Morscher's 1987 Railroad Images, Sorted by Railroad Numbers.
| T | L | Date | # | RR # | Type | Former # | Other Units | State | City | Comments
| T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
4 |
AMTK ? |
AMFLEET |
PA |
GREENSBURG |
E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN
PASSENGER
TRAIN. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
21 |
AMTK 355 |
EMD F40PH |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN
PASSENGER
TRAIN AT
EAST
TUNNEL
PORTAL OF
THE OLD
'NEW
PORTAGE
RAILROAD'
TUNNEL. THIS
TUNNEL IS
ABOUT 400
FEET TO THE
SOUTH AND A
BIT HIGHER
THAN THE
OTHER TWO
TUNNELS AT
THIS
LOCATION.
THIS UNIT
WAS
SCRAPPED IN
2003. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
34 |
AMTK 361 |
EMD F40PH |
PA |
ALTOONA |
PENNSYLVANIAN
PASSENGER
TRAIN W/B AT
MG TOWER.
UNIT
SCRAPPED
BY 1997 | T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
3 |
AMTK 361 |
EMD F40PH |
PA |
GREENSBURG |
E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN AT
PASSENGER
STATION.
THE
GREENSBURG STATION
WAS IN
TERRIBLE
SHAPE BACK
IN 1987, BUT I
RECENTLY
READ (1998)
THAT IT HAS
BEEN
RESTORED.
LOCOMOTIVER WAS
SCRAPPED
BY 1997 | T |
L |
10-18-1987 |
7 |
AMTK 395 |
EMD F40PH |
AMTK |
WV |
HINTON |
E/B
CARDINAL
PASSENGER
TRAIN AT CW
TOWER
LOCATION,
JUST EAST
OF HINTON.
| T |
L |
10-18-1987 |
8 |
AMTK 395 |
EMD F40PH |
AMTK |
WV |
HINTON |
E/B
CARDINAL
PASSENGER
TRAIN JUST
HAVING LEFT
HINTON. THIS
UNIT WAS
PICKED UP
BY CSX IN
1999 FOR
EXECUTIVE
TRAIN
POWER. | T |
L |
08-30-1987 |
16 |
AMTK 889 |
METROLINER |
PA |
RONK |
E/B
METROLINER
IN RONK, PA.
| T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
5 |
AMTK 4401 |
PS COACH
1950 |
PC 3001 |
PA |
PITTSBURGH |
EX PENN
CENTRAL
COACH AT
B&O
PASSENGER
STATION. | T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
7 |
AMTK 4589 |
ACF COACH
1954 |
UP 5549 |
PA |
PITTSBURGH |
B&O
PASSENGER
STATION
WITH x UNION
PACIFIC
PASSENGER
CAR. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
1 |
ASRY 65 |
EMD NW2 |
NYC 8700- PC
8700- PC 9165-
CR 9165 |
OH |
ASHLAND |
ASHLAND
RAILWAY
RAN TWO
FORMER CR
SWITCHERS
BACK IN 1987.
THIS WAS
NEW YORK
CENTRAL'S
FIRST NW2.
2002/20020511_19.jpg | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
2 |
ASRY 66 |
EMD NW2 |
NYC 8804- PC
8804- PC 9166-
CR 9166 |
ASRY 22809 |
OH |
ASHLAND |
ASHLAND
RAILWAY'S
CABOOSE AT
ITS TINY
OPEN AIR
FACILITY IN
ASHLAND.
2002/20020511_08.jpg
2002/20020511_21.jpg | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
3 |
ASRY 66 |
EMD NW2 |
NYC 8804- PC
8804- PC 9166-
CR 9166 |
OH |
ASHLAND |
SECRET
AGENT
SKILLS ARE
NOT NEEDED
IN
DETERMINING THIS
ASHLAND
RAILWAY
UNIT'S
FORMER
NUMBER OR
OWNER.
2002/20020511_08.jpg
2002/20020511_21.jpg | T |
L |
08-30-1987 |
8 |
AT&SF 2643 |
EMD CF7 |
BAR 46 |
PA |
READING |
THIS CF7 IS
AN ENGINE
SOURCE FOR
THE
ANTHRACITE
RAILROAD
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY'S F3
SEEN
BEHIND. I AM
TOLD THAT
THIS CF7
WAS THE
VERY FIRST
CF7 THAT
SANTA FE
MADE. IT IS
TOO BAD
THAT THE
LEGIONS OF
SANTA FE
FANS DID
NOT
PRESERVE
THE POOR
OLD CF7.
