With a nice Conrail blue unit at the headend, NS train 15K blares west through Northfield, OH on a humid, sunny May evening.
NS 24Z has just departed the Maple Heights "van site" and begins it's trek east towards Pittsburgh and beyond. This train, 24Z, was canceled nearly 3 years ago due to the recession. In recent time... (more)
Three former Penn Central F units, 1712, 1744, and 1790, rest between runs at Motor yard. By years end all freight F's would be retired or stored on Conrail.
I'm in the cab of Conrail F7A #1733 as another set of power- F7A/GP9B/F7A- works it's way to the engine house on a pretty nice early spring day.
Conrail F7A's 1729,1784,and 1783 pause for a moment at the Wheelock switch. Just out of sight to my right the conductor is lining his train into Motor yard.
The last pair of active F's on Conrail rest between runs, their days numbered.
My power for the day's switching. Doesn't look like it's going to be a very smooth day out there with this ice and snow mix.
A former Lehigh Valley snowbird C-628 has some ex NYC/PC F7s and an ex PRR/PC U-25-B for company.The paint out job of the LV name has resulted in that "ex PC" look.
The unmistakable window silhouette of Conrail F7A 1733 frames a former EL unit east out on a power move.
A former EL geep and a former PC GP-9B work the yard tracks.
A trio of ex Penn Central F's yard their train.1821 and 1825 help out the 1799.
