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| Title: |
Journal Square |
| Description: |
The area near Journal Square had a lot of activity. The tracks to the left are the PATH station and yard, a large complex that had car shops and MOW, among other things. The two tracks at right are the ex PRR Passaic & Harsimus Branch, which went from Kearny out to the piers at Harsimus Cove. By this time it was a freight yard, but until 1961, some passenger trains terminated there at a ferry to Manhattan, though not many after Penn Station in NY was opened. We see a long cut of cars behind an ex EL SW 9 about to pass the station on the P&H, heading toward the waterfront yard. Note the catenary above the SW. Conrail was still running electrified freight here at the time, and it was possible to see GG 1's, E 44's and ex NH/VGN E 33's here. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1978 Upload Date: 12/10/2016 6:10:48 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 9024(SW9) |
| Views: |
565 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Working hard |
| Description: |
Theres not a lot of smoke from this little diesel, but the sound was awesome as the 567 revved while pulling a long cut of cars from Kearny. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1978 Upload Date: 12/10/2016 6:15:55 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 9024(SW9) |
| Views: |
306 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Back to Croxton |
| Description: |
Well, maybe. Could also be going to North Bergen, but my bet is Croxton, which handled a lot more general freight than the ex NYC yard, which had become largely an intermodal and auto rack yard. Our SW takes the connection at Marion Jct after dropping its train at Harsimus Cove. Now, off to get some baseball cards.... |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1978 Upload Date: 12/10/2016 6:19:46 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 9024(SW9) |
| Views: |
381 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
West end |
| Description: |
In August 1978 I rode the Broadway from New York to Chicago. At the time, it was still a main freight route to the Windy City for Conrail, and I recall a number of things from that trip. One was outrunning a white Firebird that was pacing us on adjacent US 30. The other was that we seemed to meet an eastbound every 30 minutes or so. There also was some local traffic on the route, as we see here. A solo GP 7 works a siding near Valpo. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1978 Upload Date: 12/16/2016 5:45:12 AM |
| Location: |
Valparaiso, IN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 5700(GP7) |
| Views: |
536 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Still some Alcos |
| Description: |
The Alco fleet did not have a long tenure on CR, as they almost immediately set out to make their roster all EMD or GE, once they got a handle on what they had and sorted out the worst power. Six axle Alcos tended to stay on the Cleveland ore trains, with the four axle power at various points around the system, a lot of times not too far from home. This is an example, an ex PRR unit working at Kearny. |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/1978 Upload Date: 12/16/2016 5:36:32 AM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7647(RS11) |
| Views: |
377 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RS 11 |
| Description: |
An RS 11 is seen at the Kearny engine terminal, along with an unnamed GG 1. |
| Photo Date: |
1/10/1979 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 1:19:38 AM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7651(RS11) |
| Views: |
683 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Some of each |
| Description: |
CR was still using electric power at that time, but occasionally it would get an assist from diesels. We see such a power set at Kearny as it prepares to head over to Harsimus Cove with a pair of then new SD40-2's. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1979 Upload Date: 12/16/2016 5:32:27 AM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6421(SD40-2) CR 6400(SD40-2) CR 4439(E44) |
| Views: |
497 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Ready to go |
| Description: |
A freight is ready to depart the ex PRR Waverly Yard in Newark for a trip down the Corridor the Potomac Yard. The lead unit still wears the paint of its former owner. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1979 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 12:53:19 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6348(SD40) CR 6470(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
612 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CR once had 50 of these |
| Description: |
CRs SD 35s came from two previous owners, the PRR and CNJ. The nose of one of the ex Pennsy units is seen in a grab shot from a passing PATH train near Marion Jct-note the curving track at right. That connects to the ex NYC North Bergen yard. I once saw an SD 40 take that curve. It was an experience. |
| Photo Date: |
11/20/1979 Upload Date: 6/5/2016 4:40:47 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6017(SD35) |
| Views: |
322 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Journal Square |
| Description: |
A Conrail train ieaded from the ex Pennsy to the ex NYC rolls past the PATH station at Journal Square in Jersey City. This was an intresting place to see Conrail trains. At the time, you could see oot only diesel powered trains, but some with various electric units as well, including E33's, E44's and GG1's. CR 6520 was almost brand new on the date of this photo. |
| Photo Date: |
1/8/1980 Upload Date: 1/11/2014 3:51:09 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6520(SD40-2) CR 6458(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
887 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Action on the Hack River bridge |
| Description: |