HERE ARE
VIEWS OF
THE F3 THAT
RECEIVED
THE PRIME
MOVER FROM
THE CF7:
1987/19870830_09.jpg
1989/19890513_01.jpg
1989/19890513_08.jpg | T |
L |
08-29-1987 |
17 |
B&M 3713 |
4-6-2 |
PA |
SCRANTON |
BOSTON AND
MAINE
PACIFIC AT
THE
STEAMTOWN
USA
MUSEUM. | T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
10 |
B&O 3502 |
COACH |
PA |
PITTSBURGH |
AN OLD, YET
MODERNIZED, B&O
HEAVYWEIGHT CAR AT
THE B&O
PASSENGER
STATION. | T |
L |
10-17-1987 |
9 |
B&O 3772 |
EMD GP40 |
CSX 8578 |
WV |
PRINCE |
THIS IS A
PROPER
PAINT
SCHEME.
AND THE
CHESSIE
UNITS
BEHIND ARE
FINE
LOOKING
TOO. IT IS
TOO BAD
THAT CSX
HAD TO
INHERIT
SOME OF
SEABOARD
SYSTEM'S
UNIMAGINATIVE PAINT
SCHEME
TRAITS. | T |
L |
10-17-1987 |
12 |
B&O 3772 |
EMD GP40 |
CSX 8578 |
WV |
PRINCE |
W/B FREIGHT
PASSSING
THE PRINCE
STATION. | T |
L |
08-08-1987 |
11 |
B&O 4248 |
EMD SD40 |
SBD 8605 |
OH |
LOCKBOURNE |
NEAR
LOCKBOURNE, WHILE WE
WAITED FOR
THE STATE
FAIR TRAIN,
WE SAW
SOME
ACTION ON
THE x C&O
LINE THAT
PARALLELED
THE NW LINE
IN THE
BACKGROUND. | T |
L |
10-18-1987 |
6 |
B&O 6945 |
EMD GP30 |
CSX 6096 |
WV |
HINTON |
A
SURPRISING
NUMBER OF
GP30'S
SOLDIERED
ON IN CSX. | T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
19 |
B&O 903016 |
CABOOSE |
C&O 903233 |
OH |
AKRON |
C&O AND
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
CABOOSES
AT
ARLINGTON
STREET
YARD. | T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
20 |
B&O 903045 |
CABOOSE |
OH |
AKRON |
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
CABOOS OF
B&O
HERITAGE,
AT
ARLINGTON
STREET
YARD. | T |
L |
08-30-1987 |
9 |
BAR 46 |
EMD F3 |
BAR 506A |
AT&SF 2013 |
PA |
READING |
THIS F3 WAS
REBUILT BY
THE
ANTHRACITE
RAILROAD
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
INTO 'CNJ 54',
USING THE
PRIME
MOVER FROM
AT&SF CF7
NUMBERED
2643. HERE
ARE VIEWS
OF THE
DOOMED CF7
AND A 1989
VIEW OF THIS
BAR F3:
1987/19870830_08.jpg
1989/19890513_01.jpg
1989/19890513_12.jpg
1993/19930522_02.jpg | T |
L |
06-01-1987 |
1 |
C&O 2707 |
ALCO 4-8-4
(1944) |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
FORMER
BROOKSIDE
PARK ZOO
DISPLAY C&O
K4 STEAM
ENGINE. IT
WAS SITTING
HERE IN THE
WEEDS BY
CLEVELAND'S
STEEL MILLS
FOR
SEVERAL
YEARS AND
THEN
FINALLY
MOVED ON
TO THE
ILLINOIS
RAILWAY
MUSEUM.
HERE IS
ANOTHER
VIEW OF THE
SAME
ENGINE IN
9/85:
1985/19850929_01.jpg
1989/19891215_02.jpg | T |
L |
08-08-1987 |
9 |
C&O 3015 |
EMD GP30 |
CSX 6281 |
OH |
COLUMBUS |
GP30 IN THE
ALL-TOO-SHORT LIVED
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
PAINT
SCHEME. | T |
L |
08-08-1987 |
13 |
C&O 6281 |
EMD GP40 |
OH |
LOCKBOURNE |
S/B TRAIN
WITH TWO
JUMBO 8
AXLE TANK
CARS BEHIND
THE UNIT. | T |
L |
08-08-1987 |
12 |
C&O 8428 |
EMD SD40 |
OH |
LOCKBOURNE |
S/B EMPTY
COAL TRAIN.
