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Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
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» Conrail (more..)
» EMD SD40-2 (more..) |
» CP Burn
» Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA (more..)
» January, 1993 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» CR 6431 (more..)
» CR XNS-114 (more..) |
» Robert Pisani (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| Conrail XNS-114 appears out of "the hole" (former Lehigh Valley main from Bethlehem and points east) and crosses over from track 2 to 1 at CP Burn. The XNS symbol was used for empty coal trains returning to mines served by Norfolk Southern. This train most likely originated at a generating station along the River Line in New York state. In the distance the East Penn Drill, WPAL-13, waits for XNS to pass before continuing west on the Reading Line. The matched pair of Conrail SD40-2s was considered monotonous at the time, but today they'd be welcome sight on any road train. The gasometer in the distance was a local landmark for decades. The 1928-built storage tank sat unused for more years than it was in service and was finally razed in 2003. |
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