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The early Conrail era featured a variety of different models acquired from a handful of railroads, often retaining their former owner's livery with "CR" patching and new numbers added. Here, unpatched Penn Central U23B 2708, Conrail C424 2498 (a patched former Reading unit) and an ex-PC GP9 head a westbound freight out of Niagara Falls to start across southern Ontario on the CASO Sub. Note the wig-wag crossing signals activated.
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Caption: The early Conrail era featured a variety of different models acquired from a handful of railroads, often retaining their former owner's livery with "CR" patching and new numbers added. Here, unpatched Penn Central U23B 2708, Conrail C424 2498 (a patched former Reading unit) and an ex-PC GP9 head a westbound freight out of Niagara Falls to start across southern Ontario on the CASO Sub. Note the wig-wag crossing signals activated.

Photographer:
Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/04/1977 (search)
Railway: Conrail (search)
Reporting Marks: PC 2708, CR 2498 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Niagara Falls - CR CASO Sub (search)
City/Town: Niagara Falls (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Mike Lockwood
    August 27, 2018 at 10:05 am

    The former Reading Century is a real nice touch!

  2. cp5756
    April 2, 2026 at 5:40 pm

    Please never stop posting PC/CR stuff!!!!

  3. Stephen C. Host
    April 6, 2026 at 1:21 pm

    Aidan we lost Bill 4 years ago, he would have turned 100 on March 28. Lots of photos to be found on the site and a few folks are still posting these here from time to time. Check the Doug Page collection as well, doug had a cottage near Canfield. He’s still around too!
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