THE CHESSIE
SYSTEM
OFTEN RAN
VERY LONG
EMPTY
TRAINS WITH
A SOLE UNIT
ON THE
POINT. | T |
L |
10-17-1987 |
13 |
C&O 900220 |
CABOOSE |
C&O 900226 |
WV |
QUINEMONT |
CABOOSES
(CABEESE ?).
| T |
L |
10-17-1987 |
5 |
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
900250 |
CABOOSE |
C&O |
WV |
BECKLEY |
TAIL END OF
THE
BECKLEY
LOCAL. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
31 |
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
903041 |
CABOOSE |
OH |
COLUMBUS |
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
CABOOSE
BRINGS UP
THE REAR OF
AN ARRIVING
TRAIN WHILE
AUTORACKS
CRESTH THE
HUMP AT
BUCKEYE
YARD. | T |
L |
08-29-1987 |
22 |
CN 47 |
2-6-2T |
PA |
SCRANTON |
STEAMTOWN
USA
MUSEUM. I
AM
GUESSING
THAT WAS
USED AS A
COMMUTER
ENGINE, OR
PERHAPS AS
A YARD
ENGINE. | T |
L |
08-29-1987 |
20 |
CN 3377 |
2-8-2 ? |
PA |
SCRANTON |
STEAMTOWN
USA
MUSEUM.
BACK IN 1987,
BEFORE
STEAMTOWN
GOT ALL
FANCY, YOU
COULD WALK
AROUND THE
WEEDS AND
SEE A LARGE
COLLECTION
OF STEAM
ENGINES
OUT IN THE
OPEN AIR. | T |
L |
08-29-1987 |
21 |
CN 5288 |
4-6-2 |
PA |
SCRANTON |
STEAMTOWN
USA
MUSEUM. | T |
L |
05-01-1987 |
1 |
CONNEMAUGH &
BLACKLICK
116 |
EMD SW7 |
PA |
JOHNSTOWN |
THIS SORT
OF LOOKS
LIKE A
PHOTO OF A
MODEL
RAILROAD.
HERE IS AN
EVENING
VIEW OF A
CONNEMAUGH AND
BLACKLICK
SWITCHER
AT THE
BETHLEHEM
STEEL
PLANT. | T |
L |
08-29-1987 |
23 |
CP 2929 |
4-4-4 |
PA |
SCRANTON |
HERE WE
HAVE A
SMALL
ENGINE
(4-4-4) THAT
LOOKS
BIGGER
THAN IT
REALLY IS.
STEAMTOWN
USA
MUSEUM. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
8 |
CR ? |
BAGGAGE
CAR |
EL |
OH |
GALION |
CLOSE
INPECTION
SHOWED
ERIE
LACKAWANNA PAINT
UNDER THE
GREY PAINT
OF THIS
MAINTENANCE OF WAY
CAR. ANYONE
KNOW THE
CARS PAST
NUMBER? | T |
L |
08-30-1987 |
2 |
CR ? |
EMD FP7 |
CR or RDG ? |
PA |
READING |
BLACK F UNIT
THAT WILL
HOPEFULLY
BE A
CANDIDATE
FOR
RESTORATION. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
10 |
CR BR 1294 |
M OF W
BRUSH |
OH |
GALION |
M OF W
BRUSH
MACHINE.
