Old Prototype Photos from Anthony (Tony)
Organek
Most of these pictures were taken in northeastern Pennsylvania from 1969
to 1971. While cleaning off the old bulletin board, I came across these older
pictures that I thought you might like to see.
Click on a thumbnail photo to see the full size version.
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ALCO420B.jpg (44k)
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A pair of Lehigh & Hudson River ALCo C-420's drift by the "light side"
hump in the Jersey Central's Allentown Yard. The L&HR used the CNJ from
Easton to Allentown, PA to make its interchange connection. The photo was
taken from Central Blvd., which still provides safe train-watching, though
Norfolk Southern has replaced the CNJ and you have to travel to Arkansas
to see a L&HR C-420.
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BETHSHP1.jpg (40k)
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An ALCo RS-3 and RSD-4 roll off the turntable at the Jersey Central's Bethlehem
Engine Terminal, part of the road's Allentown, PA area complex. Used over
the course of time by the CNJ, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Lehigh & Hudson
River and Conrail, the historic facility was demolished in late 1998.
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BETHSHP2.jpg (72k)
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The CNJ's Bethelehem, PA engine facility plays host to a sampling of first
and second generation power in this photo from the summer of 1971. On the
far left, CNJ SD-40 3066's plain-jane paint scheme belies her past as B&O
#7487. On Conrail she wore #6290 until a 1993 rebuilding into an SD-40-2E
#6999.
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Railfans should look for her now on CSX as #8886. Rubbing shoulders with
their big EMD sisters are two Reading GP-35's, with #3635 in the lead. #3635
wore the same number on Conrail. The Reading ALCo
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RS-3 is one of dozens used by the coal-hauler system-wide. Finally, on the
far right is CNJ F7A #14, formerly B&O #4582, a 1952 EMD. The F-units
were pretty well beat by the time the B&O sent them to bail out the CNJ,
and they did not last through the Conrail take-over.
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BREAKER.jpg (44k)
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Note the breaker way, way, way up the top of the hill. Another one
we're trying to remember where it was.
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JIMTHORP.jpg (72k)
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The sleepy little town of Jim Thorpe PA. The only difference between
this photo from April of 1971 and today is a water treatment plant in towards
the bottom right of the photo. D&H mainline on the right side of
the Lehigh river, CNJ on the left. The photo was taken from Flagstaff
park.
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MINEHOST.jpg (56k)
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Can you believe that they used to pull coal up from the mine shaft on this
rickety track?
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STNICK1.jpg (36k)
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The big one...Here's the St. Nicholas breaker in April of 1971. This
one was just monsterous.
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STNICK2.jpg (68k)
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The back side of the breaker. This one shows how spread out this facility
is.
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STNICK3.jpg (46k)
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A bigger version of STNICK1. This one shows the mine hoist off on the
right and the power plant off to the left.
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TAMTIPL.jpg (44k)
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An old coal tipple in Tamaqua PA from 1969. Not in the same league
as St. Nick.
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