Prior to the formation of Conrail, intermodal traffic on the Allentown area was predominated by the Lehigh Valley’s Apollo and Mercury trains between Oak Island and Buffalo, which bypassed Allen... (more)
Early Conrail repaints displayed a multitude of variants, with the only constant being that they were blue with white lettering. Lettering font, full spelling of “Conrail”, can opener herald, ... (more)
After Conrail took delivery of fifty C30-7A’s in 1984, Allentown became the home for about a half-dozen of them. Here one of them switches the west end of the yard.
RJ Corman's branchline in Allentown, PA has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the years, and now it seems that the line is only being held on by a thread with only one customer remaining a... (more)