THERE WAS
A BIG LINE UP
OF
MAINTENANCE OF WAY
EQUIPMENT
IN GALION ON
THIS DAY. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
14 |
CR CB 4159 |
BURRO
CRANE |
OH |
GALION |
BURRO
CRANE AT
GALION. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
11 |
CR SM 3025 |
M OF W |
OH |
GALION |
M OF W
SPIKE
MACHINE? | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
1 |
CR STATION |
STATION |
NY |
WESTFIELD |
x NYC
STATION. | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
6 |
CR STATION |
STATION |
NY |
SALAMANCA |
EX ERIE
STATION
WITH A NEW
CHAIN LINK
FENCE ON
THE STATION
PLATFORM. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
13 |
CR TE 4001 |
M OF W |
CR TX 3002 |
OH |
GALION |
M OF W TIE
HANDLER? | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
3 |
CR TOWER |
TOWER |
NY |
FALCONER |
THE TOWER
AT
FALCONER
ON THE OLD
ERIE MAIN IS
IN
REMARKABLY
GOOD
SHAPE. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
12 |
CR TP 2012 |
M OF W
TAMPER |
CR ME 1108,
CR SM 3030 |
OH |
GALION |
TAMPERS. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
37 |
CR TUNNEL |
TUNNEL |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
TRAILER
TRAIN
VANISHING
INTO THE
WESTERN
PORTAL OF
THE OLD
'NEW
PORTAGE
RAILROAD'
TUNNEL. THIS
IS THE
SOUTHERNMOST OF
GALITZEN'S 3
TUNNELS. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
27 |
CR 1007 |
ALCO MT-4
SLUG |
PRR 8654-
PRR 7654- PC
7654- CR 7654 |
CR 7589 |
OH |
COLUMBUS |
BUCKEYE
YARD, SLUG
REBUILT
FROM ALCO
RS11. I MISS
THOSE
RS11'S.
HECK, I MISS
THOSE CR
GP9'S TOO.
SLUG
RETIRED
10-1995. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
26 |
CR 1122 |
ALCO MT-6
SLUG |
PRR 8677-
PRR 6877- PC
6877- CR 6877 |
CR 6946 |
OH |
COLUMBUS |
BUCKEYE
YARD, SLUG
IS REBUILT
FROM ALCO
RSD12. THIS
UNIT WILL
BECOME NS
1111, OR
'FOUR ACES'
AFTER THE
CR BREAKUP.
| T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
6 |
CR 1986 |
GE B23-7 |
CR |
OH |
MANSFIELD |
NICELY LIT
UNIT IN x PRR
YARD. UNIT
WENT TO
THE
NASHVILLE &
EASTERN IN
2005. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
9 |
CR 1987 |
GE B23-7 |
CR |
OH |
GALION |
THIS UNIT'S
NUMBER
MATCHED
THE YEAR OF
THE PHOTO.
IT WAS S/B,
PASSING
EX-CCC&ST.L
PASSENGER
STATION AT
GALION. A
FEW
HUNDRED
FEET AHEAD
OF THE
TRAIN LIES
THE ERIE
MAIN. | T |
L |
01-17-1987 |
1 |
CR 1990 |
GE B23-7 |
CR 8206 |
OH |
MANSFIELD |
EVENING
VIEW OF
ROAD
SWITCHERS
IN THE SMALL
YARD NEXT
TO THE OLD
PRR MAIN. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
29 |
CR 1994 |
GE B37-7 |
CR 1947, CR
8092, CR 6431 |
OH |
COLUMBUS |
BUCKEYE
YARD ENGINE
FACILITY. | T |
L |
01-17-1987 |
4 |
CR 3006 |
EMD GP40 |
PC 3006- NYC
3006 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
W/B ON x
PRR MAIN,
NEAR THE
TOWN OF
CRESTLINE.
UNIT WAS
LATER
REBUILT
INTO A
COMMUTER
POWER
GP40PH-2B
BY CONRAIL
IN 1993. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
22 |
CR 3206 |
EMD GP40 |
PC 3206 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
W/B
APPROACHING TUNNELS
ON A MISTY
DAY. THE
BRIDGE IN
THE
BACKGROUND CARRIES
THE PRR LINE
THE GOES
THROUGH
THE
PORTAGE
TUNNEL.
UNDERNEATH THIS
BRIDGE, THE
LONG GONE
'MULE SHOE
CURVE' LINE
DIVERGES.
THE LEAD
UNIT WAS
LATER
CONVERTED
INTO A
GP40PH-2
COMMUTER
ENGINE.
