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Conrail SD50 at Gang Mills

In January, 1988, I made this portrait of Conrail SD50 6726 at Gang Mills Yard on the former Erie Railroad west of Corning, New York.

Kodachrome 25 was my color film of choice in those days. And it was always nice to find winter sun on a Conrail locomotive. The SD50s were among my favorite Conrail EMDs at that time.

Although I have many photos of Conrail SD50s, this one has never seen the light of day, until now.

I know that some viewers might dismiss this as ‘just an engine picture’, but it is a photo of an impressive looking engine—and that was all it was ever meant to be.

Kodachrome 25, exposed using a Leica M2 with 50mm Sumicron.

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