Conrail is very much in its infancy as two former EL trainman have a lively discussion in the yard at Binghamton, NY on April 10, 1976.

Eastbound EL manifest HF-98 is about to get an assist across the Gulf Summit grade by a pair of F7A pushers based in Susquehanna, Pa. Both the lead locomotive and caboose are pre-merger Erie Railr... (more)

Erie Lackawanna Train no. 1, the westbound Phoebe Snow, is ready to depart Hoboken for Scranton, Binghamton, Elmira, Jamestown, Youngstown and points west for Chicago.

An interesting set (C424, C424, U25B, D&H C628) has backed onto its train, and will soon be departing westward for Binghamton, New York.

Race for Otisville Tunnel! No contest, actually. Two eastbound manifests climb the grade out of Port Jervis, but the U-boat has more horsepower in its lashup, and will reach the single track tunne... (more)

By this time, with all of the new power on Erie Lackawanna, a pure A-A set was a lucky catch. Especially with an old F3 in the lead! Near a seldom seen stretch called the "single iron" by the rail... (more)

I'm not sure how this Erie Lackawanna train ended up in Kansas, but as you can see, it's unlikely to be leaving anytime soon!

I discovered this rare gem at an industrial site in Galena, Kansas....just west of Joplin, MO. Sadly, I think the grim reaper's cutting torch isn't too far away.

It's just one week after the EL was absorbed into Conrail and I spot a set of E8s at Marion, Indiana on the ex Penn Central. The train tied down after arriving from Columbus, Ohio in the morning a... (more)

Less than two months before the E-L will be absorbed into the newly formed Conrail, E-L E8's take charge on a westbound freight just west of Huntington, Indiana. Collection of Victor Williamson.

An eastbound manifest bursts out of Roseville Tunnel into the sunlight on former Lackawanna rails. The train is minutes away from a meet with the westbound ES-99 Jersey Central run-through. 350mm ... (more)

Erie Lackawanna E8 #827 (former Erie #827) catches the late afternoon sun at the Hoboken roundhouse. Ektachrome-X original.

Erie-Lackawanna ticket windows at Hoboken, New Jersey, in this 1981 scene. Photograph by John F. Bjorklundmore)

Erie-Lackawana F-7A 7134 and a mate were standing by to push an eastbound symbol freight up to Gulf Summit. While this train waited for a clear signal the photographer Ken Patton walked the entir... (more)

Well past rush hour, late evening patrons of both Metro-North and NJT wait in the lobby of Hoboken Terminal for their respective departures. Special thanks to Michael William Sullivan for inspirat... (more)