Single-unit trains on the Conrail main west of Altoona were not a common occurrence. Here a lone SD50 with an empty CWR train drops into Altoona at Slope.
An eastbound coal train leans into the 1.1% grade of the Hill Track from Reading to Blandon via Laureldale. The locomotives diverged from the former Reading main line about a half-mile back, and a... (more)
Conrail suffered a major service interruption on July 24, 1984. Around 5 o’clock in the morning, westbound train OIIN was passing the Berks Products stone quarry in Temple, Pennsylvania when sev... (more)
When Conrail was formed, six axle Centuries from the Reading and the Lehigh Valley were sent west to join their Penn Central counterparts in western Pennsylvania/eastern Ohio. Here an ex-LV C628 a... (more)
A trio of contemporary CR six axles, at the time, has just come off the road and is being serviced at the Oak Island e/f; A SD50, a C30-7A, and a SD40-2.
A favorite B&A location from my stint in the Berkshires. Morning eastbounds after sunup could make for dramatic images here.
