In August 1977 Conrail was still running a handful of trains on the former Erie Lackawanna west of Akron. Still wearing its Reading Lines colors but patched for “CR,” this eastbound freighter is passing RU tower in Sterling and getting a roll by from operator Charlie Laird. There is a slow order over the Chessie diamonds just ahead. The tower and the former EL were removed many years ago.
Article and Photograph by Roger Durfee
Tags: Conrail, early Conrail locomotive power, early Conrail motive power, Erie Lackawanna, Railfanning at Sterling Ohio, Reading Lines motive power, Roger Durfee photographs, RU Tower, Sterling Ohio
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November 30, 2016 at 11:22 am |
Another first-class image. The last time I saw Sterling tower, it was a small pile of smoking rubble.
Bob
June 7, 2022 at 12:51 am |
I Kevin Dipietri an engineer with Conrail in Norfolk southern Matt Charlie layered are used to go up and are you tower he was a great guy I love that tower to