As Conrail retired the Alco road switchers that held many of the Lehigh Valley area local assignments, replacements came in the form of rebuilt GP8’s. Conrail 5458 began life as Erie GP7 1241.
Former ICG 7738, a GP8 Paducah Rebuild, charges under the old Rosemont signal bridge at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum during a members night. Both locomotive and signal represent unique items ass... (more)
The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a mere 4 months old when this freight with a quartet of ex-IC(G) Paducah rebuilt EMD's thunders west out of Wilton, IA. The IAIS has risen from the ashes of the Ro... (more)
After dropping off some hopper cars at Graymont in Pleasant Gap, the crew heads back to the enginehouse in Coleville, passing the old PRR passenger station in downtown Bellefonte.
Nittany & Bald Eagle #1602 leads two other engines out of the yard past an old western styled house at Bellefonte, PA. The third engine, Lycoming Valley #2016, is in fresh paint and resembles a Re... (more)