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.

Three Conrail GP8's lead the Saucon Drill across the Lehigh River as they travel from the former CNJ Allentown Yard to the former Reading Saucon Yard. Today, this route is long-since removed, alth... (more)