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Finally, the sun clears the cloud deck just in time for this SPL301 which cruises along Muddy Pond at 09:10. I believe, but cannot confirm, this is a set of new M6 "Metropolitan" commuter cars being delivered to New Haven. Older M2 and M4 cars transiting offsite for work were usually just hung on the end of a symbol freight.
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The early 80s were a strange time on the Pittsburgh Line. Here a pair of light road units provide assistance up the hill, shoving behind two different cabooses.
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SPSE-0 passes over Factory Brook and Town Hill Rd. coming into Bancroft (Middlefield station), MA. on Dec. 30, 1982. B23-7 1901 leads three 2800 series B23-7's. Can you recognize the difference between the two in this photo? There is a minor feature visible in any view looking down the sides of the locomotives.
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The most B23-7's I've ever seen at one time, trains PIME-15 and ZWW-619 meet near New Castle,Pa on March 15th, 1981. The Conway to Meadville train had 1908,1934, and 1904 and the Shenango to Weirton ore train had 1902, 1906, 1925, 5914(GP-7), 1912, and 1921 for a total of 8 B23's and 1 geep. Both leaders went to CSX in the Conrail split.
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The operator at "Castle" walks over to hand up a set of 19's to train ZWW619 as a local crew looks on. The train has ran over the P&LE from Youngstown to here and is entering the Youngstown Line via the connection. That's the Youngstown Line curving off to the left. Castle was a tower at one time, but a fire resulted in this trailer becoming the control point.
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Nearing sunset, eastbound SENH drops down into Bancroft, MA. at 19:00 on the evening of July, 1, 1982. He's the first of three trains which will make a great ending to this day.
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SPSE going away with B23-7's from both groups. Too bad the weather didn't stay like this for the succeeding trains!
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CR 1904 leads RESE past MP 129 in Becket, MA. on July 1, 1982. With the start-up of Metro-North in Jan., 1983, the 1904 was one of seven B23-7's (1903-1909) which were transferred to the commuter agency along with 71 other locomotives, about half of which were FL-9's.
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Conrail ELIN with CR 1904 on the point changes crews at 15th st. before heading south for Indianapolis at CP-133 on the Marion Branch on Feb. 27, 1981. Kevin Nelson photo with permission
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Conrail ELIN 7a heads south near MP-134 on the Marion Branch bound for Anderson, then onto to Indianapolis on Feb. 27, 1981. Kevin Nelson photo with permission
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Conrail train MEPI-15 heads north near New Castle, Pa with a trio of B23-7's, 1908, 1934, and 1904. Behind me is a ZWW ore train waiting to go south, see "CR 1902" for the meet.
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Flanger extra continues around the curve towards the summit of Washington hill, just a few hundred feet ahead.
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Conrail B23-7 1914 is leading a westbound freight out of the Buffalo Terminal while passengers start to gather on the platform of the Depew Amtrak station
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CR B23-7 1915 on March 29th, 1994 at JLS in Altoona, PA. Terry Nardella photo, collection of Steve Ondik.
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B23-7 1916 leads SPSE into Bancroft at 09:04, 15 minutes behind preceding TV-9X.
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ENBU-2T is screaming up the straightaway past the weigh in motion scales @ McElhattan, PA with B23-7 1920 and U23B 2705 back in April of 1990
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CR 1931 leads a 5 unit set of B23-7's on eastbound tonnage crossing the townline from Hinsdale into Washington, MA. along the north end of Muddy Pond on New Year's Eve 1979.
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Track geometry train TEST731 westbound through East Brookfield, MA. on Jan. 25, 1988.
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Track geometry train, led by "the usual suspect", rounds the curve just east of the summit of Washington hill in Hinsdale, MA. on March 19, 1987.
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Track geometry train, symboled TEST300, eastbound behind the "usual suspect", 1933, in Huntington, MA. on May 20,1991.
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The "usual suspect" has TEST731 in tow near MP 81 in Palmer, MA. on Jan. 24, 1988.
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CR 1933 pulling the test train TES-501 at CP 412 in Goshen, IN is westbound as the eastbound OCS-502 with an Operation Lifesaver special prepares to make the turn and head down the Marion Branch on June 24, 1998. Note that they are using NS' track test cars a year before the merger. Dan McDonough photo with permission
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Conrail B23-7 1935 is trailing on a westbound empty coal train at Cresson, PA in 1991.
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Conrail B23-7 1936 is in charge of a westbound empty coal train as it passes MO tower in 1991.
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Conrail B23-7 1936 is seen again on the same train in 1991, this time approaching the viaduct over the Little Conemaugh River between South Fork and Mineral Point, PA. For some reason the train has crossed over to track 1 to run against the flow of traffic instead of using tracks 2 or 3.
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Conrail B23-7 1937 and SD40-2 6506 are head out on a light engine move departing Enola Yard at Overview in 1991.
