Riding behind Reading T-1 No. 2102 in 1985, from Temple, PA to Jim Thorpe, PA. The trip commemorated the 40th anniversary of the building of the first T-1 in the Reading Shops in 1945.

By the late 1970’s, 50-ton hoppers were not uncommon, but their ranks were quickly dwindling. Here a Reading survivor visits Allentown Yard in its final years.

With more letters in its name than miles in its route, the Lake Erie Franklin and Clarion Railroad joined the per-diem boxcar craze of the late 1970’s. Here one of those cars passes through Alle... (more)

Conrail ALCS pulls west toward CP Allen while making a double before departing Allentown Yard. At left is a gathering of Conrail power that would be assigned to local service. CR 9317 is a forme... (more)

Looking to be freshly rejuvenated, an S1 of unknown origins waits in Conrail’s Allentown Yard for a ride to its new home. The vintage alco will soon be working for Missouri Farmer’s Associatio... (more)

3 Snowbird C628s lead a westbound into Allentown yard. I don't have the date for this slide, but the color of the trees says early Fall, C628 625 was painted Cornell Red before the Fall of 1973, ... (more)

Nickel Plate Road Berkshire #759 leads a long excursion train into Allentown Yard. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

Fresh from Pullman-Standard’s Butler, Pennsylvania plant, one of a string of Rio Grande covered hoppers rolls through Conrail’s yard in Allentown. I don’t know what routing sent the cars eas... (more)

Delaware & Hudson U30C 708 waits for its turn to lead a train out of the yard in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This may have been the big GE’s last visit to the Lehigh Valley, as it would soon be hea... (more)