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By:Mike Woodruff
Dates:1/1/1971 - 5/1/1976
Album Info:Erie-Lackawanna action (and a few roster) photos taken predominately in Ohio
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EL 2552
Title:  EL 2552
Description:  A pair of EL GP35s sandwich an F7B on this eastbound leaving Marion. The first two tracks belong to PC (ex-NYC/Big Four). EL 2552 was later CR 3658, and was scrapped at Pielet Bros. 7/84. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/7/2009 11:11:07 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  848   Comments: 1
EL 2564
Title:  EL 2564
Description:  Given EL's propensity for lashing stuff up, an almost matched set of GP35s was a rarity in later years. I say "almost" since the middle unit is a Phase Ib1 with the thicker frame, while the lead and trailing units are Phase IIb with the straight frame. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 12:08:31 PM
Location:  Polk, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2564(GP35)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
EL 3305
Title:  EL 3305
Description:  Big and little GEs with westbound tonnage lean into the big curve at Ashland. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/7/2009 11:25:45 PM
Location:  Ashland, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EL 3305(U33C)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
EL 3307
Title:  EL 3307
Description:  GE and EMD team up on eastbound tonnage departing Marion. Track diverging to the left is the Dayton Branch. EL 3307 was later CR 6570, then CR 6875. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/7/2009 11:30:40 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  872   Comments: 1
EL 3327
Title:  EL 3327
Description:  Just four months old, EL's next to last U36C sprints westbound just east of Ashland, OH. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/6/2009 3:15:00 PM
Location:  Nankin, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3327(U36C)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
EL 3635
Title:  EL 3635
Description:  EL 3635 encounters a nasty low joint just west of Ashland. Given the condition of EL's track and the speed at which these trains traveled, it was surprising how few derailments they had. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/5/2009 10:03:09 PM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3635(SDP45)
Views:  845   Comments: 2
EL 3643
Title:  EL 3643
Description:  An SDP45 leads two SD45-2s through the big cut at Windsor. This was part of a line relocation back in the 1940s. It's now completely overgrown, and the single track that remains (operated by the Ashland Railway) runs in a tree tunnel. EL 3643 was later CR/NS 6674. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/5/2009 8:08:26 PM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3643(SDP45)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
EL 3650
Title:  EL 3650
Description:  EL 3650 leads a pair of F7Bs on an eastbound near Ashland. She would later become Conrail 6681. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/6/2009 4:02:56 PM
Location:  Nankin, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  607   Comments: 0
EL 3653
Title:  EL 3653
Description:  EL 3653 runs long hood first with a westbound coming into Marion. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/7/2009 11:28:05 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3653(SDP45)
Views:  689   Comments: 1
EL 3670
Title:  EL 3670
Description:  El 3670 has a clear signal with westbound tonnage near Polk, OH. She would later become CR 6655. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/7/2009 11:43:08 PM
Location:  Polk, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3670(SD45-2)
Views:  1010   Comments: 0
EL 3679
Title:  EL 3679
Description:  Nearly new EL SD45-2 3679 shows off her 5,000 gallon fuel tank as she leads a pair of U33Cs on a westbound near Ashland. She would later become CR 6664. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/6/2009 4:17:20 PM
Location:  Nankin, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3679(SD45-2)
Views:  641   Comments: 0
EL 810
Title:  EL 810
Description:  EL 810 waits on the ready track at Marion for her next assignment. She was originally EMDX 810, one of the E8 demos, then Lackawanna 810. I doubt EMD had freight service in mind when they built her! Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/7/2009 11:16:42 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 810(E8A)
Views:  792   Comments: 2
EL 2453
Title:  EL 2453
Description:  Westbound freight at Ashland. Another example of EL's excellent track conditions on the eastward mainline here. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 3:24:23 PM
Location:  Ashland, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  862   Comments: 0
EL 2458
Title:  EL 2458
Description:  Alco and EMD team up on an eastbound pig train at Ashland. The foundation of the former passenger depot is at left. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/9/2009 3:38:20 PM
Location:  Ashland, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2458(C425)
Views:  907   Comments: 0
EL 3609
Title:  EL 3609
Description:  Two SD45s and a U25B pull hard up the grade east of Ashland with the Staley unit train. EL 3609 was later Conrail 6074. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 10:05:29 PM
Location:  Nankin, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3609(SD45)
Views:  512   Comments: 2
EL 3622
Title:  EL 3622
Description:  A three-builder lash-up on an eastbound freight leans into a curve near Ashland, OH. EL 3622 was later Conrail 6087. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 1:00:45 PM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3622(SD45)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
EL 3631
Title:  EL 3631
