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CR 4865 west
Title:  CR 4865 west
Description:  Waiting for a crew, west end of MANOR Siding
Photo Date:  6/16/1979  Upload Date: 3/22/2013 4:36:30 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4865(GG1)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
CR 23161
Title:  CR 23161
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 10/12/2021 3:39:41 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bill Padgett
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 0
CR GG1s solarized
Title:  CR GG1s solarized
Description:  Signing off on my old stuff...
Photo Date:  9/8/1979  Upload Date: 10/27/2014 7:12:19 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4853(GG1)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
CR 4451 West, passing welded rail train
Title:  CR 4451 West, passing welded rail train
Description:  Approaching the west end of Manor Siding
Photo Date:  11/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/17/2013 6:35:08 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4451(E44)
Views:  351   Comments: 2
The position light is vertical for CR 4451 West
Title:  The position light is vertical for CR 4451 West
Description:  COLA Tower is just around the bend in the distance...
Photo Date:  11/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/17/2013 6:36:24 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4451(E44)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Re-scanned CR 4459 East
Title:  Re-scanned CR 4459 East
Description:  Just found the old 5247 film negative. A previous commenter thought the train might be TV-26. This film was not Kodachrome, but it's the only shot I ever got from the old Route 30 bridge.
Photo Date:  11/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/17/2013 6:37:40 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4459(E44)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
CR 4459 East, about to pass COLA Tower
Title:  CR 4459 East, about to pass COLA Tower
Description:  The tower still stands, but it's bricked up...
Photo Date:  11/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/17/2013 6:38:34 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR E44(E44)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
CR 6303 West, on the soon-to-be-rebuilt Columbia Branch
Title:  CR 6303 West, on the soon-to-be-rebuilt Columbia Branch
Description:  Note tobacco warehouse urging one to chew Silver Cup tobacco...
Photo Date:  11/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/17/2013 6:39:39 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6303(SD40)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
CR 6420 East, with an SD45
Title:  CR 6420 East, with an SD45
Description:  Just past COLA Tower; Union Street in the background...
Photo Date:  11/3/1979  Upload Date: 9/17/2013 6:40:36 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6420(SD40-2)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
CR 4406 east
Title:  CR 4406 east
Description:  About to pass COLA Tower
Photo Date:  4/5/1980  Upload Date: 3/22/2013 4:37:34 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4406(E44)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
An E44 engineer at CP COLA
Title:  An E44 engineer at CP COLA
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/5/1980  Upload Date: 1/17/2016 6:02:48 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4425(E44)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
The intrepid engineer
Title:  The intrepid engineer
Description:  At COLA Tower, eastbound
Photo Date:  4/6/1980  Upload Date: 1/16/2013 9:20:56 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4425(E44)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
CR 4604 eastbound
Title:  CR 4604 eastbound
Description:  Slowing to pick up orders at COLA
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 1/16/2013 9:30:57 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4604(E33)
Views:  719   Comments: 0
CR 2017 westbound
Title:  CR 2017 westbound
Description:  At Cola Tower
Photo Date:  4/18/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 5:56:41 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2017(B23-7)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
Conrail's (CR) "COLA" Signal Tower
Title:  Conrail's (CR) "COLA" Signal Tower
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/1980  Upload Date: 1/4/2009 8:28:09 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bill Rogerson
Categories:  Scenic,Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  208   Comments: 0
Conrail (CR) Mixed Freight Train led by GE E44 No. 4404
Title:  Conrail (CR) Mixed Freight Train led by GE E44 No. 4404
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/1980  Upload Date: 1/4/2009 8:37:14 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bill Rogerson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4404(E44)
Views:  568   Comments: 0
CR 3394 eastbound
Title:  CR 3394 eastbound
Description:  At Manor Siding west switch
Photo Date:  10/19/1980  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 6:00:24 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3394(GP40-2)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
CR 4459 passing COLA tower
Title:  CR 4459 passing COLA tower
Description:  Actual date not known.
