Conrail used the yard at Lansdale, Pennsylvania as a base of operations to serve several branches in the Lansdale area. Because most of these branches had limited runaround facilities, the locals ... (more)

An eastbound freight passes under the signal bridge (MP 239.7) at McGarveys, located about two miles east of the Horseshoe Curve visitors center.

One could usually find a small assortment of Conrail locomotives assigned to local service in the yard in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The assortment was dominated by 1500 horsepower unite in the form ... (more)

The clock on the station platform clock indicates that it’s shortly after noon in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. An MU train that arrived from Philadelphia is now waiting to return as an off-peak after... (more)

An eastbound trailer train is about to enter New Portage Tunnel at Tunnelhill, Pa. The power plant in Ebensburg is evident in the background.

The pushers on an eastbound freight pass through Wall, Pa. Prior to the development of Pitcairn Intermodal Terminal, the former Pitcairn Yard was primarily composed of rusting rails and equipment.

A pair of helpers on an eastbound freight aid in holding back the train for its downhill glide into Altoona.

Four Conrail GP40/GP40-2’s wheel an westbound train off of the former Reading main line and onto the Blandon Low Grade at Belt Line Junction, Pennsylvania. Soon the train will be rolling toward ... (more)

Eastbound trailers roll through Rankin, Pa.

Running on the Northeast Corridor, a Harrisburg-bound train of coal empties pass through Greenbelt, Maryland.

A westbound trailer train rolls through Trafford approaching Pitcairn, Pa. The buildings on the hill in the background are the Haymaker Plaza shops.

A southbound run-through train works its way through the passenger platforms at Alexandria, Virginia. It won’t be long before all of this traffic is routed through Front Royal.

Conrail’s local WJAL-12 switches the Lone Star Cement mill just west of Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

Conrail’s Cement Secondary local passes through the area known as Dexter, where the Lehigh and New England’s Martins Creek branch crossed the Lackawanna’s Bangor & Portland Secondary. An L&N... (more)

Conrail train WJAL-12, the Cement Secondary local, gets ready to work the remains of the former Lehigh & New England yard ay Tadmor, Pennsylvania. When the yard, located on the Martin’s Creek br... (more)