportunity to see an E-44 and an E-33 coupled nose-to-nose in the scrap line at Rutherford.

Two elephant-style E-44s are southbound on No. 3 Track, just north of Aberdeen's station. The E-44s weighed in at just over 192 tons and were almost 70 feet long; top speed was 70 mph. 66 were b... (more)

The fireman's long locks are catching the breeze as a westbound manifest parallels Water Street on the Enola Branch. Conrail is in its 2nd month, and the grimy Penn Central freight electrics only... (more)

Two E44s dressed in Conrail Blue are long-hood forward, westbound on the Enola Branch. Note the welded rail aside No. 1 Track, ready for installation. No. 4419 was built by GE for the PRR in Sep... (more)

A westbound manifest with a pair of dusty Penn Central E-44s is passing the eastbound switch to Conrail's Columbia & Port Deposit Branch. Trains still head down the "Port Road" here, bu... (more)

A freight led by a pair of E-44's passes the depot at North Elizabeth.

The end of the Conrail electric years, as a rented crane yanks the oil-filled transformer from its place behind the 4412's cab. No. 4412 was built by GE for the PRR in June, 1961.

The 4445 still has its yellow PRR-style numerals on the cab as it passes under the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. You can also see the painted-over PRR lettering and keystones on its flanks. 4445... (more)

Two E-44s, still in their Penn Central paint scheme, lead an eastbound mineral train through Port Interlocking. The 4409 was built by GE for the PRR in April, 1961.

Two "Hoovers" (they sounded like giant vacuum cleaners) power a westbound mineral train in the summer of 1978, during the rebuilding of the Enola Branch. Note the old stick rail between... (more)

Where are the tracks? Two E-44s and two GG-1s power a westbound freight over the weed-covered Columbia Branch. The 4429 was built by GE for the PRR in January, 1962.

A pair of E-44s, still in their Penn Central paint scheme, head east under the 1930-built Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. The engineer is blowing the 3-chime horn for the multiple grade crossings i... (more)

PC4427 leads a freight onto the Northeast Corridor just south of Lane Tower on a snowy January day.

Penn Central was less than a year old (and still solvent!) in December of 1968. A pair of GE E44 electrics still in PRR paint have brought a manifest over Newark Bay into the Greenville section of... (more)