The PATH train from Jersey City to Newark sometimes yielded some good photo ops, if the timing was right. This time I got a train on the P&H line behind a set of SD40-2s, the lead unit one of the newest on the CR roster at the time, and the 5th from last such unit CR would acquire, the final SD40-2 being 6524. If only the PATH train had been a split second faster, the catenary support would not have cut off the pilot of the lead unit. Close but no cigar!! |
| Photo Date: |
1/8/1980 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 12:58:00 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6520(SD40-2) CR 6458(SD40-2) CR 6441(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
1041 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
6 axle GE |
| Description: |
My trips to Jersey were somewhat sporadic, and often were tied to riding the many routes across the Garden State, and not necessarily toward catching the freight action. Im glad I rode all I could at the time-the equipment and some of the routes are gone-but looking back, I wish I had spent more time staking out the freights, which also had some interesting power in those days. I did not see many 6 axle U boats, but once in a while I'd get lucky. This one was on a freight at Kearny yard, seen from a passing DLW train between Hoboken and Newark. |
| Photo Date: |
1/8/1980 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 1:02:07 AM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6826(U28C) CR 6503(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
774 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Power in places youd never expect it. |
| Description: |
One of the things about Conrail was that units would turn up in unusual places. While its not far from home, prior to CR, who would have expected a Reading GP 30 working on the PRR in Delaware?? As the combined like units in a certain area, power moved around some, and here we find the result. How about that Pennsy hopper!! |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1980 Upload Date: 12/16/2016 5:18:44 AM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2174(GP30) |
| Views: |
308 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
On the Corridor |
| Description: |
At CR startup, Amtrak got the Corridor, and CR was a tenant. Ultimately, this moved freight off the corridor to a large degree, as Amtrak raised the wheelage rates to a point that was not economical. There was still a fair amount of local traffic, which was served from a variety of yards. This is one of the locals, with a U23B and U30B working south of Newark Penn Station. McCarter Highway is the bridge at left. Note the EL box at right. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1980 Upload Date: 12/16/2016 5:24:30 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2743(U23B) CR 2889(U30B) |
| Views: |
331 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Raritan River power |
| Description: |
In 1980, Conrail absorbed one of Jerseys more obscure operations, the Raritan River RR, which had a base of operations in South Amboy. I never saw them while they were independent, but did finally catch their SW, still in its original colors, but with a CR number, while watching commuter trains one afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1980 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 1:06:02 AM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 8660(SW900) |
| Views: |
966 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Raritan River SW |
| Description: |
A former Raritan River SW with a Conrail caboose at South Amboy. Conrail had recently taken over the NJ short line. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1980 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 1:07:34 AM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 8660(SW900) |
| Views: |
622 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Marion Jct |
| Description: |
This transfer was headed onto the ex PRR at Marion Jct. It was interesting to watch the 6 axle unit roll through the tight curve there, planges squealing as it went. |
| Photo Date: |
1/12/1981 Upload Date: 3/10/2013 4:45:58 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6335(SD40) |
| Views: |
527 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
GP 35 on the Corridor |
| Description: |
By 1981, freight on most of the Northeast Corridor was becoming a rarity, but some did run there. The electrics were gone, but there was still a good variety of diesel power, such as this ex Reading GP 35 leading a westbound train |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/1981 Upload Date: 1/27/2013 11:43:15 PM |
| Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 3632(GP35) |
| Views: |
380 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Grab shot |
| Description: |
One of the best ways to see the engine tracks at CRs South Kearny yard was from the ex DLW commuter trains that ran along the north side of the yard. Unfortunately, it offered only the option of grab shots from the train. Still, the power could get interesting. Heres a pair of units typical of the era, with a patched but bleeding through ex PC unit. |
| Photo Date: |
9/7/1981 Upload Date: 2/17/2013 1:06:09 AM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6205(SD45) CR 3628(GP35) |
| Views: |
421 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Lite power |
| Description: |
A set of Conrail lite power passes the Rahway station. The last unit was a surprise. |
| Photo Date: |
4/18/1983 Upload Date: 11/5/2013 1:10:56 AM |
| Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2949(U33B) CR 3145(GP40) CR 6460(SD40-2) CR 7867(GP38) |
| Views: |
703 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SW type on the P&H branch |
| Description: |
PATH trains offered opportunities to see all kinds of CR power between Journal Square and Newark. Heres one of avanishing breed of end cab switchers on the Hackensack River bridge just west of Journal Square. |
