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In January 1984, I’d driven my parent’s 1978 gray Ford Grenada to Palmer, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A set of Conrail light engines blitzed past me, and I chased after them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In consist was a couple of brand-new EMD SD50s and a few new GE B36-7s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was pretty exciting stuff! I was 17 at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chased east on Routes 20 and 67. At Kings Bridge Road east of Palmer I turned toward Conrail’s Boston & Albany line, but the Conrail engines were too close for me to get a lineside photo. So, I stopped the car in the middle of the road, raised my 1930s-era Leica IIIA and shot through the windshield of the Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My camera was loaded with Kodak Tri-X\u2014 film that I later processed in Kodak Microdol-X developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conrail GP40 number 3214 leads a set of eastbound light engines at Kings Bridge Road. This is near the location that later became Conrail’s CP79, about three miles east of the Palmer, Massachusetts yard. Kodak Tri-X with Leica IIIA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I was very excited to catch a glimpse of Conrail 6703, a brand new EMD SD50! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I was very impressed by the length of the SD50s compared with Conrail’s older EMD diesels, including SD40 6268 seen trailing SD50 6718.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At the rear of the set of light engines were these three B36-7s. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light Looks Back 40 years!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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