Pennsylvania U boats were still working for Conrail in 1979. This one still looks clean and fresh.

Conrail will be taking over Penn Central in a few months. Yet, this U-boat looks like it could stay Penn Central for ever.

Westbound manifest entering Othello yard. Othello was the eastern limit of the Western electrification to the coast.

A yard crew using a U25B and a GP38 pulls the rear off AST-1 at Waverly Yard, Newark, NJ

A dramatic early morning shot of Erie-Lackawanna power on a B&M freight at the old Hoosac Tunnel. We had heard of foreign power on the Mechanicville to Boston run. Now we knew it was real.

This is the last of this model I have for upload. I miss 'em.

The silence of Chochituate Reservoir is broken briefly by light engines headed west to pick up a train at Worcester.

This was taken at location near Owego and Smithboro. I spent a day here and filled up a roll of film. the only problem was rain off and on.

Late in service photo of this old favorite. Note recently plated-over cab windows and the EMD style class lights. Someone said rednecks are charming due to their wonderful lack of sophistication... (more)

Late in the operation of this classics, the unit is paired with a slug that used to be an RS-3 for mine runs & switching. Does anyone know the unit and date of the last operation of U-25s on L&N?

A C&O U25B heads up a eastbound freight switching a cut of cars for Dana in the Phonix siding on the C&O Chicago to Cincinnati Line.