In 1984 and 1985, we revisit the Appalachian region to view the busy operations of early CSX and Norfolk Southern.

In this finale volume, we look at waning years of the anthracite railroads and progression to the inevitable formation of Conrail. Under Conrail.

We revisit some favorite locations along the Reading, Lehigh Valley and CNJ coal roads, as well as scenes on the Pennsy, Delaware & Hudson and Erie Lackawanna roads outside the coal regions.

In this program, we will have an exciting look of a few of the Reading Iron Horse Rambles filmed on 8mm film in the early 60’s.

In this program, we’ll tour the mainline action on the Chicago Northwestern, Union Pacific, Grand Trunk Western and more.

In this program, we’ll look at steam and diesel operations from Bethlehem to Ashley, between the 1940’s and the 1960’s.

Here is a diverse collection of scenes over the Lehigh New England Railroad and Lehigh & Hudson River Railway sister bridge routes from the Lehigh Valley to Maybrook.

The last years of operations of the Reading Railroad on the Bethlehem Branch, the East Penn Branch from the Bethlehem area to Reading and from Reading to New Jersey.

In Volume 3 of the Anthracite Railroads in the 70’s series, we’ll continue our look at the ailing operations of the Lehigh Valley Railroad from Pennsylvania to New York.