Westbound Conrail freight train in Delta, Ohio, on June 6, 1982. The train is passing under the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad in the background; connecting tracks are at right. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-04-09
Conrail semaphores in Quincy, Ohio, on September 11, 1982. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-06-19
Westbound Conrail freight train in Toledo, Ohio, on October 15, 1983. The view is from Miami Street, and the train is coming off the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad and onto the former New York Central (NYC) toward the downtown station. The track just above the lead locomotive was the Baltimore & Ohio’s passenger line to the NYC station. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-07-05
Eastbound Conrail freight train crossing Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, on October 15, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-07-06
Northbound/southbound Detroit Edison coal train on Conrail at LaSalle, Michigan, from the westernmost bridge on June 26, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-07-09
Eastbound Conrail freight train crossing Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, on June 3, 1984. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-09-02
Eastbound Conrail freight train crossing Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, on June 3, 1984. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-09-04
Westbound Conrail freight train passing the tower in Maple Grove, Ohio, on May 6, 1984. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-09-08
Westbound Conrail freight train passing tower in Tiffin, Ohio, on May 6, 1984. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-09-11
Eastbound Conrail freight train (center) in Muncie, Indiana, with freight house (left), passenger station (right), and curving NS track to Cincinnati on August 11, 1984. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-11-16
Westbound Conrail freight train near DeGraff, Ohio, on April 20, 1985. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-12-06
Northbound Amtrak passenger train on Conrail track near Rockwood, Michigan, on May 5, 1985. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-13-15
Eastbound Conrail freight train crossing trestle near Swanville, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1985. The train is being detoured on Norfolk Southern's former Nickel Plate Road main line, which runs parallel to Conrail's former New York Central main line. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-17-17
Westbound Conrail freight train crossing trestle near Swanville, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1985. The train is being detoured on Norfolk Southern's former Nickel Plate Road main line, which runs parallel to Conrail's former New York Central main line. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-18-23
Eastbound Conrail freight train in New Galilee, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 1985. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-21-04
Westbound Conrail freight train near Andover, New York, on October 20, 1985. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-25-07
Westbound Conrail freight train near Addison, New York, on October 20, 1985. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-25-17
Eastbound Conrail freight train in Cresson, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-27-02
Westbound Conrail freight train at tunnel in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-28-01
Eastbound Contrail helper locomotives framed by a former Pennsylvania Railroad position-light signal in Cresson, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-29-28-17
Westbound Conrail freight train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-02-07
Eastbound Conrail freight train passing through Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-02-10
Westbound Conrail helper locomotives at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-02-18
Eastbound Amtrak Broadway Limited passenger train on Conrail's former Pennsylvania Railroad main line around Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-03-01
Eastbound Conrail intermodal train passing helper locomotives shoving a westbound hopper train on the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line around Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-03-06
Eastbound Conrail intermodal train passing helper locomotives shoving a westbound hopper train on the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line around Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-03-08
Helper locomotives shoving an eastbound Conrail freight train near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-03-19
Eastbound Conrail freight train near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-03-21
Westbound Conrail freight train rounding Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-04-18
Westbound Conrail freight train in Homewood, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-05-01
Westbound Conrail freight train crossing Norfolk Southern's former Wabash line (which is now a bike trail) near Wauseon, Ohio, on June 28, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-06-16
Westbound Conrail freight train passing a semaphore signal in Quincy, Ohio, on August 3, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-07-21
Southbound Conrail freight train at Ridgeway, Ohio, on October 18, 1986. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-08-05
Conrail freight train at Ridgeway, Ohio, on March 21, 1987, where Conrail east-west and north-south lines crossed. This train is turning from eastward to southward to head toward Columbus on the former Toledo & Ohio Central line. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-11-13
Eastbound Conrail freight train at crossing Conrail's former Toledo and Ohio Central line in Ridgeway, Ohio, on March 21, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-11-16
Eastbound Conrail freight train crossing the Huron River at Huron, Ohio, on March 22, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-12-06
