Trains This Day/Month in the Past

[bdw9535]

Conrail's CA-51 with a box car for Atlantic Sweetner, Folsom, NJ, 9/16/15.

Bruce

   

[Charlie B]

Passing the P&LE West Pittsburgh PA. station  9/16/2010. Nice photo Fiatfan Tom     
Charlie

[Charlie B]

Back when brakes were still used going downgrade. Coal train with 2 helpers on the head end  and 2 on the rear.             
Charlie

[hillyard999]

Charlie,
That is a LOT of smoke.
Why is it not common anymore?  I assume they were using dynamic braking as well?

[bdw9535]

Conrail's CA-51 at Estell Manor, NJ, 9/17/19. 

Bruce

   

[bdw9535]

Conrail's CA-11 at W. Deptford, NJ, 9/18/09.

Bruce

   

[Charlie B]

Westbound at Leetonia, Ohio September 18, 1977     Charlie

[Charlie B]

Stopping for coolant water supplied by the East Palestine, Ohio fire department September, 1976     .
Charlie

[TMo]

Goes to show that paint jobs don't look new all that long!

[bdw9535]

Cresson, PA, 9/20/10.

Bruce

   

[Charlie B]

September, 1978 A westbound at the site of the derailment that occurred 45 years later.     
Charlie

[Charlie B]

September 21, 1977. A westbound crossing Adams Road, about 2 miles west of East Palestine, Ohio.     
Charlie

[bdw9535]

Rochester, PA, 9/21/10.

Bruce

   

[Charlie B]

9/22/1977. Westbound along  New Waterford Ohio) Road. A perfect example of a well worn but still in service F7. I like the looks and the details on this one. Someone please model it.     
Charlie

[bdw9535]

NS 39G started its approach to the Delair Bridge then stopped.  The engineer made an adjustment, and they continued on.

Bruce