Nostalgia & History > Original Heritage Units

1976 at "Banks Tower" Marysville, PA spending time with operator Frank Reidlinger.
Heritage units all over the place!
Ed K.

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Ed K. cp Laurel Run

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now that's a RofW to be proud of ... as always good stuff Ed

Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> now that's a RofW to be proud of ... as always
> good stuff Ed

It was said the the Penn-Central couldn't go 20 miles without a derailment.
Ed K.

Gee Ed, for a minute there I thought "heritage units'" referred to you and the other fellows in the fist two pictures! ;>)

Cheers,
Jack

africansteam Wrote:
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> Gee Ed, for a minute there I thought "heritage
> units'" referred to you and the other fellows in
> the fist two pictures! ;>)
>
> Cheers,
> Jack

Ok, ok gotta say I don't run so hot these days.
Ed K.

Hate to use the phrase "good old days," but that was
when (1) there were towers, and (2) you could go into
them. Thanks, Ed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/28/14 15:28 by NS1703.

NS1703 Wrote:
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> Hate to use the phrase "good old days," but that
> was
> when (1) there were towers, and (2) you could go
> into
> them. Thanks, Ed.

They were great days to be a railfan. However the 1970s were tough years for Conrail. It took billions of dollars expended over several years to reverse decades of neglect and the Staggers Deregulation Act for Conrail to become a viable railroad.