Mail 3.
Mail-3 takes the turn at Valley Jct. bound for Harrisburg, Pa.
Conrail Mail-3
A westbound mail train is attacking the mountain on a May afternoon. Power is typical of the era - a trio of four axle GE and EMD power, although newer units were soon to take over. The scene is b... (more)
During a brief respite from thunderstorms that have been moving down the valley during a spring afternoon, Kearney, NJ to East St. Louis bound Mail 3 comes roaring into the sweeping curve at Mexic... (more)
It's just a brief bit of tangent as Conrail's Mail 3 comes out of Allegrippus curve and enters Cold curve while assaulting the east slope on an early November afternoon. Fuji Provia.
Working up the Allegheny grade with 26 cars and no push, Mail 3 leans into the reverse curve between the 2455 signals and Bennington; one of 29 train movements in eight hours.
