Conrail at Lehighton
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A set of helpers ready to go on the head end of train at Lehighton - 1981 (Slide)
A picture of me at 14 years old having just completed a trip of light helpers out of Coxton Yard from Mountaintop to Lehighton to shove a westbound manifest through the Lehigh Gorge - 1980 (Slide)
Here comes the very long and heavy westbound manifest needing a good shove! - 1980 (Slide)
This set of freshly painted SD45's were my favorite set of helpers working the Lehigh Line - 1980 (Slide)
The end of the line! This time I got a ride from Allentown to Lehighton. They did stop first to let me off! - 1980 (Slide)
Early morning shots could only be taken from the other side of the old CNJ bridge - 1982 (Slide - Color Correction Bad)
Lehighton was often a place to re-crew trains and one sitting dead on the running track was a common sight - 1979 (Slide)
Another re-crew at Lehighton behind ex PC and EL power - 1980 (Slide)
Above train at Lehighton behind ex PC and EL power - 1980 (Slide)
A whole set of tanks headed east - 1981 (Slide)
What once was! A view of the massive Packerton engine shops - 1982 (Slide)
Another eastbound - 1982 (Slide)
Taken from the old CNJ bridge gives a good view of the train and the interlocking - 1983 (Slide)
One of the very few shots we have of a train running on the ex-LV tracks east of Packerton Jct - 1979 (Slide - Color Correction Bad)
Allentown bound manifest crossing over to get on x-CNJ trackage - 1978 (Slide)
Allentown bound manifest in Lehighton - 1981 (Slide)
In the early days of Conrail, there was no telling what kind of power you would see - 1978 (Slide)
Allentown bound manifest crossing over to get on x-CNJ trackage under x-CNJ bridge - 1982 (Slide)
A set of helpers are destined for the head end of this westbound manifest - 1980 (Slide)
Dusk at Lehighton as both D&H and Conrail manifests wait their turn to head to Allentown - 1982 (Slide)
Another view of above photo - 1982 (Slide)
Me inside of a parked C30-7 test unit at Lehighton - 1980 (Slide)
A late afternoon westbound gets a set of rear end helpers - 1978 (Slide)
A high and wide sits on the siding at Lehighton - 1981 (Slide)
A westbound rounds the curve at Packerton Jct - 1987 (Slide)
More to come as I get them scanned!