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By:John C Durant
Dates:4/1/1976 - 12/31/1984
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Elephant Style!
Title:  Elephant Style!
Description:  HB-3 arrives at Suffern, NY to make a set out and pick-up. The high cars were for Ford Motor Co., Mahwah, NJ
Photo Date:  7/24/1976  Upload Date: 7/22/2005 9:48:55 AM
Location:  Suffern, NY
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  EL 2580(GP35) CR 2388(GP35) EL 2504(U25B)
Views:  1732   Comments: 1
EL 3363
Title:  EL 3363
Description:  Three "Jersey" engines power Conrail IHB-7 west at Wallington, NJ on the Bergen County.
Photo Date:  7/24/1976  Upload Date: 4/18/2005 4:00:30 PM
Location:  Wallington, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  EL 3363(U34CH) EL 3357(U34CH) EL 3362(U34CH)
Views:  1428   Comments: 0
PC 2406
Title:  PC 2406
Description:  I wonder what comments the Erie crew was making as HB-3 struggled along on track 4. The exErie 4 track was numbered trk1, 3. 4 and 2 west to east.
Photo Date:  8/9/1976  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 9:41:02 PM
Location:  Suffern, NY
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 2406(RS27) PC 1772(F7A)
Views:  1959   Comments: 0
PC 2966
Title:  PC 2966
Description:  TV-44 makes its way through Weehawken enroute to North Bergen Yard. The tall structure is one of the Lincoln Tunnel ventelators.
Photo Date:  9/28/1976  Upload Date: 3/2/2005 9:59:50 PM
Location:  Weehawken, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 2966(U33B) PC 2526(U25B) PC 2937(U33B)
Views:  1805   Comments: 4
EL 3623 & 3661
Title:  EL 3623 & 3661
Description:  NE-2 works its way through the North Yard at Weehawken for a pick up and a drop. The GE 44Tonner was from Fruhauf Railcar in Clifton, NJ.
Photo Date:  10/3/1976  Upload Date: 3/2/2005 9:17:08 PM
Location:  Weehawken, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Views:  1829   Comments: 1
PC 7182
Title:  PC 7182
Description:  One of the negatives of KR-64 was low light situations. It's almost dusk as Conrail EE-2 climbs eastbound on the Atglen & Susquehanna at Safe Harbor, PA. One of the very few times I photographed an A-B-A lash-up of geeps.
Photo Date:  11/5/1976  Upload Date: 9/13/2005 8:57:09 PM
Location:  Safe Harbor, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 7182(GP9) PC 3813(GP9B) PC 7176(GP9)
Views:  1579   Comments: 3
PC 7100
Title:  PC 7100
Description:  A GP9 and GP30 lead this Harrington, DE to Enola, PA freight in the late afternoon sun?
Photo Date:  11/6/1976  Upload Date: 11/14/2004 11:25:43 AM
Location:  Porter, DE
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 7100(GP9) PC 2219(GP30)
Views:  2318   Comments: 3
PC 3267
Title:  PC 3267
Description:  A ballast train heads north on the River Line as a member of the crew watches the train. The double track mainline of the Susquehanna rusts in the weeds. Compare this photo with todays River Line and NYS&W.
Photo Date:  11/19/1976  Upload Date: 3/14/2006 10:07:22 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Views:  916   Comments: 2
PC 7717
Title:  PC 7717
Description:  IHB-7 is just about to enter the single track at Great Notch. This part of the "Greenwood Lake" was my favorite.
Photo Date:  1/22/1977  Upload Date: 2/25/2005 9:25:16 PM
Location:  Great Notch, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 7717(GP38) CR 6555(U33C) CR 6509(U25C)
Views:  1714   Comments: 1
CR 2861
Title:  CR 2861
Description:  FM-4 was a dedicated train for Ford motor Co. Mahwah, NJ. After delivering cars to the lower yard it would often "clean-up" Suffern Yard. Elmwood Park, NJ
Photo Date:  1/25/1977  Upload Date: 10/17/2004 6:14:05 PM
Location:  Saddle Brook, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 2861(U30B) EL 3618(SD45)
Views:  1193   Comments: 0
SP 9248
Title:  SP 9248
Description:  HB-3 crosses Midland Ave on its way west, the GP7 will be set off at Suffern, NY
Photo Date:  1/25/1977  Upload Date: 2/28/2005 10:30:47 AM
Location:  Saddle Brook, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  SP 9248(SD45T-2) CR 6567(U33C) CNJ 1531(GP9)
Views:  1684   Comments: 0
CR 2972
Title:  CR 2972
Description:  Back during the Winter of '76-'77 a young Conrail was hungry for power. It was buying anything it could get its hands on. Here "NEW" built for Auto-Train U36B's power TV-16 in the hole for two northbounds.
