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Pups Going Out

After the Conrail consolidation, Lehigh Valley’s EMD switchers generally stayed in along the ex-LV lines until they were retired. Seven months into Conrail, five dynamic brake equipped SW8’s pass the lead to Bethlehem Engine Terminal. This may be power for a train headed the Hazleton Branch, which was one reason for switchers with dynamic brakes.

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Uploaded on July 11, 2021
Taken on November 27, 1976