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Viewing Album:  Conrail's busy Croxton yard in August, 1979.
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:8/17/1979 - 8/17/1979
Album Info:Conrail's Croxton yard was busy with CR blue road power, and many former EL, PC, and CR blue switchers on August 17, 1979.
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CR NW-2 9209 (ex-EL 401) waits for assignment
Title:  CR NW-2 9209 (ex-EL 401) waits for assignment
Description:  Someone didn't want anyone to forget the ancient NW-2's roots by adding a hand drawn herald to the cab while the switcher waits for assignment at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:24:52 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9209(NW2)
Views:  273   Comments: 2
CR NW-2 (ex-EL 421) waits for assignment
Title:  CR NW-2 (ex-EL 421) waits for assignment
Description:  CR NW-2 (ex-EL 421) rests from working Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:23:33 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9228(NW2)
Views:  228   Comments: 2
CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment
Title:  CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment
Description:  CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:22:23 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9933(RS3M)
Views:  284   Comments: 2
CR NW-2 9259 at work
Title:  CR NW-2 9259 at work
Description:  CR NW-2 9259 works Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:21:28 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 9259(NW2)
Views:  276   Comments: 3
CR SW-1 8531 waits for assignment
Title:  CR SW-1 8531 waits for assignment
Description:  CR SW-1 8531 rests at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:20:24 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 8531(SW1)
Views:  205   Comments: 2
CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment
Title:  CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment
Description:  CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:19:20 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9933(RS3M)
Views:  196   Comments: 2
An ancient NW-2, CR 9210, waits for assignment
Title:  An ancient NW-2, CR 9210, waits for assignment
Description:  An ancient NW-2, CR 9210, rests at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:27:25 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9210(NW2)
Views:  225   Comments: 2
Boston and Maine S-3 1185 appears ready for retirement
Title:  Boston and Maine S-3 1185 appears ready for retirement
Description:  Boston and Maine S-3 1185 appears ready for retirement at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:16:15 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BM 1185(S3)
Views:  268   Comments: 4
White-lined CR T-6 9847 waits for retirement
Title:  White-lined CR T-6 9847 waits for retirement
Description:  One of 6 Alco T-6s inherited from the Penn Central, white-lined CR 9847 waits for retirement at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:15:14 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9847(T6)
Views:  280   Comments: 2
Mostly CR blue power is everywhere
Title:  Mostly CR blue power is everywhere
Description:  Power is everywhere at Croxton yard in August, 1979. CR SD45 6103 (ex-RDG 7603) leads a line of eight CR blue units, and a lone PC black unit, idling and waiting for assignment. Ex-PC SD40 6245 leads a pair of units alongside.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:14:08 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 6103(SD45)
Views:  287   Comments: 2
CR SD45 6103 (ex-RDG 7603) leads a line of eight CR blue units
Title:  CR SD45 6103 (ex-RDG 7603) leads a line of eight CR blue units
Description:  CR SD45 6103 (ex-RDG 7603) leads a line of eight CR blue units, and a lone PC black unit, idling at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:12:42 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6103(SD45)
Views:  279   Comments: 2
CR SD35 6051 (ex-CNJ 2512) and U30B 2843 smoke it up
Title:  CR SD35 6051 (ex-CNJ 2512) and U30B 2843 smoke it up
Description:  Behind lead SD45 6103, SD35 6051 (ex-CNJ 2512) and U30B 2843 smoke it up at Croxton yard in August, 1979
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:11:39 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 2843(U30B) CR 3338(GP40-2)
Views:  333   Comments: 3
Mostly CR blue power is everywhere
Title:  Mostly CR blue power is everywhere
Description:  Mostly CR blue power is everywhere at Croxton yard in August, 1979. CR SD45 6103 (ex-RDG 7603) leads a line of eight CR blue units, and a lone PC black unit, idling and waiting for assignment. Ex-PC SD40 6245 leads a pair of units alongside.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:10:11 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 6103(SD45)
Views:  176   Comments: 3
CR RS-3M 9933 teamed up with NW-2 9219 (ex-EL 412) and GP-40 3213
Title:  CR RS-3M 9933 teamed up with NW-2 9219 (ex-EL 412) and GP-40 3213
Description:  CR RS-3M 9933 teamed up with NW-2 9219 (ex-EL 412) and GP-40 3213 at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:09:01 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 9933(RS3M) CR 9219(NW2) CR 3213(GP40)
Views:  255   Comments: 2
Ancient ex-PC SW-1 8531 rests from working Croxton yard
Title:  Ancient ex-PC SW-1 8531 rests from working Croxton yard
Description:  Ancient ex-PC SW-1 8531 rests from working Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:07:46 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 8531(SW1)
Views:  186   Comments: 2
Alongside retired T-6 9847, CR SW-1 waits for assignment
Title:  Alongside retired T-6 9847, CR SW-1 waits for assignment
Description:  Alongside retired T-6 9847, CR SW-1 rests at the Croxton yard engine terminal in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:06:38 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 8414(SW1)
Views:  217   Comments: 2
Boston and Maine S-3 1185 appears ready for retirement
Title:  Boston and Maine S-3 1185 appears ready for retirement
Description:  Boston and Maine S-3 1185 appears ready for retirement at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:04:39 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BM 1185(S3)
Views:  220   Comments: 2
CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment
Title:  CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment
Description:  CR RS-3M 9933 (ex-PC 5332) waits for assignment at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:03:38 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9933(RS3M)
Views:  291   Comments: 2
CR SW-1200 9322 (ex-EL 458) waits for assignment
Title:  CR SW-1200 9322 (ex-EL 458) waits for assignment
Description:  CR SW-1200 9322 (ex-EL 458) rests from working Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:02:30 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9322(SW1200)
Views:  232   Comments: 3
CR NW-2 9228 (ex-EL 421) waits for assignment
Title:  CR NW-2 9228 (ex-EL 421) waits for assignment
Description:  CR NW-2 9228 (ex-EL 421) takes a rest from working Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 5:01:12 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9228(NW2)
Views:  187   Comments: 2
CR NW-2 9234 (ex-EL 427)
Title:  CR NW-2 9234 (ex-EL 427)
Description:  The service doors are open on CR NW-2 9234 (ex-EL 427) as the switcher rests at Croxton yard in August, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 4:58:40 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 9234(NW2)
Views:  207   Comments: 2
CR SW-9 9019 (ex-EL 448) waits for assignment
Title:  CR SW-9 9019 (ex-EL 448) waits for assignment
Description:  CR SW-9 9019 (ex-EL 448) idles at Croxton yard in August, 1979. CR 21303 N21 class cabin and a sister bay window caboose rest by the yard office.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 4:57:16 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 9019(SW9)
Views:  362   Comments: 3
CR SW-1 8596 waits for assignment
Title:  CR SW-1 8596 waits for assignment
Description:  CR SW-1 8596 waits for assignment at Croxton yard on August 17, 1979.
Photo Date:  8/17/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2018 4:55:42 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 8596(SW1)
Views:  259   Comments: 2

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