Conrail E44 #4411 leads two of its brethren past the station in Edison with loaded autoracks.
I wish there were some of these hauling freight today.
Conrail's E44's were the backbone of the electric freight operations. 4465 and 4417 were serviced and ready to take out the next train.
The engine terminal in Enola was genuinely off-limits to railfans without special permission. Thanks to a kind employee and letter to the Division Superintendent, a release was arranged for June ... (more)
The midday passenger train lull presents opportunity for the DS to run some freight on the corridor. 4450 leads the march still in her Pennsy dress. (Ed. Note: this is the only view of #4450 in ... (more)
My first real experience in the area. I was in NJ on business and got to lay over for days. I spent it productively, in taking lots of slides of course.
A fully restored PRR GE E44 sits on display in the massive railroad museum of Pennsylvania.
Northbound Conrail Freight at the South end of Baltimore Station
Two 1963-built former stalwarts of the Pennsy: E-44 #4465 was built by GE and was donated to the museum in 1991. GP30 #2233 was of course built by GM-EMD and was donated to the museum in 1998. It ... (more)
These were unrepainted Penn Central electrics at the time.
Conrail E44's 4432 and 4458 drag a TOFC train through Harrisburg terminal, late Spring 1978.
A pair of Conrail E-44s helpers on a coal train pass the small yard, and railfan hangout, known as Orangeville on the NEC.
I'm glad I caught a few of these.
May 1974 was a very good month and this is one of the few shots I ever got before we took yet another giant leap backward and electric freight became a side show.