Westbound from Avon
The first image here shows a westbound train ready to depart Avon Yard (in the distance, on the left hand side of the frame). We're on the former Big Four/NYC west of Indianapolis.
Conrail is two months old when these pictures were taken so the power standing off to the side is interesting—three units of the Erie Lackawanna along with a Penn Central unit with a Pennsy logo peeking out. Two of three EL units (SD45-2 and SDP45) were purchased with the idea of having larger fuel capacity for long runs from the east to Chicago without refueling.
The second image has the train down the line about six miles, directly south of Danville, Indiana. We're looking down on the railway from State Road 39.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken June 5, 1976.