Description:  EL 3631, one of the dual control SD45s, leads this eastbound pig train through Ashland. EL 3631 would later become Conrail 6096. The foundation of the old passenger depot is at left. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/11/2009 11:16:47 AM
Location:  Ashland, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3631(SD45)
Views:  627   Comments: 0
EL 3639
Title:  EL 3639
Description:  EL eastbound tonnage near Ashland. Note the tiny tank car first out, barely visible behind the GP35. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 3:13:06 PM
Location:  Nankin, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3639(SDP45)
Views:  777   Comments: 0
EL 3645
Title:  EL 3645
Description:  An SDP45 leads a trio of F7Bs on this eastbound near Ashland, OH. EL 3645 was later Conrail and NS 6676. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 1:14:27 PM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  519   Comments: 0
EL 7131
Title:  EL 7131
Description:  EL westbound freight looms out of the fog behind former a Erie F7A. EL 7131 would later briefly become Conrail 1893. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 2:58:10 PM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 7131(F7A)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
EL 832
Title:  EL 832
Description:  A pair of E8s lead a C425 on westbound tonnage just east of Marion at the Pole Line Road crossing. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 10:39:30 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 832(E8A)
Views:  581   Comments: 1
EL 920
Title:  EL 920
Description:  The steam generator equipped RS3s in the 900-series were not often seen on the west end. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/11/2009 10:28:26 AM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 920(RS3)
Views:  925   Comments: 1
UP 2843
Title:  UP 2843
Description:  In the process of being delivered via the EL, a brand new UP U30C consorts with elderly Alcos at Marion. UP 2843 would have a short career, being retired just 12 years later in March, 1985, and sold for scrap to the Erman Corp. of Turner, KS in 9/85. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 10:24:40 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 2843(U30C)
Views:  680   Comments: 1
BN 6428
Title:  BN 6428
Description:  BN run-through power on what is likely EL train NE-97, westbound at Mansfield. Note that the second unit is an SDP45. The red Gyralight in the nose marks BN 6428 as an ex-Northern Pacific unit, NP 3628. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/22/2009 6:45:52 AM
Location:  Mansfield, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  BN 6428(SD45)
Views:  1005   Comments: 0
EL 1022
Title:  EL 1022
Description:  Help arrives in the form of EL RS3 1022, the Ashland switcher. Shoving on the rear of caboose C-327, EL 2511 makes it to the top of the grade, and will have clear sailing the rest of the way to Marion. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 8:24:51 AM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 1022(RS3)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
EL 2511
Title:  EL 2511
Description:  The crew of this EL westbound, dragging upgrade through the big cut at Windsor, will soon come to grips with the fact they have a full tonnage train and their second unit has died. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 8:00:56 AM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2511(U25B)
Views:  532   Comments: 1
EL 2511
Title:  EL 2511
Description:  With the second unit dead, this train is just about to stall on the westbound grade between Ashland and Mansfield, OH. A call has been made for reinforcements. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 8:13:39 AM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2511(U25B)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
EL 2522
Title:  EL 2522
Description:  Eastbound four unit power balance near Five Points, between Ashland and Mansfield, OH. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/13/2009 9:23:39 PM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2522(U25B)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
EL 2555
Title:  EL 2555
Description:  Four-axle 2,500 hp units from the three major builders bring this westbound past AC tower and into the yard at Marion. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 8:33:08 AM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2555(GP35)
Views:  842   Comments: 2
EL 3602
Title:  EL 3602
Description:  An EL westbound works through the big cut at Windsor with a brand new UP U30C being delivered from GE Erie. These units were usually put into service at Marion and then worked westward to Chicago. EL 3602 was later CR 6067. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/22/2009 6:24:12 AM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3602(SD45)
Views:  952   Comments: 1
EL 3620
Title:  EL 3620
Description:  Westbound caboose hop at Marion with an SD45 leading two E8As and five RS3s. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 8:34:13 AM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3620(SD45)
Views:  630   Comments: 1
EL 3679
Title:  EL 3679
Description:  An SD45-2 and a U33C head east through Ashland with COFC and TOFC loads. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 10:03:24 AM
Location:  Ashland, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3679(SD45-2)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
EL 809
Title:  EL 809
Description:  A former Lackawanna E8 with a GP35, westbound west of Mansfield. A short section of the EL main remains in place near this location so that NS can service an industrial complex. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 12:03:07 PM
Location:  Ontario, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  EL 809(E8A)
Views:  1188   Comments: 4
EL 819
Title:  EL 819