1993/19930425_16.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
4 |
CR 3336 |
EMD GP40-2 |
CR 1645 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
SMALL UNITS
WITH DIFOCO
SIDE DUMP
CARS. THESE
CARS WERE
MADE IN
FINDLAY
OHIO. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
15 |
CR 3679 |
EMD GP35 |
EL 2573 |
CR 6913, CR
6099 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A RARE, FOR
1987, UNIT
STILL IN ERIE
LACKAWANNA COLORS. | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
11 |
CR 6014 |
GE C39-8 |
CR 6458 |
NY |
CORNING |
THIS PHOTO
IS
SOMEWHAT
SPECIAL TO
ME BECAUSE
I STARTED A
NICE CAB
RIDE IN THIS
UNIT AT THIS
SPOT. HERE
IS A 1994
VIEW OF THE
SAME
ENGINE:
1994/19940723_04.jpg | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
12 |
CR 6014 |
GE C39-8 |
CR 6458 |
NY |
CORNING |
MY CAB RIDE
IN THIS
ENGINE
ENDED HERE,
RIGHT NEXT
TO THE ERIE
RR. STATION
IN CORNING.
HERE IS A
1994 VIEW OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1994/19940723_04.jpg | T |
L |
01-17-1987 |
2 |
CR 6019 |
GE C39-8 |
CR 7999 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
E/B LEAVING
TOWN ON x
PRR MAIN. | T |
L |
01-17-1987 |
3 |
CR 6019 |
GE C39-8 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
TRAILING
SHOT OF
LEAD UNIT
ON AN E/B
LEAVING
TOWN ON x
PRR MAIN. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
11 |
CR 6071 |
EMD SD45 |
EL 3606 |
CR 6099, CR
6305 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
THIS WAS MY
LAST
ENCOUNTER
WITH
STANDARD
SD45'S ON
CONRAIL. IN
1987 I
WONDERED
IF THEY
WERE BEING
PREMATURELY DISPOSED
OF. I STILL
WONDER
THAT. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
13 |
CR 6099 |
EMD SD45 |
EL 3634 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
ANOTHER
FORMER
ERIE
LACKAWANNA UNIT,
STRICKEN
FROM THE
ROSTER. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
16 |
CR 6163 |
EMD SD45 |
PC 6163 |
CR 6152 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
HERE ARE
SOME PC
SD45 ALSO
HEADED FOR
THE RAZOR
FACTORY.
BOTH THE
PRR AND PC
BOUGHT
SD45's. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
32 |
CR 6247 |
EMD SD40 |
PC 6247 |
CR 6959, L&N
6452 |
OH |
COLUMBUS |
A RARE SD38
WITH A
COMMON
SD40-2 ON
THE REAR OF
L&N
CABOOSE
NUMBERED
6452, AT
BUCKEYE
YARD. HERE
IS A 1986
PHOTO OF
THE SAME
UNIT:
1986/19861005_12.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
35 |
CR 6280 |
EMD SD40 |
PC 6280 |
CR 6240 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A SEEMINGLY
UNDERPOWERED TRAIN
W/B AT MG
TOWER. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
1 |
CR 6287 |
EMD SD40 |
B&O 7484-
CNJ 3063 |
CR 6285 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
PUSHER
ENGINES, OR
'SNAPPERS'
AS THE PRR
CALLED
THEM. I HAVE
CONCLUDED
THAT ANY
DECENT
RAILFAN TRIP
TO ALTOONA
SHOULD
INCLUDE A
PHOTO WITH
THE WOLF
BUILDING IN
THE
BACKGROUND.
1990/19900825_08.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
41 |
CR 6289 |
EMD SD40 |
B&O 7486-
CNJ 3065 |
CR |
PA |
CASSANDRA |
A NEAT
COMBO OF
AN EX
B&O-CNJ
SD40 AND AN
EX EL SD45-2.
| T |
L |
05-03-1987 |
2 |
CR 6290 |
EMD SD40 |
B&O 7487-
CNJ 3066 |
CR 6321 |
PA |
GREENSBURG |
COAL TRAIN
SWINGS BY
THE
STATION,
WHICH IS
RIGHT
BEHIND THE
CAMERA. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
8 |
CR 6292 |
EMD SD40 |
B&O 7489-
CNJ 3068 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
MORE
HELPERS. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
15 |
CR 6345 |
EMD SD40 |
PRR 6092- PC
6092- CR 6092 |
CR |
OH |
GALION |
N/B FREIGHT
PASSING x
CCC & ST.L
(BIG FOUR)
PASSENGER
STATION AT
GALION. THE
LEAD UNIT
WAS REBUILT
IN 1999 AND
SENT OFF TO
THE IRON
RANGE IN
NORTHERN
MINNESOTA
AS
NORTHSHORE MINING 652.
| T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
12 |
CR 6360 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6360, CR
5059, CR 7595,
CR 6457 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
NOTE THE
HOODS OF
UNITS ON
FLAT CARS.
| T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
24 |
CR 6399 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6403, CR
6459 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
EAST
TUNNEL
PORTAL OF
THE OLD
'NEW
PORTAGE
RAILROAD',
WITH LIGHT
HELPERS
DRIFTING BY.
