Conrail Allentown Yard Reconstruction
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A shot of the heavy side (Reading side) hump facing east in the summer of 1974 (Negative)
A shot of an inbound Reading freight on the heavy side hump. The arrival tracks were so short that trains needed to set the train off in two or three sections! - 1974 (Slide)
A shot of the heavy side yard office just before the reconstruction - 1978 (Slide)
A Conrail manifest heads east down what is now the "Canal". This track ran down the dirt road accessing the hump tower and tower 2. Notice the new tracks crossing over the now defunct heavy side which will constitute the "park" - 1978 (Slide)
A shot of the new canal runner from below giving a nice view of the hump tower and tower 2. I have in my possession many of the old log books from 1974 - 1976 from both towers - 1978 (Slide)
A shot of the yard office with all of the fill for the hump removed - 1978 (Slide)
A view facing west of an inbound manifest heading down the canal - 1978 (Slide)
A view midway between the old hump and R-tower - 1978 (Slide)
A view from near R-tower of the canal runner under construction - 1978 (Slide)
A view from tower 2 over the winter of 1978 showing the park well under construction - 1978 (Slide)
A view from "pop's bench" in the spring of 1979 of the "park" - 1979 (Slide)
A view from tower 2 in the spring of 1979 of the "park". Note the ore Jennies destined for Bethlehem steel! - 1979 (Slide)
A view from tower 2 in the spring of 1979 of the "park" - 1979 (Slide)
A view from near R-tower in the spring of 1979 with yard reconstruction well underway. Notice the current yard office under construction - 1979 (Slide)
More to come as I get them scanned!