Erie Lackawanna Alco FA-2 7381 in the short-lived Erie inspired black paint scheme.

Westbound Erie-Lackawanna freight train powered by E8A no. 824 and three mates at Akron, Indiana, on June 28, 1975. During its final years, the E-L relegated many of its passenger-geared E-units t... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

Cleanup is underway on a pair of derailed Erie Lackawanna covered hoppers on the EL mainline near downtown Hammond. Tom Golden photo.

A four-pack of Erie Lackawanna E8(A)s heads south past HY Tower. This scene is unrecognizable today as the EL mainline is now a bike path, the tower has been torn down, and the area to the right ... (more)

EL 822 and 816 wait to head the morning westbound passenger train out of the Kent EL passenger station. It's winter in the late 1960's and soon all passenger trains on the EL will be history.

Erie Lackawanna SD45 3626 runs long end first with 3628 following. This short westbound freight came through right after the morning commuter rush.

A former Lackawanna GP7 heads a set of deadhead equipment without stopping through the Ridgewood station. This unit and train returned later bound for Hoboken.

Tom Golden photo.

Coming up to a yellow board

The gingerbread-laden former Erie depot sits abandoned during one of the many snowfalls it has seen over the years.

Erie Lackawanna 912 sits out of service in Port Jervis, in need of a new windshield.

With days until the start up of Conrail this group of E8's is trying to get a roll on 117 cars west from Marion toward the connection in Chicago. Most crews talked to on the west end preferred the... (more)

"The most famous face in Dieseldom." A David P. Morgan quotation? Probably. The Erie Limited and Phoebe Snow trains are gone by 1969, but 826 and her sisters are kept busy hauling commuters on wee... (more)

A beautiful day, Kodachrome in the camera, and an old NW2.