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A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 6842 is pulling a line of freight cars along a snow-covered track with a large building in the background. — Download original ↓

c. 1976 to 1980

A Conrail train led by SD40-2 locomotive 6842, with 812 in tow, pulls a line of tank cars on a snowy day.

Date: c. 1976 to 1980Estimated from the photograph; no date was written on the print.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Conrail
Equipment: EMD SD40-2
Fleet numbers: Conrail 6842, Conrail 812, Conrail CR 74000

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1970s 1980s Winter

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