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By:Ralph Bonanno
Dates:2/19/2006 - 2/22/2016
Album Info:NS mainline action between Altoona and South Fork PA
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Eastbound 20G rolls by in the early evening hours with some color in the consist
Title:  Eastbound 20G rolls by in the early evening hours with some color in the consist
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Photo Date:  5/27/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:04:12 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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ex CR GP 38 on coal train duty comes  into town off the Cresson secondary
Title:  ex CR GP 38 on coal train duty comes into town off the Cresson secondary
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Photo Date:  5/27/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:04:53 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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EX CR GP38 on  a NS coal train  comes into town
Title:  EX CR GP38 on a NS coal train comes into town
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Photo Date:  5/27/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:05:10 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonann`
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two of RJ Corman's Geeps sit waiting to m`ke their next move
Title:  two of RJ Corman's Geeps sit waiting to m`ke their next move
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Photo Date:  5/27/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:05:26 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Westbound 21M rolls through town in the afternoon
Title:  Westbound 21M rolls through town in the afternoon
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:32:16 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Portrait of  a legend... ALTO tower bathed in moring sunlight
Title:  Portrait of a legend... ALTO tower bathed in moring sunlight
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:28:32 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NS 25Z passes through the station, approaching CP ALTO where pushers will be added
Title:  NS 25Z passes through the station, approaching CP ALTO where pushers will be added
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:28:52 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Old tech neets new tech: NS 25z with D940CW passes the venerable tower
Title:  Old tech neets new tech: NS 25z with D940CW passes the venerable tower
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:29:08 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NS 26T comes off the mountain and passes the tower
Title:  NS 26T comes off the mountain and passes the tower
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:29:28 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Former CR SD40-2 pushers head west past the tower to their next assignment
Title:  Former CR SD40-2 pushers head west past the tower to their next assignment
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:29:44 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Amtrak train # 42, NS symbol 04T passes the tower approaching its station stop in town
Title:  Amtrak train # 42, NS symbol 04T passes the tower approaching its station stop in town
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:30:00 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Some mixed and misc. power behiond the shops at the turntable
Title:  Some mixed and misc. power behiond the shops at the turntable
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:30:22 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SD45 test bed # 1000 and a few others sit behind the shops
Title:  SD45 test bed # 1000 and a few others sit behind the shops
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:30:45 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SD45 test bed for prime movers # 1000 sits between duties. Ex E-L unit, I think
Title:  SD45 test bed for prime movers # 1000 sits between duties. Ex E-L unit, I think
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:31:08 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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One of several units being overhauled and repowered, behind the shops, a work in progress(and primer)
Title:  One of several units being overhauled and repowered, behind the shops, a work in progress(and primer)
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:31:37 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Shop switcher SW1500 # 2220, retrofitted with A/C, moves off the turntable
Title:  Shop switcher SW1500 # 2220, retrofitted with A/C, moves off the turntable
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:31:55 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A work in progress, a slug unit  wears primer as it gets overhauled
Title:  A work in progress, a slug unit wears primer as it gets overhauled
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:32:11 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 879(RPU6)
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wearing freight trucks, this shell will soon become an upgraded and rebuilt road unit
Title:  wearing freight trucks, this shell will soon become an upgraded and rebuilt road unit
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:33:04 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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This EMD unit needs some major attention if its to ever run again
Title:  This EMD unit needs some major attention if its to ever run again
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:33:21 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Half of the executive fleet sits in the sun(and the distance) between tours of duty
Title:  Half of the executive fleet sits in the sun(and the distance) between tours of duty
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:33:40 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NS 22W in dynamic braking, approaches the brickyard road crossing
Title:  NS 22W in dynamic braking, approaches the brickyard road crossing
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:13:27 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NS 13G passes the brickyard on its ascent to Horseshow Curve, Gallitzin and points west
Title:  NS 13G passes the brickyard on its ascent to Horseshow Curve, Gallitzin and points west
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:13:46 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Testing for defects, SRS 906 rolls east on track 2 as 13G climbs the grade
Title:  Testing for defects, SRS 906 rolls east on track 2 as 13G climbs the grade
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:14:06 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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"Black and Blue" a pair of helpers heads up the mountain for its next assignment
Title:  "Black and Blue" a pair of helpers heads up the mountain for its next assignment
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:15:23 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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With head end helpers, train 10N descends the grade  towards town
Title:  With head end helpers, train 10N descends the grade towards town
