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Viewing Album:  Last days of Conrail Alco RS11's at Bethlehem
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:6/30/1979 - 7/7/1979
Album Info:Alco’s were becoming short-timers for Conrail east of Conway in July, 1979. At Bethlehem Steel, the CR blue twin RS11’s, 7651 and 7652, were still hard at work, while outside the Bethlehem roundhouse RS11 7644 idled. One of only two CR SD7’s remained at Bethlehem with 6999 in PC black resting in the yard on June 30, but decked out in fresh CR blue a week later! Along with the dwindling of Alco’s, another change was the influx of ex-EL switchers and GP7’s that were outnumbering the ex-LV pups that handled Allentown’s hump in Conrail’s early years. Now, an SD38 and former RSD12 slug worked the hump. The days of Bethlehem being the home of ex-LV Alcos and SW-8’s was almost over.
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CR SD7 6999 and N-5 19121R
Title:  CR SD7 6999 and N-5 19121R
Description:  CR SD7 6999 waits for assignment in it's last week in grimy black with former PRR N-5 cabin 19121R at Allentown yard. With permission.
Photo Date:  6/30/1979  Upload Date: 3/7/2016 5:48:56 PM
Location:  Allentown Hump Yard, PA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 6999(SD7)
Views:  779   Comments: 0
CR RS11 7652
Title:  CR RS11 7652
Description:  Former PC RS-11's 7652 and 7651 idle alongside SD-9's 6908 and 6909 by the steam-era coaling tower at Bethlehem in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:07:08 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 7652(RS11) CR 6908(SD9)
Views:  700   Comments: 3
CR RS11 7644
Title:  CR RS11 7644
Description:  CR RS-11 7644 (ex-LV) waits for assignment at the Bethlehem engine terminal in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:09:09 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 7644(RS11)
Views:  440   Comments: 1
CR SD45 6215
Title:  CR SD45 6215
Description:  Former Enola-based SD-45 6215 rests between assignments at the Bethlehem engine terminal in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:10:51 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6215(SD45)
Views:  165   Comments: 3
CR SD45 6215
Title:  CR SD45 6215
Description:  Former Enola-based SD-45 6215 rests between assignments at the Bethlehem engine terminal in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:12:50 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6215(SD45)
Views:  207   Comments: 2
CR SW8 8695 and SW9 9017
Title:  CR SW8 8695 and SW9 9017
Description:  CR SW-8 8695 (ex-EL 366) and SW-9 9017 (ex-EL 446) teamed up at the Bethlehem engine terminal in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:15:36 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 8695(SW8) CR 9017(SW9)
Views:  267   Comments: 2
CR RS11 7644
Title:  CR RS11 7644
Description:  CR RS-11 7644 (ex-LV) at the Bethlehem engine terminal in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:21:32 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 7644(RS11)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
CR MT-6 1119
Title:  CR MT-6 1119
Description:  CR SD-38 6925 teams with MT-6 yard slug 1119 to work the Allentown hump in July, 1979. Collinwood rebuilt ex-PC RSD-12 6857 into MT-6 1119 in May, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:25:23 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 1119(MT6)
Views:  268   Comments: 3
CR MT-6 1119
Title:  CR MT-6 1119
Description:  CR SD-38 6925 teams with MT-6 yard slug 1119 to work the Allentown hump in July, 1979. Collinwood rebuilt ex-PC RSD-12 6857 into MT-6 1119 in May, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:28:09 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 1119(MT6)
Views:  808   Comments: 3
CR SD38 6925
Title:  CR SD38 6925
Description:  CR SD-38 6925 teams with MT-6 yard slug 1119 to work the Allentown hump in July, 1979. Collinwood rebuilt ex-PC RSD-12 6857 into MT-6 1119 in May, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:29:33 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6925(SD38)
Views:  337   Comments: 2
CR SW9 9016
Title:  CR SW9 9016
Description:  CR SW-9 9016 (ex-EL 440) teams up with NE-6 cabin 23813 (ex-PC 19819) to work Allentown yard in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:32:46 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 9016(SW9)
Views:  195   Comments: 1
CR SW9 9016
Title:  CR SW9 9016
Description:  CR SW-9 9016 (ex-EL 440) works Allentown yard in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:36:13 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 9016(SW9)
Views:  445   Comments: 3
CR GP7 5969
Title:  CR GP7 5969
Description:  CR GP7 5969 (ex-EL 1231) leads 5972 (ex-EL 1234), 5984 (ex-EL 1246), and CR blue 5973 (ex-EL 1235) behind an ex-PC GP-38 at Bethlehem in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:41:05 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5969(GP7) CR 5972(GP7)
Views:  234   Comments: 1
CR GP7 5972
Title:  CR GP7 5972
Description:  CR 5972 (ex-EL 1234), 5984 (ex-EL 1246), and CR blue 5973 (ex-EL 1235) run second, third and fourth in a quartet of former EL GP-7s at Bethlehem in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:43:13 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5972(GP7) CR 5984(GP7)
Views:  227   Comments: 1
CR GP7 5984
Title:  CR GP7 5984
Description:  CR 5984 (ex-EL 1246) and CR blue 5973 (ex-EL 1235) run third and fourth in a quartet of former EL GP-7s at Bethlehem in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/7/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:45:22 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5984(GP7) CR 5973(GP7)
Views:  255   Comments: 1
CR RS11's 7652 and 7651
Title:  CR RS11's 7652 and 7651
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 6:54:28 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7652(RS11) CR 7651(RS11)
Views:  414   Comments: 2
CR RS11 7652
Title:  CR RS11 7652
Description:  Two successively numbered RS-11s are becoming a rare sight in July, 1979 as CR 7652 and 7651 roll by Bethlehem steel.
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 6:56:43 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7652(RS11) CR 7651(RS11)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
CR RS11's 7651 and 7652
Title:  CR RS11's 7651 and 7652
Description:  CR RS-11 7651 follows 7652 by Bethlehem Steel in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:00:51 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7651(RS11)
Views:  317   Comments: 2
CR RS11 7652
Title:  CR RS11 7652
Description:  CR blue RS-11's 7651 and 7652 run light past Bethlehem Steel in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:02:45 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7652(RS11)
Views:  251   Comments: 1
CR RS11's 7651 and 7652
Title:  CR RS11's 7651 and 7652
Description:  CR blue RS-11's 7651 and 7652 run light past Bethlehem Steel in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 7:04:04 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 7651(RS11) CR 7652(RS11)
Views:  528   Comments: 1
CR SD7 6999
Title:  CR SD7 6999
Description:  A rarity in Bethlehem as one of only two ex-PRR SD-7's shows fresh CR blue in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 6:53:10 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6999(SD7)
Views:  721   Comments: 2
CR SD7 6999
Title:  CR SD7 6999
Description:  A rarity in Bethlehem as one of only two ex-PRR SD-7's shows fresh CR blue in July, 1979.
Photo Date:  7/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 6:55:06 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6999(SD7)
Views:  1523   Comments: 3

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