Over a year into Conrail’s existence, an unpatched set of Penn Central power rolls by Steel Tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Passing under the signal bridge by Steel Tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a Penn Central SD9 and a former Lehigh Valley RS11 return to Conrail’s Bethlehem Engine Terminal.

Conrail power has dropped its train in Allentown yard and is now threading its way through crossovers near Steel Tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After clearing the interlocking, the GP30/U36C/SD... (more)

Ex Philadelphia Bethlehem & new England SW1500 and former South Buffalo SW1200 pause prior to resume drilling.

Two Lehigh Valley veterans idle on one of the turntable tracks at Conrail’s engine terminal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Within a year, both RS11’s would be off of the roster.

Bound for the Missouri Farmer’s Association in Mexico, Missouri, a former Long Island S2 passes the steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Lehigh Valley train NE1 arrives from the Easton a light side hump receiver track in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with three C628’s and 99 cars. The yellow Maine Central box car displays some of the t... (more)

Two Lehigh Valley RS11’s move along on of the light side hump receiver tracks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The LV had four low hood RS11’s, along with six high versions that came from parent PR... (more)

Along with the Pickens and the Norwood & St. Lawrence, the National Railway Utilization Corporation was the parent of New York short line Middletown & New Jersey. A fairly new M&NJ incentive per d... (more)

The GP35 That Refused to Change

This Erie-Lackawanna GP35 was stripped of its EL identity by Conrail, but a reversal of fortune compelled the forces at the shop where it was being ... (more)

NS H76 has just departed Allentown Yard light and is proceeding east at CP Bethlehem. The first stop of the day would be Abbott Street MOW Yard. NS 3364 (SD40-2) is behind the leader. The leader w... (more)

NS H75 proceeds north on the Cement Secondary with a somewhat weathered SD40-2 long hood forward. The unit formerly was CR 6367 under Conrail.

An eastbound Conrail piggyback train proceeds east through Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. When the latest power for TV trains was new, it was usually run as matched sets. As it aged, the power was mixed... (more)

Four Conrail SD40-2’s cruise through South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I have these noted as power for a UPS (Unit coal for Portland Station). This is the same location as my more)

The Alloy Mill of Bethlehem Steel’s main plant provides a backdrop for a pair of Conrail trains meeting in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This is one of only a few times that one of Conrail’s four f... (more)