THIS IS ONE
OF TEN
CONRAIL
SD40-2'S
WITH
NARROW
SNOW
PLOWS AND
A LACK OF
CAB
AWNINGS, SO
AS TO
PERMIT COAL
TRAIN
LOADING AT
THE POWER
PLANT AT
STRAWBERRY RIDGE, PA.
| T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
36 |
CR 6399 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6403, CR
6459 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A RARE TRIO
OF PUSHERS
IS HELPING
OUR
OTHERWISE
UNDERPOWERED TRAIN
PAST MG
TOWER. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
6 |
CR 6413 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6375 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
MORNINGS
ALWAYS
SEEM BUSY
IN ALTOONA.
TOO BAD IT
WAS SO
OVERCAST
ON THIS DAY.
| T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
40 |
CR 6444 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6286 |
PA |
CASSANDRA |
THE
DAYLIGHT IS
FAILING AS
THIS WENT
BY. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
25 |
CR 6459 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6403, CR
6399 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
THE GRASSY
JUNCTION OF
FORMER
'MULE SHOE'
LINE CAN BE
SEEN AT
RIGHT AS
WELL AS THE
DISTANT
BRIDGE
STRUCTURE
THAT
CARRIED
MULE SHOE
TRAFFIC TO
THE OTHER
PRR
TUNNELS. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
33 |
CR 6484 |
EMD SD40-2 |
CR 6288 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
PUSHERS
W/B PAST MG
TOWER. TOO
BAD I DID
NOT
PHOTOGRAPH THAT UNIT
WITH THE
BRIGHT SIGN
ON IT. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
31 |
CR 6597 |
GE C30-7A |
PA |
ALTOONA |
W/B FIGHTS
UPHILL PAST
MG TOWER.
| T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
42 |
CR 6656 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3671 |
CR 6658 |
PA |
PORTAGE |
PUSHERS
TESTING A
CABOOSE'S
UNDERFRAME. THERE IS A
LAW IN
PENNSYLVANIA THAT THE
CABOOSE
MUST BE
UNOCCUPIED
WHEN TOTAL
PUSHER
POWER
EXCEEDS
3000hp. HERE
IS A 1994
PHOTO OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1994/19940604_16.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
20 |
CR 6657 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3672 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
THAT
CHURCH IN
THE
BACKGROUND LOOKS
IMPRESSIVE
ENOUGH TO
BE A STATE
CAPITOL
BUILDING.
OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1987/19870502_26.jpg
1993/19930425_01.jpg
1994/19940513_04.jpg
1998/19980615_14.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
26 |
CR 6657 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3672 |
CR 6663 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
EVER
FAITHFUL x
ERIE
LACKAWANNA SD45-2
PUSHER
ENGINES
APPROACH
THE
TUNNELS IN A
W/B
DIRECTION.
OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1993/19930425_01.jpg
1994/19940513_04.jpg
1987/19870502_20.jpg
1998/19980615_14.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
23 |
CR 6659 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3674 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
W/B PUSHER
ENTERING
THE MIDDLE
TUNNEL. THIS
IS THE
TUNNEL
THAT IS NOW
DOUBLE
TRACKED
WITH HIGH
CLEARANCES. HERE IS A
1993 PHOTO
OF THE SAME
ENGINE:
1993/19930425_36.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
7 |
CR 6660 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3675 |
CR 6664 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A FAVORITE
SHOT OF
MINE, WITH
SD45-2
HELPERS
AND A COAL
TRAIN AT
ALTO
TOWER. THE
REAL UPHILL
CLIMB
EFFECTIVELY
STARTS AT
ALTO
TOWER.
1994/19940604_18.jpg
1993/19930425_34.jpg
1987/19870502_18.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
18 |
CR 6660 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3675 |
CR 6664 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
MORE x EL
SD45-2's
DOWN BY
THE
ALTOONA
STATION.
