The end is near! In four days the Erie-Lackawanna will join other northeastern railroads in being merged into government entity Conrail.
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A westbound ballast train passes an eastbound mixed freight with rear helpers 6386 & 6366.
LAST TRAIN... CR 1942 & 8065 powered the last train through this area of PA's Pine Creek Valley. This rail train would lift the rails as it worked its way south. The railroad right-of-way through... (more)
Coming off the Buffalo Line, heading for Enola Yard.
Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian crosses Rockville Bridge as a northbound NS hopper train waits on two NS southbound trains on the Buffalo Line across the Susquehanna River.
Lite power headed for Enola Yard includes ex-UP GLCX 2857.
Work progresses on preparing the Allegheny Tunnel for double track and double-stacks. A westbound freight emerges from the Gallitzin Tunnel, which will be taken out of service when project is comp... (more)
The rotary coupler from the hopper ahead remains coupled to PPLX 381 as the "weakest link" in the train broke as the train climbed the hill through Turbotville.
Grinding east to Ridge @ MP 11.2.
Power for NS 622 eases it way along the throng of people, including a whole trainload who traveled from Harrisburg, that have just viewed Renovo's 2003 Flaming Foliage Festival Parade.
Empty hopper train with 4 ex-CR SD40-2s & 108 cars departs PPL's Montour Power plant.
With low water level of the Susquehanna River, the location of a previous Rockville Bridge is very evident in this view of a westbound stack train.