Four Decades - 2

Forty years ago today, several sets of Conrail power wait to leave the servicing tracks at Mingo Junction, Ohio. To the right is the yard office building, and beyo... (more)

Although Mingo Junction gained fame as a hub of Conrail six-axle Alco Century action, many four axle Alcos also frequented the Ohio yard. Here a former Penn Central C425, still displaying its PC N... (more)

A very short Delaware Lackawanna PT97 returns to Scranton with three cars from the NS interchange in Portland, PA.

Alco C-425 EL 2458 leads a westbound merchandise train at Waldwick, NJ, Oct 5, 1974. Who knew just how special this would be looking back 45 years!!!

EL 2452, an Alco C-425, sits at Croxton Yard, Secaucus, NJ, on Sept 15, 1974.

DL power rests at Bridge 60.

DL power is swapped at Bridge 60. Quite a lashup even the RS3!

DL LL1 works Steamtown

PO74 heads for Bestway in Cresco, PA after working at Ardent Mills. The crew has split the power, so DL C425 2423 (ex-PRR/PC/CR 2423) will be leading on the westbound return trip. For now, 2423 re... (more)

SC-7 with 5 units crosses Lackawanna Ave in Scranton with an empty sand train for NS at Taylor yard.

Delaware Lackawanna C425 idles along with C424, RS11 and C420 on a beautiful Spring morning.

EL Alco C425 no. 2456 is in the company of an Amtrak E unit at Burlington Northern's Interbay roundhouse in Seattle, WA. The Alco was one of several sold by Conrail to British Columbia Railway aft... (more)

In the last year its major customer was in business, a lengthy 95 car Holbrook turn is headed for the BNSF interchange in Holbrook. Included in the train is the last empty coal train the Apache w... (more)

In the heart of the ALCO crescent, this Century sits.

The crew of PO74 does some switching on the siding at Mt. Pocono after arriving with a mixed consist of grain cars for Ardent Mills and various cars for customers further east. The lead unit is f... (more)