Nostalgia & History > When the Susquehanna Roamed

Back in 1989, I was a skinny high school senior who every once in a while put aside the girls and the brew and went trackside in good ol Bawlmer, Merlin to take in the rail scene. In that era, the Susquehanna was operating the D&H before Canadian Pacific took over and train 403 from Philly to Pot Yard. Running to a NS connection at the remains of Potomac Yard in Crystal City, Virginia, 'The D&H train' as it was known around town, usually offered something different. The 20 CSX-financed NYSW B40-8s were very popular to chase in Baltimore. After CP took over, the B40-8s became CSX property, CP Rail started running MLWs here, and the Orioles and Ravens have since built their homes here. You can't go home...

-Don Kalkman

To see more from this era, go to my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastadon4935/5048266383/ and poke around...



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/10 19:54 by Mastadon.

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Great pictures of Conrail too!

Lots of good shots in there. Many thanks for the link to the site.