My first visit to Lehigh Valley territory after the Conrail merger was a sobering experience. The LV’s second generation road power was divided between Conrail and the newly-expanded Delaware & Hudson, with the D&H getting the C420’s and GP38-2’s, and Conrail getting the GP38AC’s, U23B’s and C628’s. Although the D&H power frequently visited the area, they were immediately rebranded to ensure that they did not get sent to some remote Conrail terminal in the confusion that could ensue in a one-day consolidation of six major railroads, as well as several smaller ones. Arriving in Bethlehem on Conrail Day 4, I found a sea of Penn Central road power, with some Erie-Lackawanna and Reading thrown in. I spied one train moving east with three LV U23B's and a PC NW2. This would be the last time I ever saw pure LV road units.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