Photo Date:  3/1/1981  Upload Date: 6/26/2022 8:55:52 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bruce Van Sant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4459(E44)
Views:  185   Comments: 1
CR 4459 on ENSA
Title:  CR 4459 on ENSA
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/22/1981  Upload Date: 4/6/2022 9:26:07 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bruce VanSant
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4459(E44)
Views:  191   Comments: 2
Conrail 6368 eastbound at Columbia
Title:  Conrail 6368 eastbound at Columbia
Description:  Conrail 6368 and train are eastbound at Columbia, PA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/4/2010 4:39:02 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  George L. Pitz
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6368(SD40-2)
Views:  644   Comments: 2
Going away at Columbia
Title:  Going away at Columbia
Description:  Going away view of eastbound CR 6331, 8012 and 6439 at Columbia. PA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/4/2010 4:39:26 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  George L. Pitz
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6439(SD40-2) CR 8012(GP38-2) CR 6331(SD40)
Views:  915   Comments: 0
Working the yard at Columbia
Title:  Working the yard at Columbia
Description:  CR 7169 works in the yard at Columbia, PA.
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/4/2010 4:39:57 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  George L. Pitz
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 7169(GP9)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
DH 7619 leads WR-7
Title:  DH 7619 leads WR-7
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/28/1982  Upload Date: 4/6/2022 9:19:15 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bruce VanSant
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DH 7619(GP39-2) DH 7611(GP39-2)
Views:  226   Comments: 2
DH 7619 leads WR-7
Title:  DH 7619 leads WR-7
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 6/23/2022 9:27:01 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bruce VanSant
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DH 7619(GP39-2) DH 7611(GP39-2)
Views:  191   Comments: 1
MIDH 2
Title:  MIDH 2
Description:  Middletown & Hummelstown #2 at their Columbia, PA division (now discontinued)
Photo Date:  7/12/1983  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 7:23:57 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MIDH 2(65Tonner )
Views:  1292   Comments: 0
Steam under the wire
Title:  Steam under the wire
Description:  PRR 7002 (Class E-3) and PRR 1223 (Class D16b) handle long excusrion train between Lancaster and Columbia
Photo Date:  6/8/1985  Upload Date: 2/9/2005 9:40:42 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Don Oltmann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7002(4-4-2)
Views:  2115   Comments: 3
PSR Runby
Title:  PSR Runby
Description:  Steam excursion from Lancaster to Harrisburg via CR Columbia Branch and Port Road. Note the catencary is still up.
Photo Date:  10/12/1985  Upload Date: 9/19/2011 7:43:20 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Glenn Fresch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 1223(4-4-0)
Views:  1433   Comments: 0
CR ENBA heads south over the Port Road with 121 loaded coal cars
Title:  CR ENBA heads south over the Port Road with 121 loaded coal cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/1986  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 6:01:04 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6501(SD40-2) CR 6503(SD40-2) CR 6509(SD40-2)
Views:  671   Comments: 3
CR PIMT heads south over the Port Road past the 'Spinning Wheel'
Title:  CR PIMT heads south over the Port Road past the 'Spinning Wheel'
Description:  One item not listed on PIMT's manifest was a hobo riding this train.
Photo Date:  7/28/1986  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 6:13:04 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6304(SD40) CR 6504(SD40-2)
Views:  491   Comments: 1
CR's MOEN heads north past a bricked up COLA Tower
Title:  CR's MOEN heads north past a bricked up COLA Tower
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/16/1988  Upload Date: 11/17/2016 5:43:54 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3272(GP40)
Views:  332   Comments: 2
No 2758 running around its train
Title:  No 2758 running around its train
Description:  Heading west on the Columbia Branch
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 12:56:35 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 2758(U23B)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
The old PRR Columbia Station
Title:  The old PRR Columbia Station
Description:  Was this the last time people boarded a passenger train at Columbia?