Photo Date:  1/30/1977  Upload Date: 10/17/2004 12:29:16 PM
Location:  Bogota, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 2972(U36B) CR 2974(U36B)
Views:  1723   Comments: 1
CR 2717
Title:  CR 2717
Description:  TV-98 swings off the Bergen County and into "BJ" Bergen Junction. The line along the locomotive was the ERIE Main line then cut back to Carlton Hill. There was still a lot of industry receivinb by rail in 1977.
Photo Date:  4/5/1977  Upload Date: 3/16/2006 10:37:28 PM
Location:  East Rutherford, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 2717(U23B)
Views:  821   Comments: 7995393
CR 2628
Title:  CR 2628
Description:  FM-4 drifts downgrade from "Collins" curve at the Dye Works crossing Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ.
Photo Date:  4/16/1977  Upload Date: 1/30/2005 1:08:15 PM
Location:  Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  BAR 87(GP38) CR 2628(U25B) CR 3053(GP40)
Views:  1577   Comments: 2
CR 2186
Title:  CR 2186
Description:  Consectively numbered GP30's power an empty hopper extra west at Bethlehem, PA. Bethlehem Steel in the background was still operating in this 1977 photo.
Photo Date:  4/23/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2005 11:00:49 AM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
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Views:  1274   Comments: 1
CR 7784
Title:  CR 7784
Description:  An eastbound coal train rolls toward Enola passing the long gone MofW tie and rail facility a‹!Marysville as a westbound is seen on track 2.
Photo Date:  5/26/1977  Upload Date: 8/10/2005 8:46:21 PM
Location:  Lowell, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7784(GP38) CR 3245(GP40) CR 3073(GP40)
Views:  1034   Comments: 0
Mail 8
Title:  Mail 8
Description:  Mail 8 hustles east on the Corridor behind two SD's. Diesels were the norm on the mail trains to avoid the engine switch at Harrisburg, PA
Photo Date:  6/25/1977  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 8:46:56 PM
Location:  Monmouth Junction, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6244(SD40) CR 6131(SD45)
Views:  1157   Comments: 1
PC 2624
Title:  PC 2624
Description:  Three U25B's power VE-1 thru Weehawken, NJ after exiting the Weehawken Tunnel.
Photo Date:  7/14/1977  Upload Date: 2/25/2005 12:55:09 PM
Location:  Weehawken, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 2624(U25B) CR 2683(U25B) CR 2503(U25B)
Views:  1241   Comments: 3
PC 2701 Conrail HB-3
Title:  PC 2701 Conrail HB-3
Description:  PC 2701 leads a SD45 and CR'ed GP35 at the border of Allendale and Waldwick, NJ. Three EL/NJDOT U34CH's can be seen laying over in the Waldwick coach yard....
Photo Date:  7/24/1977  Upload Date: 6/27/2007 5:41:46 AM
Location:  Allendale, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 2701(U23B) PC 6125(SD45) CR 2321(GP35)
Views:  1318   Comments: 0
CR 2024
Title:  CR 2024
Description:  Early Conrail local power gets its fuel tank topped off
Photo Date:  8/16/1977  Upload Date: 9/15/2005 3:57:11 PM
Location:  Syracuse, NY
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2024(RS32) CR 9987(RS3M)
Views:  2507   Comments: 2
Twenty-Eight years ago.......
Title:  Twenty-Eight years ago.......
Description:  A unit grain train pounds up the west slope behind two exEL and two Penn Central six axles.
Photo Date:  10/24/1977  Upload Date: 10/6/2005 4:26:32 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6072(SD45) CR 6567(U33C) PC 6555(U33C) PC 6542(U33C)
Views:  1715   Comments: 6
CR 6506 PR-7
Title:  CR 6506 PR-7
Description:  Conrail PR-7 drops down the west slope with a U25C leading
Photo Date:  10/24/1977  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:53:16 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6506(U25C) CR 2770(U23B)
Views:  876   Comments: 0
CR 7719
Title:  CR 7719
Description:  AH-1 departs Allentown Yard crossing the Canal Bridge as it heads to CP-Burn. The exCNJ "R" Tower can be seen to the right of the bridge. New deck timbers were for the Lehigh River bridge behind the photographer.
Photo Date:  11/11/1977  Upload Date: 4/15/2005 8:53:22 PM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 7719(GP38) CR 2218(GP30) CR 3279(GP40-2)
Views:  1762   Comments: 0
CR 6697
Title:  CR 6697
Description:  NY-74 slows to a stop at the Hillburn X-overs to make a Suffern Drop.
