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A pair of PennCentral GG1's, lettered for Pennsylvania, rush a New York-Washington past a tower in Maryland, 1968 (Jim Scott phito, Jeff Reams coll.)

This 1968 shot from a Maryland tower shows 2 PC GG1's pulling a southbound freight on the Northeast Corridor (Jim Scott photo, Jeff Reams coll.)

ATK 25 (P42) in Cincinatti 9/12/98 is preparing to return "Three C" corridor test train to Cleveland (Steve LaConte)

ATK 274 (F40PH) at Fostoria 10/24/94 on a Talgo demonstration run on CSX from Toledo to Columbus (Steve LaConte)

ATK 392 (F40PH) is in Toledo 9/21/96 on a Detroit-Cincinnati test trip which never became a regular service (Steve LaConte)

Amtrak Corrider Clipper is at Sandusky on rear of ATK 49 on a Cleveland-Chicago test trip 8/9/94 (Steve LaConte)

Amtrak 18 (P42B) heads train #383 The Illinois Zephyr west as a Chicago- bound Metra train passes at Naperville, IL, July, 2007 (Jeff Reams)

The National Limited gets a late-night fueling at Columbus Amtrak Station in 1976; train is now discontinued (Jeff Reams)

Night shot of PC (ex-NYC) F7 1683 in the siding at Kenton Ave. Marion, alongside the E-L yard, Summer 1975 (Jeff Reams)

Erie- Lackawanna bicentenials 3632 and 3638 (2 SD45) were at the E-L's Marion Shops in December, 1975. (Jeff Reams)

E-LBicentennial unit 3632 (SD45) leads two other E-L units eastbound on 2NY100, the UPS train, at Kenton Ave., Marion, December, 1975 (Jeff Reams)

E-L 2514 and 4 other units lead a train east past Marion Union Station, taken from the steps of AC Tower, Marion, Summer 1975. (Jeff Reams)

The sun is setting as an E-L "covered wagon" leads an eastbound at the Riley Road overpass west of Marion, October, 1975 (Jeff Reams)

Sunset glints off an eastbound E-L freight at Kenton Ave., Marion, in late fall 1975 (Jeff Reams)

E-L 1009 leads a short eastbound freight at Track Ave., Cleveland, 8/31/64 (Sheldon Lustig)

Erie-Lackawanna eastbound behind 7104, 7103, 7100, and 7101 passes now-gone RU Tower at Sterling 3/19/67 (Sheldon Lustig)

RU Tower at Sterling guarded the E-L/B&O diamond where an E-L eastbound with 1042, 2462, and 2563 is passing 3/19/67 (Sheldon Lustig)

Erie-Lackawanna eastbound freignt behind RS3 1031 at Solon 9/1/64 (Sheldon Lustig)

Erie-Lackawanna eastbound at Brady Lake had E-L 2514. 2513, and 2515 as its power on 7/24/66 (Sheldon Lustig)

Erie-Lackawanna 1964 NY World's Fair special east at Track Ave., Cleveland, behind E-L 811, 858, and 852 with 15 cars 8/14/64 (Sheldon Lustig)

E-L business car 2 brings up the rear of eastbound 628 under the old catenary at CT Tower, Cleveland Terminal, 7/15/65 (Sheldon Lustig)

Erie-Lackawanna Literary St. Yard just south of downtown Cleveland. In the background is a steam heating plant for downtown. 6/63 (Sheldon Lustig)

E-L1046 and 8452 lean into the curve on a westbound E-L train at Kent 7/24/66 (Sheldon Lustig)

This former Erie caboose 04961 was on display at a factory in Mantua, OH 7/00 (Sheldon Lustig)

This eastbound Erie-Lackawanna train at Sterling 3/19/67 rated two cabooses, probably one is in tow. (Sheldon Lustig)

Westbound PRR 117 (right) with K4 3857 meets southbound PRR 604 with K4 5467 at Orrville Depot 10/24/41 (Dan Davidson)

