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Conrail inherited a number of lines that served anthracite country. The network of branches saw plenty of hopper trains until most of it was sold to the Reading and Northern in December of 1990.

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CR 9627 drops downgrade after spotting some empties at Good Spring, PA on May 12, 1988

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EMD SW1500Good Spring PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1988

CR 9627 leads the Saturday light engine movement crosses the Little Schuylkill River near New Ringgold, PA 5/2/1987

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EMD MP15DCNew Ringgold PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9627 leads the Saturday light engine movement out of the Buck Mountain (Mahanoy) Tunnel near Barnesville PA, 5/2/1987

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EMD MP15DCMahanoy City PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9627 leads the Saturday light engine movement ready to depart West Cressona PA, 5/2/1987

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EMD GP8EMD MP15DCEMD SW1500Stanley Short's Conrail PhotosWest Cressona PA1987

CR 9627 leads WHSN04 past the Glen Burn Colliery in Shamokin on April 29, 1987

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EMD MP15DCShamokin PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9627 leads WHSN04 upgrade by an anthracite loadout at Cabel, PA on April 29, 1987

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Cabel PAEMD MP15DCStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9627 on WHSN01 at the St Nicholas yard April, 1987

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EMD MP15DCMahanoy City PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9627 Singlehandedly handles empties through New Philadelphia

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EMD MP15DCNew Philadelphia PARich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

CR 9627 sits while its crew has lunch in Shamokin on April 29, 1987

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EMD MP15DCShamokin PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9627 with WHSN03 switching Clark Feeds at Weigh Scales, PA on April 29, 1987

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EMD MP15DCStanley Short's Conrail PhotosWeight Scales PA1987

CR 9627, 9625, 9621 and more begin their Enola odyssey at St. Nicholas PA, 5/2/1987

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EMD MP15DCMahanoy City PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9628 and 9630 approaching Donaldson PA

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Donaldson PAEMD MP15DCRich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines1983

CR 9628 and 9630 at Donaldson PA

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Donaldson PAEMD MP15DCRich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines1983

CR 9628 Brings a Flanger Through East Mahanoy Jct

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East Mahanoy PAEMD MP15DCRich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

CR 9629 and 9522 working the Exxon Plastics facility in Minersville, PA 5/1/1987

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EMD MP15DCEMD SW1500Minersville PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9629 leads WHWC02 downgrade into Minersville, PA on 5/1/1987

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EMD MP15DCMinersville PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9629 leads WHWC02 over the West Branch of the Schuylkill River in Minersville, PA on 5/1/1987

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EMD MP15DCMinersville PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9630 and CR 9626 at the St Nick Breaker

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EMD MP15DCMahanoy City PARich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

CR 9630 and WHSN03 at Locust Summit, PA, 4/87

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EMD MP15DCLocust Summit PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9630 at CP Belt

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EMD MP15DCReading PARich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

CR 9630 at Gilberton Coal in Locust Summit, PA, 4/87

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EMD MP15DCLocust Summit PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9630 climbs into Gordon with WHSN03, 4/87

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EMD MP15DCGordon PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9630 heads back into the woods at Locust Summit, PA, 4/87

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EMD MP15DCLocust Summit PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9630 starts the climb to Locust Summit at Locustdale PA, 4/87

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EMD MP15DCLocustdale PAStanley Short's Conrail Photos1987

CR 9630 Switching at Cressona PA

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EMD MP15DCRich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal LinesWest Cressona PA

CR 9630, 9628 and 9624 at Saint Nicholas Breaker

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EMD MP15DCMahanoy City PARich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

CR 9630, CR 9626 and CR 9621 at the St Nick Breaker

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EMD MP15DCMahanoy City PARich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

CR MP15DCs Cressona PA

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Cressona PAEMD MP15DCRich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal Lines

N8 On a Coal Train at Tamaqua Tunnel

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N8 Class CabooseRich "FMNut" Frey's Hard Coal LinesTamaqua PA2009

West Cressona, PA on the morning of May 13, 1988.

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Stanley Short's Conrail PhotosWest Cressona PA1988