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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    SD60I 5557 on the head end of a westbound intermodal with a C40-8W as the trailing unit.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    SD60I 5557 on the head end of a westbound intermodal with a C40-8W as the trailing unit.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    SD40-2 6364 in the diesel servicing facility at Cresson. The helperlink unit is visible on the front of the unit which allows it to cut off from the train on the fly.
    Most Altoona/Cresson based helpers are now equipped with it to save some of the hassle in helping trains over Horseshoe Curve.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    Conrail GP38-2 8084 sitting at Cresson.
    This unit later came by us at Horseshoe curve on a light engine move east to Altoona and the hogger tossed us a water bottle with a "Conrail" leg cuff strap wrapped around it! We also saw this unit at Juniata shops in Altoona that evening.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    A CR C40-8W trailing unit passing the Conrail office on an eastbound TrailVan train.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    Looking east at Cresson, the engine facility is on the left and MO tower is just out of view in the center of the picture.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    The SD40-2 pushers haven't cut off a westbound TV train for some reason and are running through to at least Conemaugh probably.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    Looking east across the tracks at the town of Cresson from the Conrail helper base.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    Looking east across the tracks at the town of Cresson from the Conrail helper base. The Conrail office is to the right.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    The SD40-2 pushers have just cut off a westbound TV train on the fly using the new helperlink box on the front of the lead unit. See helperlink1.jpg for a more detailed shot.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    SD40-2 6364 in the diesel servicing facility at Cresson. The helperlink unit is visible on the front of the unit which allows it to cut off from the train on the fly.
    Most Altoona/Cresson based helpers are now equipped with it to save some of the hassle in helping trains over Horseshoe Curve.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    A shot of the "Mainline Pharmacy" from across the tracks in Cresson with a Conrail hi-railer in the foreground.
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    Cresson, PA on the Conrail Pennsylvania RR Main, the afternoon of April 17, 1997.
    An eastbound stack train passing the Conrail office in Cresson with an SD60M and C40-8W on the head end.
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