Description:  A former DL&W E8 leads a pair of F7Bs, a U25B and a GP35 on this westbound between Ashland and Mansfield, OH. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 11:43:27 AM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Wojdruff
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Locomotives:  EL 819(E8A)
Views:  567   Comments: 2
EL 830
Title:  EL 830
Description:  Four Es, a GP35 and a U36C on this EL westbound approaching the PC diamonds at Mansfield, OH.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 3/7/2006 10:19:25 PM
Location:  Mansfield, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 830(E8A)
Views:  1134   Comments: 3
NJ DOT commuter coaches
Title:  NJ DOT commuter coaches
Description:  A pair of new NJDOT commuter coaches being delivered on the rear of this eastbound EL pig train at Ashland. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 10:13:43 AM
Location:  Ashland, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  326   Comments: 0
UP 2855
Title:  UP 2855
Description:  Looking a bit out of place in northern Ohio, U30Cs from UP and BN were together behind EL's Marion diesel shop. The BN unit was pool power and the UP unit was being delivered. She would work for UP only 13 years, being traded into EMD 5/86. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/13/2009 10:03:52 PM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 2855(U30C) BN 5343(U30C)
Views:  1133   Comments: 3
UP 2855
Title:  UP 2855
Description:  UP 2855 was in the process of being delivered. These units were put in service at Marion and worked their way west to Chicago. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 7:32:07 AM
Location:  Marion, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 2855(U30C)
Views:  577   Comments: 1
EL 2577
Title:  EL 2577
Description:  An EL westbound passes the tower guarding the crossing with the B&O's Newark-Willard line. Datf of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 12:31:06 PM
Location:  Mansfield, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2577(GP35)
Views:  761   Comments: 3
EL 2525
Title:  EL 2525
Description:  Westbound tonnage sails downhill between Ashland and Mansfield, OH. EL 2525 is a later U25B with the sloping nose and two piece windshield. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 7:36:08 AM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 2525(U25B)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
EL 3325
Title:  EL 3325
Description:  Two U36Cs and a GP35 with an eastbound train of N&W and Virginian hoppers. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/4/2009 10:54:31 AM
Location:  Brady Lake, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3325(U36C)
Views:  1077   Comments: 2
EL 3620
Title:  EL 3620
Description:  Westbound tonnage heads out of Kent behind an SD45/F3A/F7B combination. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/3/2009 10:04:59 PM
Location:  Kent, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3620(SD45)
Views:  687   Comments: 0
EL 3626
Title:  EL 3626
Description:  EL freight ready to depart west from Kent. The 3626 was one of the SD45s built with dual controls. She was later Conrail 6091. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/4/2009 10:43:05 AM
Location:  Kent, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3626(SD45)
Views:  587   Comments: 1
EL 3662
Title:  EL 3662
Description:  An EL westbound climbs the grade between Ashland and Mansfield with high and wide machinery loads, an EL staple, first out behind the power. EL 3662 was later CR 6693, VMVX 6693, rebuilt by MK Rail to SP SD40M-3 8695, is now extant as UP 2771. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2007 8:20:58 PM
Location:  Windsor, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3662(SDP45)
Views:  769   Comments: 0
EL 6321
Title:  EL 6321
Description:  As God and EMD intended, ABA F7s on eastbound tonnage just east of Kent at Brady Lake. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/4/2009 7:33:28 PM
Location:  Brady Lake, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 6321(F7A)
Views:  672   Comments: 3
EL 1028
Title:  EL 1028
Description:  Must have been a power shortage for an RS3/RS2 combination to end up on the hot New York Cannonball N&W run-through train. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 1:19:04 PM
Location:  Pavonia, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 1028(RS3)
Views:  699   Comments: 2
EL 3304
Title:  EL 3304
Description:  After EL swapped their U33Cs 3301-3303 to D&H for SD45s 801-802, the 3304 became the "class unit." Here she glides downhill between Mansfield and Ashland with an eastbound pig train. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 8:07:27 AM
Location:  Pavonia, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3304(U33C)
Views:  718   Comments: 2
EL 3609
Title:  EL 3609
Description:  A pair of EL SD45s struggles upgrade with westbound tonnage between Ashland and Mansfield. EL 802 is ex-D&H 802, nee-EMDX SD45 demo 4352. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 8:25:26 AM
Location:  Pavonia, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3609(SD45) EL 802(SD45)
Views:  954   Comments: 3
EL 3681
Title:  EL 3681
Description:  First and last - EL's SD45-2s were the first of that model constructed. EL 3681 from that order was the last new freight loco EL bought. She was later Conrail 6666. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 7:52:07 AM
Location:  Paradise Hill, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 3681(SD45-2)
Views:  1520   Comments: 2
EL 6111
Title:  EL 6111
Description:  Milwaukee Road GP40s paying back horsepower hours owed help out the ex-DL&W F7A on this westbound. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2009 6:15:09 AM
Location:  Mansfield, OH
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  EL 6111(F7A)
Views:  961   Comments: 3


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