| Photo Date: |
4/18/1983 Upload Date: 11/5/2013 1:13:03 AM |
| Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 8617(SW8) |
| Views: |
480 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GP 35 |
| Description: |
There were many second generation units in service at this time, mostly on locals and in yards. One such was this GP 35 at Arlington, seen heading toward DC from Potomac Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 1:34:25 AM |
| Location: |
Arlington, VA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 3631(GP35) |
| Views: |
287 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Through the station |
| Description: |
The tunnels at Baltimore made it a bottleneck, one of many reasons Conrail avoided the corridor. Here a Pot Yard bound train waits out the passenger traffic on the bypass tracks at Penn Station |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/12/2013 1:38:31 AM |
| Location: |
Baltimore Penn Stati, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6307(SD40) CR 6284(SD40) |
| Views: |
402 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR 2254 |
| Description: |
CR 2254 sits at Hagerstown MD in the NW/CR yard there. Still lots of GP 35s around then |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1983 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 2:40:31 AM |
| Location: |
Hagerstown, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2254(GP35) CR 7924(GP38) |
| Views: |
617 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Freight on the corridor |
| Description: |
An unusual sight by that time, an Oak Island bound freight in daylight makes its way past the Rahway station. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1983 Upload Date: 2/26/2012 4:48:47 AM |
| Location: |
Rahway, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 3138(GP40) CR 6472(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
558 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Transfer run |
| Description: |
I stepped out of a Mc Donalds and saw this crossing overhead on the ex PRR Panhandle Line |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1984 Upload Date: 6/4/2014 3:45:58 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7909(GP38) |
| Views: |
231 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Middle Division local |
| Description: |
This westbound was on the ex PRR at Tyrone behind a pair of 4 motor units. The weather was awful-rain followed me everywhere-but the power was good. U23's were still a common sight in those days. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:29:20 AM |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 1955(B23-7) CR 2789(U23B) |
| Views: |
311 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound local |
| Description: |
A short train behind a pair of 4 axle units climbs to Gallitzin. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:31:07 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2755(U23B) CR 7732(GP38) |
| Views: |
476 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Helpers returning |
| Description: |
A pair of helpers makes their way back to Altoona for another westbound. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:32:07 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6085(SD45) CR 6453(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
402 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Head end helpers |
| Description: |
Sometimes, due to train make up, the helpers were put up front. Typically this happened with Trailvans, but some other trains got them as well. Here we see a TV train on its way uphill. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:34:39 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6085(SD45) CR 6453(SD40-2) CR 6042(SD35) CR 8144(GP38-2) CR 2732(U23B) CR 3326(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
817 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Westbound at the curve |
| Description: |
The train with the head end helpers passes the park at Horseshoe. Those were the days-an SD45, ex EL 3620, in the helper set, and an SD35 leading the train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:36:19 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6085(SD45) CR 6453(SD40-2) CR 6042(SD35) CR 8144(GP38-2) CR 2732(U23B) CR 3326(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
748 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pushers |
| Description: |
Conrail had a group of pushers assigned at Altoona to assist trains up the grade to Gallitzin. Here, an SD 40/40-2 set in that service roll back down to Altoona to set up for another westbound. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/2/2014 1:27:11 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6263(SD40) CR 6462(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
337 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Up the hill |
| Description: |
A pair of helpers shoves hard on the caboose as they assist a westbound. Note the diversity of rolling stock on this train, a sampling of now fallen flag roads NW, Southern, DT&I and C&NW. All memories, as is now Conrail for the past 20 years. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:39:32 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6288(SD40) CR 6291(SD40) |
| Views: |
368 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pushing hard |
| Description: |
A helper set pushes on the caboose of a westbound at the park. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:44:43 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6288(SD40) CR 6291(SD40) |
| Views: |
454 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound past the park |
| Description: |
