The NYC heritage of this battered EMD warrior shows through as PC 312, remnant of the NYC Southwestern Limited reduced to a rider coach and a few Flexi-Vans, slows for a stop at Marion. Kodak Ektachrome X, Argus C-3
The three biggest passenger carriers - Pennsylvania, New York Central, and New Haven - merged to create the ill-fated Penn Central, whose passenger losses and poor service led to the formation of Amtrak and state-owned commuter lines.