Four GP-7s pulling through 'Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania'

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Four GP-7s pulling through 'Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania'

Diesel Freight train

The most rugged terrain traversed by the NYC in Pennsylvania (and perhaps anywhere) lies between Jersey Shore and Lawrenceville, This is a segment of the main line between Lyons and Newberry Junction referred to locally as the 'Fallbrook' because of its origin as the Fallbrook Railroad. Between Tiadaghton and Ansonia, the right of way runs through Pine Creek gorge, known as the 'Grand Canyon' of Pennsylvania. This line carries the highest density of any in ex-Pennsylvania Division territory, with coal drags sharing the single track with three manifest trains each way to and from the Reading connection at Newberry Junction. In this scene, four GP-7s wrestle 110 loads of coal through Slate Run, 27 miles up Pine Creek from Jersey Shore.

Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

5x7 glossy photo

9/1957

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solid coal,GP7

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EMD

Slate Run, PA

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