An eastbound drifts downhill toward Altoona past the park at the curve. Conrail often mixed in 4 axle power on many trains, even on heavy grades. Odd as it sounds, seeing a GP 38 in the Alleghenies was not that uncommon. Check out the Reading hoppers, many of which lasted well into the 90's in coal service. |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1984 Upload Date: 7/2/2014 1:31:26 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6607(C30-7) CR 8214(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
484 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Helpers |
| Description: |
Lots of helpers on the curve. Heres a set along with a caboose, getting to be an unusual sight by this time. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:00:16 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6290(SD40) CR 6285(SD40) |
| Views: |
513 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
EL lives!! |
| Description: |
Its just been painted over. A set of SD45-2s works as helpers on the curve. They had also served as helpers over Washington Hill on the Boston Line out of Pittsfileld Mass. Several survive into 2014, working in Jersey on NS |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:04:44 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6658(SD45-2) CR 6656(SD45-2) CR 6663(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
483 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Diesels in exile |
| Description: |
An ex EL SDP45 and ex CNJ nee B&O SD 40 drift down toward Altoona for another shove up to Gallitzin |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:09:02 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40) |
| Views: |
302 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SD50s for helpers |
| Description: |
This was unusual, as the SD 50 fleet ran system wide, and was not typically captive to such duty. The lead two units are the helpers here. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:11:52 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6702(SD50) CR 6821(SD50) CR 6825(SD50) |
| Views: |
537 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working hard |
| Description: |
SD 50s doing what they were bought for, rolling heavy trains across the main lines. The trailing unit is one of Conrails ten C30-7s, a model that sold well elsewhere. CR would acquire its step brother, the C30-7A, which got 3000 HP out of 12 cylinders. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:15:41 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6783(SD50) CR 6804(SD50) CR 6602(C30-7) |
| Views: |
715 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
High curve drifters |
| Description: |
The set of SD 50s taht worked west earlier now drifts back to Altoona, seen against a winter sky that would drop 8" of snow on me as I headed west to Akron later that day. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:19:45 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6821(SD50) CR 6702(SD50) |
| Views: |
364 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Drifting |
| Description: |
Two sets of helpers and a cabin(this is the Pennsy after all) drift downgrade back to Altoona after giving a couple of trains a push to Gallitzin |
| Photo Date: |
2/23/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:29:59 AM |
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Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Scenic,Winter,Action |
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CR 6313(SD40) CR 6329(SD40) CR 6382(SD40-2) CR 6369(SD40-2) CR 6469(SD40-2) CR 6426(SD40-2) |
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815 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Head end helpers |
| Description: |
Trailvan and auto rack trains typically got helpers on the head end, due to the train handling tendencies of the long cars, especially on the many curves. Today an EL SD45-2 does the honors. |
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2/23/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:35:11 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40) CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 6608(C30-7) CR 6506(SD40-2) |
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619 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going uphill |
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The auto rack train has passed the park and is now working out of the curve. Note the open racks, nonexistent today. |
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2/23/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:37:33 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
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481 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
EL lives |
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A pair of ex EL SD 45-2s push a train up the grade past the park in the crook of the curve. |
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2/23/1986 Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:40:01 AM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6666(SD45-2) CR 6664(SD45-2) |
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529 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rolling down the Middle Division |
| Description: |
An eastbound is almost at Enola as it rolls along what was the PRR Middle Division west of Duncannon. |
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3/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:10:30 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6479(SD40-2) CR 7687(GP38) CR 6454(SD40-2) |
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425 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic Pennsy |
| Description: |
A westbound coal train rolls under a classic PRR position light signal bridge as it makes its way toward the coal fields. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1986 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:13:50 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6808(SD50) CR 8025(GP38-2) |
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416 Comments: 0 |
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