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 12:57:18 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  199   Comments: 0
The excursion train prepares to head east on the A&S
Title:  The excursion train prepares to head east on the A&S
Description:  Bound for Perryville and back
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 12:58:28 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  156   Comments: 0
The last of the passengers board
Title:  The last of the passengers board
Description:  The old Columbia Bridge (built 1930) in the background
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 12:59:15 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  126   Comments: 0
No. 2758 from the front vestibule
Title:  No. 2758 from the front vestibule
Description:  Pulling the excursion train, long-hood forward
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 12:59:57 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2758(U23B)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
The excursion train in Lake Siding
Title:  The excursion train in Lake Siding
Description:  Getting ready to head east
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 1:00:38 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  98   Comments: 0
No. 2758 running around its train, preparing to go back to Lancaster
Title:  No. 2758 running around its train, preparing to go back to Lancaster
Description:  Wrights Ferry Bridge in the background (US Route 30)
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 1:01:46 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 2758(U23B)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
A Conrail freight barrels past the excursion train
Title:  A Conrail freight barrels past the excursion train
Description:  As seen from the rear vestibule
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 1:02:28 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6257(SD40)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
SRC 7002 at the historic PRR Station in Columbia
Title:  SRC 7002 at the historic PRR Station in Columbia
Description:  Being pulled backwards to a water stop under the Columbia-Wrightsville bridge
Photo Date:  11/18/1988  Upload Date: 1/18/2013 8:55:34 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 7002(4-4-2)
Views:  1067   Comments: 0
southbound freight at Columbia
Title:  southbound freight at Columbia
Description:  this Southbound train headed toward Perryville, MD to connect with Amtrak's NEC will be held at Columbia for 10 to 12 hours before continuing. reason for the hold is Amtrak's freights at night policy
Photo Date:  5/22/1999  Upload Date: 1/12/2004 3:19:34 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  John Schodowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 1989(B23-7) NS 5400(SD50) CR 1969(B23-7)
Views:  2025   Comments: 1
morning action on Conrail's Port road
Title:  morning action on Conrail's Port road
Description:  A northbound freight passes former COLA tower. action on the Port road is mainly at night because of Amtrak restricion on the NEC.
Photo Date:  5/22/1999  Upload Date: 1/12/2004 2:58:44 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  John Schodowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6428(SD40-2)
Views:  1027   Comments: 0
Local Freight
Title:  Local Freight
Description:  Local Freight on the Columbia Branch headed for Lancaster
Photo Date:  5/4/2007  Upload Date: 5/5/2007 12:31:03 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Trent Weiss
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Track and Weeds
Title:  Track and Weeds
Description:  This is looking east(railroad north) from Malleable Road where mother nature has taken full advantage of the branlh.
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 12:40:50 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Matthew Sebastionelli
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  485   Comments: 0
Lancaster Avenue Crossing
Title:  Lancaster Avenue Crossing
Description:  A new grade crossing was put in but there are no crossing signals.
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 12:48:53 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Mattkew Sebastionelli
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  226   Comments: 0
Maintenance of Way Equipment
Title:  Maintenance of Way Equipment
Description:  This was taken from Lancaster Avenue where it is just sitting here.
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 12:52:39 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Matthew Sebastione`li
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0
Track in Place
Title:  Track in Place
Description:  This was taken from the Shopping center ofg Lancaster Avenue.
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 12:55:48 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Matthew Sebastionelli
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  196   Comments: 0
End of the Line
Title:  End of the Line
Description:  This is where the#branch ends but not in this way. It once connected to the now Columbia Secondary but the switch has been removgd. The light in the background is the Pennsy Signal at CP Cola for the Secondary. This was taken from the Lawrence Stregt Crossing.
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 1:07:42 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Matuhew Sebastionelli
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  267   Comments: 0
More Track in Place
Title:  More Track in Place
Description:  This was taken from the Lawrence Street Crossing where the branch curves off to the left. The track to the right is the NS Columbia Secondary.
Photo Date:  9/23/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 1:18:16 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Matthew Sebastionelli
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  268   Comments: 0
More Track in Place
Title:  More Track in Place
Description:  This was taken at South 4th Street looking east.
Photo Date:  10/21/2007  Upload Date: 10/21/2007 1:01:31 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Matth`w Sebastionelli
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  226   Comments: 0
NS 37A
Title:  NS 37A
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/4/2008  Upload Date: 3/17/2009 8:32:17 PM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Jody Gontero
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9657(C40-9W)
Views:  568   Comments: 1


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