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September 5, 1997, Mineral Point, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day started out with a thick fog hugging the valley floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fog not withstanding, Conrail operated a parade of trains over its former Pennsylvania Railroad main line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographer Mike Gardner and I had driven down overnight from New England and were on-hand to capture the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midday, thunder to the west signaled the approach of a unit coal train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this trailing view of Conrail SD50 6711 wearing relatively new ‘Conrail Quality’ paint as the train crawled upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was another great day on the late Conrail system!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nikkor 80-200 AF Zoom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light examines Conrail on the 50th anniversary of its creation!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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