Even though it was near the end for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, many of the photographs show clean and well-maintained locomotives. Included are a number of caboose shots, including 1776 in Bicentennial paint. Photographs were taken in all seasons - including clear-blue Winter skies.
Lehigh Valley Volume IV explores the final two years of operation of the independent railroad corporation before its inclusion into the Conrail System Plan. Striving for image improvements, the Lehigh Valley purchased new locomotives from General Electric to maintain faster inter-modal schedules. The modernized fleet of boldly repainted equipment made a prominent statement!
Softcover, 96 pages, standard landscape format, Color images with captions.