The Lehigh Valley’s first purchase of second-generation EMD power was an order for four GP38AC’s in 1971, which was followed by the purchase of twelve GP28-2’s a year later. Here one of the ... (more)
L&C's sole high hood shoves on former Southern track with gondolas for Ameisteel and a few cars for storage at the eend of the line.
Tom Golden photo.
L&C GP38AC #2829 probably feels at home leading long hood first out of a siding on the L&C in Richburg. She was built for the Southern Railway in the 1970s
L&C GP38AC pulls to a stop beside the former Southern Railway depot in Heath Springs, South Carolina to spot some empties from Plains, LLC on a siding.
L&C 12 high tailing it back to Chester with the railroad's only high hood locomotive.
It's not exactly rare mileage, but almost. L&C Train 14, led by ex-Southern #2866, shoves some hopper cars for storage near the NW end of the ex-Southern SB Line. The gondolas are for the AmeriSte... (more)
Lancaster and Chester crew accesses the Circle S Feed Mill spur as they prepare to meet L&C Train 14 from Lancaster. L&C 3820 was built for the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad #201 in 1966. L&C... (more)
HESR Train 702 (Bay City to Durand, Michigan) at Zilwaukee.
L&C 3820 was built in 1966 as Detroit, Toledo & Ironton #201. After that, it was Grand Trunk Western #6201 and later Grand Trunk Western #4995. It then became RTEX #4995 where they refurbished it ... (more)
L&C Train 14 crosses Main Street in Lancaster with a sign proclaiming "We Are Lancaster" which was a rallying cry for my hometown during the time this photograph was made. This locomotive was latr... (more)
GP38AC #2844 leads LHF as the Extension Cord train comes down the main line.
At Illinois Central Gulf's Homewood yard, 14 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio GP38's in storage, in June 1975.
Crews from Lancaster and Chester and Norfolk Southern meet at Hinton Street in Chester to interchange cars to the left of frame