The low sun on a late August afternoon highlights the Alco High Adhesion trucks on Conrail C430 2053. The Century still plies the rails of the Western New York & Pennsylvania.

Two ex-Penn Central GP38’s bracket a C430’s as they exit the Conrail yard in Mingo Junction, Ohio.

A train of empties has arrived at the Conrail yard in Mingo Junction, Ohio. A GP38 leads two C430’s on a hot August day.

One of Conrail’s ex-New York Central C430’s poses for its portrait at Mingo Junction, Ohio. The unit later served the Susquehanna as its 3002.

Leased by HiCrush Services, a frac sand transloader in Mingo Junction, Ohio, is Larry’s Truck and Electric SD18 60. LTEX 60 was originally Chicago & Illinois Midland 60 (built in December 1961), ... (more)

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)

Four Decades

Forty years ago today, a college friend, a friend of his, and I walked into the yard office at Mingo Junction, Ohio to ask permission to photograph Conrail’s facilitie... (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)

Wearing the corporate paint scheme and showing the grime that quickly builds up in ore train service. Conrail C430 idles with a variety of roster mates at Mingo Junction, Ohio.

With two Alco C430’s trailing, a Conrail GP38 leads a power set into the engine terminal at Mingo Junction, Ohio for servicing,

EMD and GE power is in force at the normally Alco-dominated engine tracks at Mingo Junction, Ohio.

The drip strip over the cab window and the AAR trucks indicate that this Conrail C430 is of Reading lineage, as opposed to the former New York Central units, which had Alco’s Hi-Ad trucks. Conrail... (more)

Most of Conrail’s big Alcos never saw that paint shop for a coat of blue paint. Most of its ex-PC SD40-2’s were quickly transformed to its new corporate image. Here a C636 and a C630 working out ... (more)

A visit to Mingo Junction in the late 1970’s was usually accompanied with expectations of seeing big Alco’s, but a Cleveland Electric GP38-2 and a matched set of Conrail SD45-2’s were not bad find... (more)