| On The Eve Of Conrail | |||
| I had to go to a funeral for a cousin in Washington, DC, during the last week of March 1976. Knowing that the startup of Conrail was just about to occur on April 1st, I went to my former home in NJ and decided to pursue my very last opportunity to photograph both the Erie Lackawanna and the Lehigh Valley. To do this, I had to buy some Kodachrome 25 film and borrow a camera from a friend, John Briggs, who lived in N.J. Then I needed to borrow the 1968 Chevy Impala owned by my brother Bill. Early on the 31st of March, I drove to the Delaware Water Gap and photographed E-L action. Then I followed the former Erie main line westward, encountering E-L freight action. Finally, I arrived at Sayre, PA, the heart of the LV. I spent the rest of the the day until sunset, photographing to the contentment of my heart, the last day of life for the LV! It was a magical moment! | |||
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 LV 96770 |
 LV 96770 |
 LV 96614 |
 LV 96609 |
 LV 264 |
 LV 300 |
 LV 413 |
 LV 630 |
 LV 413 |
 LV 410 |
 LV 95100 |
 LV 95100 |
 LV 630 |
 LV 224 |
 LV 627 |
 LV 627 |
 LV 503 |
 LV |
 LV 127 |
 LV |
 LV 95113 |
 LV |
 LV 94180 |
 LV 218 |
 LV 413 |
 LV 222 |
 LV 127 |
 LV |
 LV 627 |
 LV 627 |
 LV 317 |
 LV 324 |
 LV 324 |
 LV 324 |
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