UNIT 6660
WAS
RETIRED BY
CONRAIL IN
1997.
1994/19940604_18.jpg
1993/19930425_34.jpg
1987/19870502_07.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
2 |
CR 6661 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3676 |
CR 6665 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
TWO
FORMER
ERIE
LACKAWANNA SD45-2
HELPERS
LEADING A
TRAIN WEST
IN FRONT OF
THE
PASSENGER
STATION. IT
IS EASY TO
SPOT THE EL
SD45-2's
SINCE THEY
HAVE THOSE
MASSIVE
SLAB-SIDED
5000 GALLON
FUEL TANKS
THAT ERIE
LACKAWANNA INSISTED
UPON.
OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THESAME
ENGINE:
1993/19930425_35.jpg
1987/19870502_39.jpg
1987/19870502_07.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
39 |
CR 6661 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3676 |
CR 6665 |
PA |
CASSANDRA |
PUSHERS
HEADED
EAST I THINK.
OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1993/19930425_35.jpg
1987/19870502_02.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
5 |
CR 6662 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3677 |
CR 6659, CR
3199 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
MORE
FORMER
ERIE
LACKAWANNA SD45-2's.
OF ALL THE 7
RAILROADS
THAT WENT
INTO
CONRAIL IN
1976, THE EL
HAD THE
GREATEST
RELETIVE
SHARE OF
DECENT BIG
POWER. BUT
THE EL ALSO
HAD ITS
SHARE OF
UNDESIRABLES. OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1993/19930425_07.jpg
1990/19900825_07.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
19 |
CR 6663 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3678 |
CR 6657 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
AND HAPPILY,
EVEN MORE x
EL SD45-2's
DOWN BY
THE
ALTOONA
STATION. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
27 |
CR 6663 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3678 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
W/B
PUSHERS
ENTERING
TUNNEL. THIS
SKINNY TALL
TUNNEL IS
THE
NORTHEN-MOST OF THE 3
TUNNELS
AND OUT OF
SERVICE
TODAY
(1998). | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
43 |
CR 6663 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3678 |
CR 6657 |
PA |
PORTAGE |
HELPER
DRIFT BY. I
WISH I
COULD FIND
THIS
PARTICULAR
SPOT AGAIN,
IT SEEMED
TO HAVE
MANY
PHOTOGRAPHIC
QUALITIES. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
28 |
CR 6664 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3679 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
W/B LEAVING
TUNNEL
WITH
HELPERS ON
THE HEAD
END. THE
LEFT TUNNEL
IS THE
NORTHEN-MOST OF THE 3
TUNNELS
AND OUT OF
SERVICE
TODAY
(1998), WHILE
THE TUNNEL
TO THE
RIGHT WAS
RECENTLY
ENLARGED
FOR DOUBLE
TRACKS
WITH HIGH
CLEARANCES. OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1994/19940604_19.jpg
1993/19930425_06.jpg
1987/19870502_30.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
30 |
CR 6664 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3679 |
CR |
PA |
ALTOONA |
E/B HELPERS
DRIFT DOWN
PAST MG
TOWER. THIS
TOWER WAS
BUILT IN
WORLD WAR
2 TO
CONTROL
'MID GRADE'
OR MG
CROSSOVERS SO AS TO
BETTER
HANDLE
WARTIME
TRAFFIC.
OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1994/19940604_19.jpg
1993/19930425_06.jpg
1987/19870502_28.jpg | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
29 |
CR 6665 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3680 |
CR 6661 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
W/B
PUSHERS
HEADED
AWAY FROM
THE
TUNNELS,
AND THE
CAMERA. THE
CREST OF
THE GRADE
IS JUST
ABOUT
WHERE THE
UNITS ARE. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
32 |
CR 6665 |
EMD SD45-2 |
EL 3680 |
CR 6661 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
MORE
HELPERS
DRIFT DOWN
PAST MG
TOWER. | T |
L |
05-02-1987 |
3 |
CR 6774 |
EMD SD50 |
CR 8245, CR
9611, CR 1006 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A MOTLEY
CONSIST
WITH A SLUG
REBUILT
FROM AN
OLD ALCO
RS11. | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
5 |
CR 6815 |
EMD SD50 |
CR 6782 |
NY |
SALAMANCA |
EX-ERIE
MAIN, W/B. | T |
L |
08-28-1987 |
7 |
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