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Viewing Album:  CR's 20-cylinder EMD's push and pull at Horseshoe Curve in July,1978.
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:7/25/1978 - 7/25/1978
Album Info:Conrail's former EL 20 cylinder EMD's were busy both pushing and pulling tonnage up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978. Besides the hot TV trains, an ex-RDG GP35, PC GP40 pair struggled up the curve with hoppers and an SD40-2 SD45-2 helper pair on the tail end, and an ex-PC SD40 led a black and blue trio with mixed freight down the Curve.
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Tracks 1 to 4 looking west at Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Tracks 1 to 4 looking west at Horseshoe Curve
Description:  With old ties all around, Tracks 1 to 4 are quiet in this view looking west$at Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 5:39:45 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  126   Comments: 0
CR MOW 1187
Title:  CR MOW 1187
Description:  CR MOW 1187 rolls along Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:03:03 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
CR 6327 leads a pair of black and blue units
Title:  CR 6327 leads a pair of black and blue units
Description:  CR SD40 6327(ex-PC 6074) leads a GP and a U-boat slowly down the Curve in July, 1978
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:11:21 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6327(SD40)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
CR SD40 6327 leads a pair of black and blue units
Title:  CR SD40 6327 leads a pair of black and blue units
Description:  CR SD40 6327(ex-PC 6074) leads a GP and a U-boat slowly down the Curve in July, 1978
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:12:51 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6327(SD40)
Views:  254   Comments: 1
CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096
Title:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096
Description:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096 slowly drag their hoppers up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:16:06 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3628(GP35) CR 3096(GP40)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096
Title:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096
Description:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096 slowly drag their hoppers up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:17:42 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Vage
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PC 7102(GP9)
Views:  287   Comments: 4
CR GP35 3628
Title:  CR GP35 3628
Description:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096 slowly drag their hoppers up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:21:04 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 3628(GP35)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
CR SDP45 6696 assists a pair of GP40-2's
Title:  CR SDP45 6696 assists a pair of GP40-2's
Description:  CR SDP45 6696 assists a pair of GP40-2's with a hot TV train pounding up Lorseshoe in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:34:56 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6696(SDP45)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
CR SDP45 6696 assists a pair of GP40-2s
Title:  CR SDP45 6696 assists a pair of GP40-2s
Description:  The ground shook when CR SDP45 6696 pounded by as the 20-cylinder monster assisted a pair of GP40-2s with a hot TV train un Horseshoe in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:36:47 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6696(SDP45)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 ssist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 ssist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat
Description:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat with their TV train up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:29:28 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6691(SDP45) CR 6660(SD45-2)
Views:  313   Comments: 2
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat
Description:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3187 and a 4-axle U-boat with their TV train up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:33:04 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6691(SDP45) CR 6660(SD45-2)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat
Description:  CR SDP45 6691 (ex-EL 3660) and SD45-2 6660 (ex-EL 3675) assist GP40 3181 and a 4-axle U-boat with their TV train up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:40:13 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6691(SDP45)
Views:  291   Comments: 2
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660 assist GP40 3181
Description:  The engineer of CR 3181 gives a pave as his GP40 joins the thunder of SDP45 6691 (ex-EL 3660) and SD45-2 6660 (ex-EL 3675) pounding up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:51:44 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6660(SD45-2)
Views:  346   Comments: 2
CR SD45 6658 and SD40-2 6369 push hard
Title:  CR SD45 6658 and SD40-2 6369 push hard
Description:  CR SD45 6658 (ex-EL 3673) and SD40-2 6369 push hard at Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:06:55 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6369(SD40-2) CR 6658(SD45-2)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
CR SD45 6658 and SD40-2 6369 push hard
Title:  CR SD45 6658 and SD40-2 6369 push hard
Description:  CR SD45 6658 (ex-EL 3673) and SD40-2 6369 push hard at Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:08:55 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6658(SD45-2) CR 6369(SD40-2)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660
Description:  CR SDP45 6691 (ex-EL 3660) and SD45-2 6660 (ex-EL 3675) roll down Horseshoe Curve for another helper assignment in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:13:28 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6691(SDP45) CR 6660(SD45-2)
Views:  286   Comments: 2
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660
Description:  CR SDP45 6691 (ex-EL 3660) and SD45-2 6660 (ex-EL 3675) roll down Horseshoe Curve for another helper assignment in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:16:05 AM
Location:  Monroe Township, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6660(SD45-2) CR 6691(SDP45)
Views:  330   Comments: 2
CR SD45-2 6660
Title:  CR SD45-2 6660
Description:  CR SDP45 6691 (ex-EL 3660) and SD45-2 6660 (ex-EL 3675) roll down Horseshhe Curve for another helper assignment in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:18:36 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6660(SD45-2)
Views:  221   Comments: 1
CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660
Title:  CR SDP45 6691 and SD45-2 6660
Description:  While PRR K-4s 1361 watches, CR SDP45 6691 (ex-EL 3660) and SD45-2 6660 (ex-EL 3675) roll down Horseshoe Curve for another helper assignment in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:20:44 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6691(SDP45) CR 6660(SD45-2) PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  608   Comments: 2
Tracks 1 to 4 are quiet again in this overview of Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Tracks 1 to 4 are quiet again in this overview of Horseshoe Curve
Description:  Tracks 1 to 4 are quiet again in this overview of Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 8:24:26 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 0
CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096
Title:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096
Description:  CR GP35 3628 and GP40 3096 slowly drag their hoppers up Horseshoe Curve in July, 1978.
Photo Date:  7/25/1978  Upload Date: 1/16/2016 7:24:17 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3628(GP35)
Views:  163   Comments: 0

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