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This update is courtesy of Dave Hamilton, with mainly early shots of Conrail and predecessor Alco Centuries. These are awesome photos for anyone interested in the early years of Conrail.
Although I grew up in West Reading, my dad on those lucky Sunday afternoons would take me and my brother on a trip to Allentown and Bethlehem. There, we would watch the massive Lehigh Valley Alcos hauling freight or idling at the roundhouse.
I loved the sound of those Alco prime movers. Sure I liked EMD, but there was just something massive to the sound those Alcos! Sadly, I didn't have a camera or tape recorder because I was just a kid.
When I was able to have both of those gadgets, it was a couple years after Conrail had begun. By then, Conrail had sent most of their big Alcos out to Mingo Junction or the scrap yard. So, this is my long-winded way of saying thank you to Dave for his Alco photos. They make the CRCyc better.
If you would like to make the CRCyc better like Dave and the many other contributors have over the past 30 years, drop me a quick email.
--Bob Waller