Conrail In and Around Harrisburg - Page 2

After completing the tour of the rail welding plant at Lucknow, the OCS proceeded across Rockville bridge to Enola.

The OCS, led by the 4020, crosses Rockville bridge.

The OCS on Rockville bridge.

Cropped version of preceding photo for a closer look at the train on Rockville bridge.

After crossing Rockville bridge, the OCS enters Enola yard at Overview.

The OCS paused for awhile near the "Brick office building" in Enola yard.

The 4020 leads the OCS southward across Conodoquinet Creek on the Port Road at West Fairview, PA. on August 20, 1985.

Conrail E8A 4022 is laying over at Enola Yard during a 1986 tour of the PRR T&HS.

Conrail triple hopper 431461 is on the hump at Enola Yard in 1983.

Conrail E44 4430 passes by GG1 4921 at Harrisburg, PA in 1979. In the background is E33 4610.

An overview of Enola Yard from 1979, showing Conrail E44 4431 sitting alongside the locomotive shops.

A 1979 view of Enola Yard shows E44s 4431 and 4436 sitting along the shops with E33 4605.

Just a grab shot as the cab of this ex PRR E44 "brick" glides by with a beautiful Susquehanna River in the background. This train will be entering Enola yard just ahead in this August 1978 shot.

A 1979 view of Enola Yard shows a lineup of GG1s, including 4845, 4885, and 4886.

This was just about as far west as the juice went on Conrail- note the "AC motor stop here" sign up above. The internal combustion power has cut off and this set of 3 GG1's, all "pans up", have tied on to this Edgemoor bound train in Harrisburg. Units 4889, 4811, and 4849 should be plenty of power to get this train of auto parts cars to it's destination.

Conrail GG1 4891 is seen among a group of other Gs waiting to be scrapped at Rutherford Yard on 11/14/1981

Conrail GG1 4891 is seen awaiting the scrapper's torch at Rutherford Yard on 11/14/1981.

Buffalo line, CP Stoney - Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
April 23, 1994
B36-7 5015
ML411
With a pair of B36-7s bracketing a CSX SD50 and a CR U23B bringing up the rear, a classic Conrail (and PRR, if you add the position signal) scene is captured on the Buffalo Line back in '94.
Photo by Don Kalkman III

Conrail B36-7 5021 is seen leading a long Mail9H at Rockville Bridge on 10/20/1990

Conrail GP7 5676 (ex-CNJ 1520) is seen at Enola Yard, along with SW9 9011 (ex-EL 435) in 1983.

A Conrail SD50 leads C39-8 6007 and DIT 7572 and 1007 which are whitelined and are heading to their new home on the Winchester & Western Railroad shown as it heads towards the Reading Bridge in Harrisburg, PA with an NS hopper train in May 1996. Doug Davidson photo with permission

Conrail SD40-2 6282 (ex-PC 6282) and SD35 6045 (ex-CNJ 2506) are seen at Enola Yard in 1983.

By 1983, much had changed on Conrail. The rainbow of locomotives that made the early years so interesting had largely been transformed into a uniform sea of blue, and new power meant the retirement of old mainstays like all these SD45s, shown in the deadlines at Rutherford Yard. Units like 6078 (ex-EL 3613) and 6141 (ex-PC 6141) helped pull big blue through the tumultuous early years, shame to see their lives end like this.

Conrail SD45 6079 is seen leading an eastbound freight through Perdix, PA on 8/19/1981. Notice Track 1 and what would become the controlled siding are still stick rail.

As Conrail inched closer and closer to profitability, some of the casualties were older, less-efficient workhorses like these SD45s. Conrail 6115 and 6099 await their fate at Rutherford, PA on 8/14/1982

Sherman's Creek - Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA
C40-8W 6123
A westbound with paired C40-8Ws takes a Military Extra across the Much-Photographed bridge across Sherman's Creek.

Conrail C40-8Ws 6127 and 6148 are seen leading an eastbound freight onto Rockville Bridge at Marysville, PA in 1992.

Conrail C40-8W 6148 is seen trailing on an eastbound freight as it rolls onto Rockville Bridge at Marysville, PA in 1992.

Pittsburgh Line, CP Banks - Marysville, Pennsylvania, USA
February 27, 1994
C40-8W 6153 on MAIL3X
A chilly afternoon sees a westbound MAIL heading through Banks Interlocking. Just try to shoot here nowadays!

An absolutely crap day weather wise, but I took this grab shot of an eastbound passing Banks tower in October 1977. A former PC/PRR SD45 is leading, but the 2nd unit is worth mentioning as it is one of the ex EL U33C's that was on the D&H prior to the Conrail merger. CR 6564 still carries it's Mars light package on the nose, a D&H addition.