A pair of Erie Lackawanna locomotives, Nos. 2562 and 2501 lead an eastbound past the still-operating Quaker Oats plant in Akron in the late 1960s. This later became Quaker Square with the silos repurposed as a hotel. After that closed, the University of Akron acquired the facility and the former hotel became student housing.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
A pair of Erie Lackawanna GP35s, Nos. 2563 and 2560, lead a westbound manifest freight in Akron in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The train is passing beneath the concourse of Akron Union Depot. Passengers would descend from here to the boarding platforms. At one time, the concourse led to the Greyhound bus station on the north side of the tracks.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Erie Lackawanna Nos. 819 and 818 are on the point of the approaching Lake Cities while Baltimore & Ohio No. 1440 is on the point of the Diplomat, which is already at the Akron Union Depot. It is the late 1960s, and it was not uncommon to have both westbound trains at their respective stations at the same time.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
It is the late 1960s in Kent. An eastbound Erie Lackawanna freight is leaving the Kent Yard. The lash-up of motive power is an EMD F3A, Alco FB, Alco FB, EMD F3A and an Alco RS3. Today all that is left of this scene is one track ending in Ravenna.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Erie Lackawanna GP35 No. 2560 and F7A No. 6311 are westbound in Akron on Jan. 14, 1973, near Voris Street at the far west end of the yard. Such motive power consists like this were common during the 1970s.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
The wayback machine is set for 1972 in Kent. We see SD45 No. 3610 on a westbound on July 22, 1972. The unit was built for the EL in June 1967 and would later spend time on the Conrail roster.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Sometimes I just like a scene. It’s Sept. 4, 1972, in Akron. The power for a westbound train has cut off and left the train in the Erie Lackawanna’s McCoy Street Yard.
Soon a switcher will add/remove cars, and this power will back on to its train and leave town. EL 2452 is an Alco C425 coupled to what appears to be a former EL passenger unit now working in freight service.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
A trio of Erie Lackawanna road locomotives with roster numbers 2509, 2568, and 7082 lead a westbound in Akron in September 1972.
Photogrraph by Robert Farkas
As pair of Erie Lackawanna SD45s, Nos. 3608 and 3607, are on the point of an eastbound TOFC in Kent in the late 1960s. It is passing the passenger station and about to cross Main Street.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Erie Lackawanna GE U25B No. 2510 sports a one-piece windshield as it leads an eastbound train through Kent in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
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