Various Conrail action shots taken in a variety of locations in Indiana and Ohio from 1996
Westbound UWE Wisconsin Electric coal train (WEPX reporting marks) with 6189 on the point at the 332 signals, just west of Archbold, OH back in 1996
MGL with GP40-2 3283 on the point passes under a signal bridge in Elkhart, IN on August 2, 1996
In a dramatic shot, INST-1 with the 3325 as lone power is northbound as a thunderstorm develops behind it just south of Portage, OH on May 1, 1996
CR 3344 leads Mail-44 thru Muncie, IN on December 20, 1996 as NS 144 waits for the signal in the background at the left of the photo.
BRSE-5 with 3364 on the point at CP463 LaPorte, IN on June 15, 1996
CR 3399 and 3382 leads empty steel train MGL-14 at Waterloo, IN on October 11, 1996.
In what still stands as the best photo I've ever taken, ELTR-0 is led by the class 80MAC 4100 and fellow MAC 4109, along with a pair of CR EMD's, on the Marion Branch at Anderson, IN on December 20, 1996
Conrail ELPI-5B with a pair of SD80MAC's, including 4106 on the point, at Waterloo, IN on May 25, 1996. This was my first ever shot of the then new 80MAC's.
Westbound Conrail freight led by 5006 at Waterloo, IN in July 1996
The Bryan local with the 5008 for power poses on the bridge over the Tiffin river in Stryker, OH back in March 1996. This is the same engine that I got on a RR241 a month earlier by Van Wert, OH.
ELST-0 with the 5057 on the point at Waterloo, IN on April 10, 1996
CR 5066 and fellow GE leads XUP-49 at Waterloo, IN on October 9, 1996. This train was delivering brand new hoppers to the Union Pacific railroad that had been built in Johnstown, PA.
Westbound Conrail PIEL-2B at Waterloo, IN back in 1996
Eastbound Mail-8M with 5513 in the lead at CP463 LaPorte, IN on June 15, 1996.
Westbound Conrail TV train with 5529 on the point at Delta, OH on March 12, 1996.
Conrail SD60M 5529, NS 6680, and CR 9514 leads train PISW-0 thru snowy Muncie, IN on December 20, 1996. Chris Howe photo
Eastbound IHEL-5 with 5560 on the point leaving the siding at LaPorte, IN, CP463 on June 15, 1996
Conrail TV556 at Waterloo, IN on May 23, 1996
Westbound PIBR-3 at Waterloo, IN on May 23, 1996
Conrail SEBR-1 with 5631 and CNW 6913 on the point at Corunna, IN on June 11, 1996
Conrail TV80, a Thursday only train, at Waterloo, IN back in 1996
A eastbound Conrail freight with the 6087 on the point at Waterloo, IN back in 1996
TV200X with 6114 on the point taken from the County Road 8 Bridge near Bryan, OH in July 1996
Conrail ELIN-0 at Fortville, IN on May 20, 1996
Conrail INGR-0 at Ingalls, IN on May 20, 1996. Note the CNW EMD and GE trailing the 6150
A westbound Conrail freight with the 6169 on the point going past the classic NYC signals at Delta, OH on March 12, 1996. These signals were replaced not too long after this picture was taken.
Conrail 6189 and UP EMD lead INST-0 at Fortville, IN on May 20, 1996
CR 6192 and friend leads OIEL-9 at Waterloo, IN on October 11, 1996. The 6192 is one of only two GE widecabs to have high number boards after being rebuilt because of crash damage.
CR 6238 and friend lead CAEL-9 at Waterloo, IN on November 21, 1996
Conrail STCO-2 on the Toledo Branch at Van Buren, OH on March 12, 1996