Photo Date:  11/19/1977  Upload Date: 3/10/2005 9:07:02 PM
Location:  Hillburn, NY
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6697(SDP45) CR 6659(SD45-2)
Views:  1120   Comments: 1
CR 3008
Title:  CR 3008
Description:  The engineer has the 3008 notched out as TV-16 is southbound at Blauvelt, NY
Photo Date:  12/4/1977  Upload Date: 3/10/2005 1:02:30 PM
Location:  Blauvelt, NY
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 3008(GP40) CR 2334(GP35)
Views:  1294   Comments: 1
CR 2217
Title:  CR 2217
Description:  MX-1 is seen departing Manville Yard headed to Abrams. Note; The Trenton Line is double track (down from 3) although only one pair of freights and a pair of passenger train use it.
Photo Date:  2/28/1978  Upload Date: 3/11/2005 10:29:21 AM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 2217(GP30)
Views:  1110   Comments: 0
CR 2169
Title:  CR 2169
Description:  HB-8 crosses the Lehigh River to enter Allentown Yard.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 3/11/2005 11:08:25 AM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2169(GP30) CR 2223(GP30)
Views:  1022   Comments: 0
CR 6569
Title:  CR 6569
Description:  An AH extra heads for Harrisburg, Pa with a train of Chessie System mty's. And yes there was a small Reading Yard at Burn....
Photo Date:  3/24/1978  Upload Date: 4/19/2006 8:36:37 PM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6569(U33C) CR 7176(GP9)
Views:  1242   Comments: 4
CR 6550 TV-79
Title:  CR 6550 TV-79
Description:  A oate running TV-79 pours it on northbound at Haworth, NJ. It was Conrail's second Birthday.....
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 10/6/2006 5:58:40 AM
Location:  Haworth, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6550(U33C) CR 6147(SD45)
Views:  675   Comments: 0
CR 7674
Title:  CR 7674
Description:  ZBB-137 rolls down the connecting track from the ex-Reading to the ex-LV at East Penn Jct.
Photo Date:  5/27/1978  Upload Date: 3/10/2005 12:17:32 PM
Location:  Allentown (East Penn, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 7674(GP38) CR 7666(GP38) CR 7673(GP38) CR 7838(GP38)
Views:  2061   Comments: 7
CR 9630
Title:  CR 9630
Description:  ZBB-412 with some coal head out holds at "Burn" for west bound traffic.
Photo Date:  5/27/1978  Upload Date: 3/5/2005 5:57:34 PM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 9630(MP15DC) CR 9626(MP15DC) CR 9629(MP15DC) CR 9621(MP15DC)
Views:  2803   Comments: 1
CR 4806
Title:  CR 4806
Description:  CRWA-7 rolls toward Potomac Yard behing GG-1's 4806 and 4865 on 1/27/79
Photo Date:  1/27/1979  Upload Date: 11/5/2004 6:11:01 PM
Location:  Colonia, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 4865(GG1) CR 4806(GG1)
Views:  1267   Comments: 0
CR 7658
Title:  CR 7658
Description:  In March of 1979 the exPRR was still four tracks between Vdew and Banks. PIEN-2 is east on track 1.
Photo Date:  3/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/3/2005 4:28:13 PM
Location:  Kinkora Heights, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 7658(GP38AC) CR 6105(SD45) CR 9610(SW1500)
Views:  1569   Comments: 2
BNEN-2 Eng 8244 and PIOI-3 Eng 6394
Title:  BNEN-2 Eng 8244 and PIOI-3 Eng 6394
Description:  Action at "BANKS" NOT! BNEN & PIOI wait side by side for room at Enola and traffic to clear back when it was still four tracks between "Banks" and "View".
Photo Date:  3/3/1979  Upload Date: 5/17/2006 12:29:34 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6394(SD40-2) CR 8244(GP38-2) CR 6748(C628)
Views:  1248   Comments: 1
CR 3177
Title:  CR 3177
Description:  ENSY-9 has gooten the signal and is proceeding to Rockville bridge and the Buffalo Line.
Photo Date:  6/8/1979  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 10:49:28 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 3177(GP40) CR 2526(U25B) CR 2952(U33B)
Views:  890   Comments: 0
CR 6222
Title:  CR 6222
Description:  ENPI-8B struggles to get up to track speed as it passes thru Perdix, PA
Photo Date:  6/8/1979  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 2:34:48 PM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6222(SD45) CR 6536(U30C) CR 8152(GP38-2)
Views:  1532   Comments: 3
CR 3137
Title:  CR 3137
Description:  Eastbound WJSP-20 crossing Inman Avenue, Potters, NJ
Photo Date:  7/26/1979  Upload Date: 3/12/2005 4:30:06 PM
Location:  Potters, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 7984(GP38-2)
Views:  909   Comments: 0
CR 5679
Title:  CR 5679
Description:  WJSP-20 at South Plainfield, NJ
Photo Date:  7/26/1979  Upload Date: 2/18/2005 9:26:53 PM
Location:  South Plainfield, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Views:  1335   Comments: 0
CR 7652
Title:  CR 7652
Description:  ALC-1 has just gotten the signal and is proceeding west main to main at West Portal.
