 The Conrail Lehigh Line most people are familiar with is the link between Bethlehem, PA and Oak Island Yard in Newark, NJ utilizing a mixture of former Lehigh Valley and CNJ trackage. However, the Lehigh Line/Lehigh Secondary also extended north into the former Anthracite country of PA, running through Jim Thorpe and Sayre, eventually reaching a connection with the Southern Tier in New York.Â
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The crew gets on board some power as they prepare to built ALSR's train.
Two fairly unusual C36-7's (6640 and 6622) lead OIAL through Bound Brook.
MP33 CR Lehigh Line
Conrail SDP45 6697 is seen crossing the Delaware River near Easton, PA in July, 1978
Two SD50s bring the ENOI through CP-Bound Brook in the afternoon.
An SD50 and two SD40-2's (one of which in NS paint) lead ENSE9 through Readington Twp.
MP59.1 CR Lehigh Line
A big, blue, C-636 idles at the service area in Sayre.
CR 6867 is on the point of PIOI at Bound Brook, NJ 8/1998
A pair of SD9's hold down the west end puller job 3/11/78
SD7 6998 uses the Lehigh Line as a switching lead to position vans on SERU for Rutherford. The 6998 was one of two SD7's on the Conrail Roster. It and sister 6999 were built for the PRR's Madison Hill in Cinncinnati, OH
An ex LV GP-9 at the Sayre engine facility.
Lots of color at Sayre on this day.
Theres a lite rain falling as the 7499 (former LV 305) idles outside the yard office. The 7499 was one of four GP18's (302-305) built for the Lehigh Valley.
Conrail GP10 7551 leads a local through the former LV station in Easton, PA on 10/10/79
A quartet of RS-11's make up a lite engine move to Manville, NJ
4 ex LV RS-11's are departing Sayre with an Eastbound train.
An Eastbound train departs Sayre with 4 RS-11s!
ALC-1 has just gotten the signal at West Portal to proceed from main track to the single track west..
ENOI1 rounds the curve east of Bethlehem with a couple GP38's leading a C36-7. Some now-demolished buildings from Bethlehem Steel can be seen in the background.
MP86.1 CR Lehigh Line
Conrail 7880 is on the point of WPAL-10 at Port Reading Jct in Manville, NJ 4/1999.
Ex PC, EL, & LV power out number blue engines at Sayre.
A crew puts their power and caboose away in the Sayre yard.
Conrail GP38-2 8052 (ex-PC 8052) is seen trailing a set of Geeps at Phillipsburg, NJ in 1982.
Conrail GP38-2s 8059 and 8060 is seen at Phillipsburg, PA in 1982.
OIAL-5 rolls down the tangent track next to the exCNJ main approaching Bound Brook......
WPAL-19 departs Allentown with a couple GP38's as power.
CP-Ham MP88.5 CR Lehigh Line
An Eastbound departs Sayre under stormy skies. It started pouring just after I got this photo.
GP38-2 8099 is still unpatched in late 1977 as it leads Jersey City-Niagara Falls train JN-5 through Bound Brook. Trailing in the consist is U25B 2626 and GP40-2 3275 (still in RDG paint). The 8099 later became NS 5294, while the 3275 went to NS as their 3000. Note the water jug on the nose of the 8099.
Three Geeps bring local freight WPAL11 through Phillipsburg in 1997.
A welded rail train heads up the connector from Sayre to the Southern Tier at Waverly.
A coal drag passes the Sayre station as it enters the yard.
