1983 was a bittersweet year for Conrail fans. While the railroad was growing ever closer to being profitable, a lot of the older power that had soldiered on in the early years was gone from the roster. They were necessary casualties, though, as the railroad went further into profitability.
A 1983 shot of the hump at Conway shows the massive spread of yard tracks needed to handle the traffic flow through big blue's biggest yard.
A view of Conway Yard's eastbound hump in 1983 shows power and cabins laying over between assignments and servicing.
A great overview shot at Conway in 1983 that still only manages to show a small portion of the yard. A cabin is on the retarders as a hump set sits in the background, note the blue Conrail buses in the bottom right.
A rare shot of the inside of a yard tower in Conway, circa 1983.
Conrail B23-7 1994 is seen leading an eastbound into Bennington Curve in 1983.
Conrail class N21 caboose 21271 is seen among a sea of cabins at Enola Yard in 1983.
Conrail class N7A caboose 21704 is being cut off the rear of a train at the Enola hump in 1983.
Conrail GP30 2230 (ex-PC 2230) is seen rounding the curve in front of Amtrak's ZOO tower in Philadelphia, PA circa 1983.
Conrail GP30 2245 (ex-PC 2245) is seen passing DAY tower at the east end of Enola Yard in West Fairview, PA in 1983.
Conrail GP30s 2249 (ex-PC 2249) and 2245 (ex-PC 2245) are seen at the west end of Enola Yard in 1983.
Conrail class N5B caboose 22836 is seen at the end of a caboose deadline in Rutherford, PA in 1983.
Conrail class N5B caboose 22856 is seen at Conway Yard in 1983, shot from inside the yard tower.
Conrail SD35 6041 (ex-CNJ 2502) is seen trailing behind class N5C 23043 at Bennington Curve in 1983.
Conrail SD35 6044 (ex-CNJ 2505) is shoving against class N5C caboose 23087 at Horseshoe Curve in 1983.
Conrail class N5C cabin car 23110 is seen at Johnstown, PA in 1983. Today, the caboose is gone, as are the CR triple hoppers, the Santa Fe reefer, and the vast majority of the steel mill.
Conrail class N5C cabin car 23140 is seen with class NE6 caboose 23865 at CP-Slope in Altoona, PA in 1982.
Conrail class N10 caboose 24031 is seen just north of ZOO tower in Philadelphia, PA in 1983.
Conrail U33B 2921 (ex-PC 2921) is seen in use as a parts donor behind the Juniata Shops in 1983.
Conrail GP40 3109 (ex-PC 3109) is seen near Spruce Creek, PA in 1983.
Conrail GP40-2 3242 is seen again in 1983, this time trailing on an eastbound freight at Bennington Curve.
Conrail GP40 3242 (ex-PC 3242) is seen entering Enola Yard at DAY tower in West Fairview, PA in 1983.
Conrail GP40 2354 (ex-PC 3254) is seen heading west around Horseshoe Curve with a mix of intermodal and autoracks in 1983.
Conrail GP40 3261 (ex-PC 3261) is seen near Spruce Creek, PA in 1983.
Conrail GP40 3265 (ex-PC 3265) is seen near the sanding facilities at Conway Yard in 1983.
Conrail GP40 3269 (ex-PC 3269) is seen trailing on an eastbound autorack train at Bennington Curve in 1983.
Conrail GP40-2 3292 is seen trailing on a westbound TV train at Jacks Tower in Jacks Narrows, PA in 1983.
Conrail GP40-2 3328 is leading a pair of other Geeps east on a coal train at Bennington Curve in 1983.
Conrail GP40-2 3391 is leading west into Lewistown, PA on the point of a TV train in 1983.
Conrail triple hopper 431461 is on the hump at Enola Yard in 1983.
An eastbound freight is pulling into Johnstown, PA in 1983, but the most interesting part of this photo is CR 483202, with the "CR" patch above the PC-style slanted numbering.