Photo Date:  10/6/1979  Upload Date: 11/4/2004 9:42:15 AM
Location:  West Portal, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 7652(RS11) CR 7651(RS11) CR 2074(C420)
Views:  2158   Comments: 2
D&H 7412
Title:  D&H 7412
Description:  Conrail local freight ARV-1 departs Bethlehem for Royce Valley, NJ powered by D&H 7412
Photo Date:  10/6/1979  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 9:22:58 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  DH 7412(GP39-2)
Views:  1221   Comments: 0
OPSE-9 Eng 2814
Title:  OPSE-9 Eng 2814
Description:  It was colder than a...........as OPSE-9 powered by three B23-7's exits the Cold Spring Tunnel. The building on the right houses pumping gear for the Catskill Aqueduct supplying water to New York City.
Photo Date:  1/19/1980  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 9:15:12 PM
Location:  Cold Spring, NY
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 2814(B23-7) CR 2809(B23-7) CR 2801(B23-7)
Views:  765   Comments: 0
CR 8087 CRBI-2
Title:  CR 8087 CRBI-2
Description:  CRBI-2 has just departed Croxton and is headed for Buffalo (Bison Yard) passing through the Jersey Meadows with the lower Manhatten Skyline in the background
Photo Date:  4/22/1980  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:54:30 PM
Location:  East Rutherford, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 8087(GP38-2)
Views:  956   Comments: 0
CR 6045
Title:  CR 6045
Description:  WLAL-11 "The Cranford Turn" approaches CP-PORT READING at Manville, NJ. Those who have an Atlas model of the 6045 don't have to add CNJ type horns, check the patch on the roof.
Photo Date:  4/22/1980  Upload Date: 10/18/2004 12:07:38 PM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 6045(SD35) CR 6811(U25C)
Views:  1625   Comments: 1
CR 5921
Title:  CR 5921
Description:  WJSP-20 (W-Way Freight, J-Jersey Div., SP-South Plainfield) heads back to the S.Plainfield Yard after a run to Manville, NJ
Photo Date:  7/12/1980  Upload Date: 11/29/2004 2:54:24 PM
Location:  South Plainfield, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 5921(GP7)
Views:  673   Comments: 0
PC 5886
Title:  PC 5886
Description:  PC and L&N units power a CR/LN Transfer through Covington, KY.
Photo Date:  6/28/1981  Upload Date: 4/1/2005 9:41:57 PM
Location:  Covington, KY
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  PC 5886(GP7) LN 1602(U25B) LN 1615(U25B) PC 7423(GP9)
Views:  2311   Comments: 2
CR 1999
Title:  CR 1999
Description:  The long climb is almost over as the crew of ENIN-3 prepares to enter the tunnels at Gallitzin, PA
Photo Date:  10/3/1981  Upload Date: 3/28/2005 5:37:20 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 1999(B23-7) CR 8103(GP38-2) CR 2730(U23B) CR 1944(B23-7)
Views:  1473   Comments: 0
CR 3245
Title:  CR 3245
Description:  CR COEN-3 on the "SLIDE", trailing units' a SD45..............
Photo Date:  10/3/1981  Upload Date: 4/5/2006 11:37:30 AM
Location:  Tunnelhill, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 3245(GP40)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
TV-1 eng3350
Title:  TV-1 eng3350
Description:  The trio of 40's and 40-2's have TV-1 at track speed thru Con-Pitt in the fall of '81
Photo Date:  10/3/1981  Upload Date: 4/16/2006 12:38:02 PM
Location:  Conpitt Junction, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 3350(GP40-2) CR 3093(GP40) CR 3052(GP40)
Views:  944   Comments: 0
CR 3640
Title:  CR 3640
Description:  SLEN-2 exits the tunnel and starts down the "Slide". The Holidaysburg branch down "Mule Shoe" was still in service 10/03/81.
Photo Date:  10/3/1981  Upload Date: 4/4/2006 9:42:53 PM
Location:  Tunnelhill, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Locomotives:  CR 3640(GP35)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
Conrail PIPG-3
Title:  Conrail PIPG-3
Description:  From the top looking down. PIPG-3 heads east down the "Slide" and the photo shows the difference in elevation between the two sets of tunnels.
Photo Date:  10/3/1981  Upload Date: 4/5/2006 12:12:33 PM
Location:  Tunnelhill, PA
Author:  John C Durant
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Views:  420   Comments: 0


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