Reading 7601  Contributor's Pick!       
NE-2 powered by a SD45 and two GP35's charges up the grade at Newburgh, NY. The tracks in the foreground were the EL's Newburgh yard. The EL assigned an agent here right up till Conrail.
Date: 5/6/1976 Location: Newburgh, NY Views: 2261 Collection Of:   John C Durant
Locomotives: RDG 7601(SD45) EL 2582(GP35) EL 2554(GP35)    Author:  John C Durant
Reading 7601
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Early Conrail III
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Brent Jackson General Reading had SD45s? I figured that those would be almost new in 1976, but that thing looks like a wreck. 1/27/2006 9:21:07 PM
K Mortens General Sure did! Got 'em in 1967. And as you can see from this picture, they were bi-directional. 10/14/2006 5:51:18 PM
Christopher Southwell General Was this image from a Bob Thamsen slide? 9/13/2008 5:05:53 PM
Bob Trevorah General They also had the cab windshield area extended 9 inches to accommodate the dual control stands. Reading had 5, and I remember 'em thundering upgrade through Tamaqua back in the day. 3/13/2010 8:40:53 PM

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