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:15:38 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Eastbound train 14N  is about to cross one of the very few grade crossings on the mountain, just west of Cresson
Title:  Eastbound train 14N is about to cross one of the very few grade crossings on the mountain, just west of Cresson
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 2:34:04 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NS westbound ballas train heads west under the bridge in town in the laKe afternoon light
Title:  NS westbound ballas train heads west under the bridge in town in the laKe afternoon light
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 5/9/2008 11:31:57 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A pair of pushers assists the 24V over the top of the mountain, eastbound
Title:  A pair of pushers assists the 24V over the top of the mountain, eastbound
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:32:40 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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23M, with a pair of "catfish" rolls through town end begins its descent
Title:  23M, with a pair of "catfish" rolls through town end begins its descent
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:32:59 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Roadrailer  262 heads east approaching the summit of the grade
Title:  Roadrailer 262 heads east approaching the summit of the grade
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Photo Date:  5/28/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:33:20 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A westbound stack train approaches the Gallitzin tunnel in  mid afternoon
Title:  A westbound stack train approaches the Gallitzin tunnel in mid afternoon
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:17:21 PM
Location:  Tunnel Hill, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A hot UPS westbound heads for the Gallitzin Tunnel and the summit of the grade
Title:  A hot UPS westbound heads for the Gallitzin Tunnel and the summit of the grade
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:17:58 PM
Location:  Tunnel Hill, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SD40's work hard  eastbound nder a classic signal bridge at the Rte 53 0verpass
Title:  SD40's work hard eastbound nder a classic signal bridge at the Rte 53 0verpass
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:18:34 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SD40's doing what tyey do best on the mountain, this time assisting an eastbound stack train
Title:  SD40's doing what tyey do best on the mountain, this time assisting an eastbound stack train
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:18:50 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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21M, with a pair of SD70ACe's is about to pass under Rte 53 westbound
Title:  21M, with a pair of SD70ACe's is about to pass under Rte 53 westbound
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:19:08 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Early eveing sun finds  only a few units at the engine servicing facility bn town
Title:  Early eveing sun finds only a few units at the engine servicing facility bn town
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:07:05 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SD40's on a van train? only as pushers, on westbound 25V
Title:  SD40's on a van train? only as pushers, on westbound 25V
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:06:04 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonannt
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Westbound stack train 227 rolls past wiph a somewhat short train
Title:  Westbound stack train 227 rolls past wiph a somewhat short train
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/3/2008 12:06:23 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Westbound emptyStrawberry Ridge train # 539 drifts downgrade with two ex CR SD60I's
Title:  Westbound emptyStrawberry Ridge train # 539 drifts downgrade with two ex CR SD60I's
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:15:26 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Eastbound 22W climbs the grade through the cut on Track 2
Title:  Eastbound 22W climbs the grade through the cut on Track 2
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:15:42 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Eastbound 20G on track 2 meets a westbound at the "Iron Bridge" overlook
Title:  Eastbound 20G on track 2 meets a westbound at the "Iron Bridge" overlook
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:15:58 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Eastbound 36A ducks under the Iron Bridge overlook in the mid morning sun
Title:  Eastbound 36A ducks under the Iron Bridge overlook in the mid morning sun
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:16:21 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Black and blue SD40-2's push  the rear of 36A upgrade
Title:  Black and blue SD40-2's push the rear of 36A upgrade
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:16:43 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NS local C91 drifts downgrade toward South Fork. Note the coal dust by the signal post
Title:  NS local C91 drifts downgrade toward South Fork. Note the coal dust by the signal post
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:35:59 PM
Location:  Portage, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Doing the Push-Pull# C91 with 2 80MAC's on to the South Fork running track across Maple St
Title:  Doing the Push-Pull# C91 with 2 80MAC's on to the South Fork running track across Maple St
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:36:28 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Late afternoon image of SD80MAC on C91 enetring the south fork running track
Title:  Late afternoon image of SD80MAC on C91 enetring the south fork running track
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:36:59 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Still in blue SD80MAC assists ~ulling in the C91 off the main  and onto the running track
Title:  Still in blue SD80MAC assists ~ulling in the C91 off the main and onto the running track
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:37:33 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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One of the three 80MAC's on the west end of C91  enters the yard
Title:  One of the three 80MAC's on the west end of C91 enters the yard
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:38:44 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
Categories:  Track
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recent repaint SD80MAC 7210 is the middle of the 80 MACs on C91 today
Title:  recent repaint SD80MAC 7210 is the middle of the 80 MACs on C91 today
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:39:05 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Rlph Bonanno
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The lead unit on the west end uf C91, 80MAC # 7203 poses for her portrait
Title:  The lead unit on the west end uf C91, 80MAC # 7203 poses for her portrait
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Photo Date:  5/29/2008  Upload Date: 6/2/2008 11:39:24 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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