A Lehigh Valley Alco RS11 7642 waits for its next job still not repainted by Conrail. Original From My Collection

A view of Conrail's Bethlehem engine terminal ready tracks in 1977. The Septa RDC's were protecting Bethlehem - Lansdale service on the Bethlehem Branch that ended in 1981. The 2 Lehigh Valley &qu... (more)

An eastbound Conrail train crosses from Allentown to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on one of Allentown Yard’s receiving tracks. A Penn Central SD40 and an Erie Lackawanna U36C lead the consist out of ... (more)

Former LHR 29, the last locomotive purchased by the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway.

Delaware & Hudson train PYRP’S power has run around its cars after arriving at South Bethlehem from Philadelphia. Soon the train will retrace the last few miles before diverging toward Lehighton... (more)

Not the Scrap Yard

Although it appears that Conrail C630 6769is in a scrap yard environment, the big Alco still has life, and is on a servicing track at the engine terminal in Beth... (more)

Norfolk Southern Corp Train 294 passes the SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA on Sunday, February 2, 2020. At one time, this kind of industrial scene would have been common across the New York Central's... (more)

Newcomer Conrail SD7 6999 is met by RS11 7643 as the Alco rolls off of the turntable in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It’s interesting that the RS11’s short hood has the large block lettering “Le... (more)

An unexpected move brought Conrail’s only two SD7’s to the Allentown area. These ex-PRR EMD’s, which had added weight, were purchased specifically for the 5.89% Madison Hill line in Indiana.... (more)

Local lore in the Allentown area said that Conrail’s ex-Lehigh & Hudson River C420’s were intended to be run until they had problems, and would then be retired. They were also not to be repain... (more)

Veterans of the Erie-Lackawanna and the Pennsylvania Rail Road idle together on a house track at Bethlehem Engine Terminal.

Together Again for the First Time

Former Reading GP35 3626 has undoubtedly visited the engine terminal at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania many times, and Lehjgh Valley RS11 7643 is a long-... (more)

Conrail Train BJ-4 works its 132-car train in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. More than likely, Allentown yard is plugged, and the only place to make a setout is on this side of the Lehigh River Th... (more)

An overview of Lehigh Valley’s Bethlehem Engine Terminal reveals a variety of power in various states of readiness. As an SW1 leaves the turntable and heads out to work, two RS-11’s are on one... (more)

My favorite units ever were the Lehigh Valley C628’s. Here three of them wait for their next assignment at the engine terminal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.