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Date: 01/03/25 10:03
Fifty years ago on the Reading
Author: King_Coal

January 3, 1975 found me trackside near my hometown Reading yard at Abrams, PA.

Reading GP35 3620 leads C430 5211 and C424 5203 on a westbound train passing the Abrams yard office. Not sure of what the origin or destination of this train were. Two B&O hoppers lead a series of what appears to be Pittsburg and Shawmut cars. Westbound on the "Main Line" (Philadelphia to Pottsville) is not the traditional flow of coal.

The oil switch lamps in the yard help date the photo.

Happy 2025 to all at Trainorders.

Bob
Omaha




Date: 01/03/25 10:13
Re: Fifty years ago on the Reading
Author: jgilmore

Nice one, would be interesting to know where the coal was headed going west. 

JG



Date: 01/03/25 11:13
Re: Fifty years ago on the Reading
Author: refarkas

Those two ALCO C-430's really make this an historic treasure.
Bob



Date: 01/03/25 12:17
Re: Fifty years ago on the Reading
Author: perklocal

Very possibly headed for Bethlehem Steel Coke Works.l



Date: 01/03/25 12:48
Re: Fifty years ago on the Reading
Author: Gonut1

What Perk Local said. Bituminous went the opposite direction of Anthracite and either went to Bethlehem for coke or up the ex L&NE CNJ/LV/CR/now NS Cement Line to the cement mills around Bath and Nazereth.
Gonut



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