Two locos are ready for their assignments in this photo at PRR's Kinsman Roundhouse in Cleveland tajen in about 1940. (Dan Davidson)

PRR in June, 1965, at Mansfield Station. This appears to be an express train with a lone coach for crew and deadheading employees (Dan Davidson)

PRR 9454 (C-Liner) and 3 other units roll a unidentified PRR freight in the Toledo area in 1963. (Marle Unger photo, Dale A. DeVene Jr. collection)

PRR Red Arrow, Detroit to New York, (Train 69) with K4s 3682 stands at the Toledo station in the late 1930's (Dan Davidson

PRR 6008, 6093, and 6067 are on a westbound light power move at Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, 9/2/66 (Sheldon Lustig)

PRR 9026 is at DB Tower, Bridge 1, on the Cuyahoga River on Cleveland's Lakefront 5/63 (Sheldon Lustig)

PRR 9665, 9459, 9652, and 9691 d rag a heavy iron ore load east at DB Tower, Bridge 1, Cleveland, 6/1/63 (Sheldon Lustig)

PRR 9775 leads a westbound freight past DB Tower at Bridge 1 in Cleveland 8/5/64 (Sheldon Lustig)

PRR ore train from Whiskey Island ore dock, Cleveland, heads east onto Bridge 1 with PRR 9691, 9652, 9450, and 9665 6/8/63 (Sheldon Lustig)

B&LE E units 719, 721, 720, and 726 are pulling an eastbound freight on the PRR tracks at Hudson 9/15/64. (Sheldon Lustig)

A pair of Amtrak P42B's are in charge of westbound ATK 43 Pennsylvanian (now gone) at McCracken Rd., Bedford, June, 2000 (Sheldon Lustig)

ATK 315, 3 coaches, buffet, and Beech Grove business car on a "3-C" demo trip west at Berea 3/20/92 (Sheldon Lustig)

Amtrak business car Beech Grove brings up the rear of a "3-C" demo trip crossing from Chicago to Big Four at Berea 9/20/92 (Sheldon Lustig)

ATK 44, the now-gone Pennsylvanian, behind 65 and 47 (2 P42B) eastbound at Garfield Heights 12/98 (Sheldon Lustig)

CR 3343 gives ATK 358 an assist on westbound ATK 48 Lake Shore Limited, 7 hours late, under NKP bridge at Oak Harbor 3/28/97 (Sheldon Lustig)

ATK 49 Lake Shore Limited rolls west out of the morning sun at Berea 7/3/89 (Sheldon Lustig)

Amtrak 49 Lake Shore Limited with 397 and 215 running east at Willoughby 3 hours late 10/1/92 (Sheldon Lustig)

ATK 200 leads the eastbound Lake Shore Limited, running late, into Cleveland Amtrak Station, 1992. An crew is inspecting the bridge. (Sheldon Lustig)

Amtrak GG1 4926 leads a westbound passenger train at Market Tower, South Bronx, NY, headed for Penn Station 8/80 (Sheldon Lustig)

Amtrak's Toledo-Detroit connecting train 344 is at Swan Creek, OH, 5/1/89 (Sheldon Lustig)

Bringing up the end of the inaugural eastbound Amtrak Broadway Limited at Akron on 11/6/90 is the Beech Grove, ATK's business car (Steve LaConte)

Amtrak occasionally ran freight car balancing moves, such as this westbound at Berea in 2/99, to reposition its express cars (Sheldon Lustig)

Amtrak 265 (F40PH) and a sister are on the point of Amtrak's Broadway Limited on its inaugral run through Akron 11/6/90 (Steve LaConte)

A small crowd gathers by the dome car at the Akron stop of Amtrak's Broadway Limited eastbound inaugural run 11/6/90 (Steve LaConte)

RU (Sterling) Tower, 11/6/90, from the dome of eastbound ATK Broadway Limited. Train, tower and E-L tracks are gone, but CPL's stand. (Steve LaConte)

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