Conrail In Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley

by Olev Taramae. 8.5x11.25", 128 glossy pages, maps, color photos throughout. September 2020. "The area surrounding Allentown and Bethlehem was quickly transformed as seven colorful legacy lines came under Conrail control in 1976. Over the next 24 years, this industrial region of eastern Pennsylvania would go through its own transformation, affecting traffic patterns for years to come. "Historian and photographer Olev Taremae explores these changes through colorful photos and detailed text. Table of contents Introduction Legacy Lines Allentown Yard Lehigh Line East Lehigh Line West CNJ/LV Lines Abandoned or Sold Reading Line Secondary and Industrial Odenwelder Industrial Track Washington Secondary Delaware Secondary Freemansburg and Minsi Trail Industrial Tracks Perkiomen Secondary Easton & Northern Secondary Catasauqua & Fogelsville Secondary Various Industrial Tracks Around Allentown Ironton Industrial Track Bethlehem Secondary Nesquehoning Valley Secondary Hudson Secondary Cement Secondary Portland Secondary and Associated Lines Norfolk Fade to Black"