Southbound Conrail freight train near Vienna, Michigan, on March 22, 1987. The tracks in the foreground belong to the Grand Trunk Western, which also has a southbound freight train approaching in the distance. The middle track is another Conrail line. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-12-16
Sunset along the Contrail main line in Sidney, Ohio, on March 21, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-12-17
Westbound Conrail freight train in Brimfield, Indiana, on April 4, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-13-04
Westbound Conrail freight train passing over Norfolk Southern's ex-Nickel Plate main line in Vermillion, Ohio, on March 22, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-13-21
Westbound Conrail freight train in Lawrence, Ohio, on May 16, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-14-02
Westbound Contrail locomotives crossing the Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio, on May 16, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-14-09
Conrail's former New York Central main line in Fairlane, Ohio, on May 10, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-14-18
Eastbound Conrail freight train crossing the Tuscarawas River bridge in Massillon, Ohio, on May 30, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-15-15
Southbound Conrail freight train crossing an east-west Conrail line in Ridgeway, Ohio, on November 14, 1987. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-18-14
Helper locomotives on the rear of a westbound Conrail freight train passing MG Tower near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on March 23, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-20-01
Westbound Conrail executive passenger train in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 23, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-21-13
Westbound Conrail freight train on the ex-New York Central "Big Four" route crossing Conrail's ex-Pennsylvania Railroad line at Crest Tower in Crestline, Ohio, on August 6, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-25-13
Eastbound Indiana Harbor Belt freight train crossing the Calumet River and the Grand Trunk Western in Blue Island, Illinois, on September 24, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-26-15
Eastbound Indiana Harbor Belt freight train crossing the Calumet River and the Grand Trunk Western in Blue Island, Illinois, on September 24, 1988. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-26-16
Westbound Conrail freight train crossing the Ohio River near Steubenville, Ohio, on July 1, 1989. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-27-02
Westbound Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company coal train in Alliance, Ohio, on July 1, 1989. The train is on the Cleveland Line and crossing the Indianapolis Line; both are former Pennsylvania Railroad routes at the time owned by Conrail. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-28-02
Westbound Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company coal train on Conrail's Cleveland Line near Summitville, Ohio, on July 1, 1989. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-28-08
Westbound Conrail freight train along the Ohio River at Steubenville, Ohio, on July 1, 1989. Market Street Bridge is in the background. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-28-14
Westbound Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company coal train on Conrail's River Line in Steubenville, Ohio, on July 1, 1989. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-28-16
Eastbound Conrail freight train over the Ohio River leaving Steubenville, Ohio, on July 1, 1989. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-30-28-21
Northbound Conrail freight train north of Findlay in Mortimer, Ohio, on July 30, 1989. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-01-21
Westbound Conrail freight train near Vermillion, Ohio, on April 6, 1991. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-03-11
Westbound Conrail freight train in Corunna, Indiana, on July 14, 1991. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-07-15
Conrail freight train and helper locomotives at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on August 11, 1992. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-10-15
Conrail coal train and Amtrak passenger train at Tunnel Hill, Pennsylvania, on August 10, 1992. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-11-20
Conrail freight train at Tunnel Hill, Pennsylvania, on August 12, 1992. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-11-21
Eastbound Conrail intermodal train near Summerhill, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1996. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-15-06
Conrail freight train in South Fork, Pennsylvania, on September 26, 1995. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-15-19
Conrail freight train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 1995. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-15-21
Westbound Conrail freight train at Union Furnace, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1996. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-17-06
Eastbound Conrail freight train in Fonda, New York, on August 30, 1996. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-20-15
Eastbound Canadian National Railway freight train on Conrail's former New York Central main line along the Mohawk River near Amsterdam, New York, on August 30, 1996. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-21-21
Eastbound Conrail freight train near Amsterdam, New York, on September 1, 1996. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-31-24-19
Eastbound Conrail freight train in Canaan, New York, on May 18, 1999. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-32-01-17
Southbound Guilford Rail System freight train in East Deerfield, Massachusetts, on May 20, 1999. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-32-05-11
Southbound Guilford Rail System freight train in East Deerfield, Massachusetts, on May 20, 1999. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-32-05-16