Nostalgia & History > From The Same Roll (Part Two)

Here are three more from the same roll taken of the EL in Kent, Ohio in the late 1960's/early 1970's.
Image one: EL 3613 and 3609 are my contribution for "Flare Friday".
Image two: L&NW 6036 seems so small compared to the normal boxcars of that day.
Image three: EL 2512 (GE U25B), 2404 (ALCO C424), 2577 (EMD GP35) power a westbound train. Having a lashup with three different builders was not that unusual on the EL at that time.
Bob

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Nice.  Regarding #2, small railroad = small box car!

refarkas Wrote:
> Image three: EL 2512 (GE U25B), 2404 (ALCO C424),
> 2577 (EMD GP35) power a westbound train. Having a
> lashup with three different builders was not that
> unusual on the EL at that time.
> Bob

Yes, seen that lash up a bunch of times including on the Utica branch in upstate New York in 75.  I guess it was their  "we don't discriminate"  4 axle power lashup.

Alco's , GE's and EMD's oh my !

Great stuff.

The third shot really shows how small the U25B was compared to its peers.

KG

The "little" boxcar was a PRR standard X-29 design. 40 Ft, 50ton all steel boxcar. built 1924 - 1934
Gonut