Conrail Allentown Hump Yard and other bits - June 27, 1988

Conrail Allentown Area - June 27, 1988, including:
Bethlehem Steel Yard + #42 switcher working, Allentown Hump Yard,
Operator inside hump control tower, Steel tower area.
Video shot by Richard White

[@KEEPTHOSEGEARSMOVING]

Always was curious what it looked like inside the tower. My dad used to take me down there as a kid to watch them hump the trains. Everyone was friendly and didn’t mind you taking video.

[@supercuda1950]

good old days when there was competition amonst the railroads.

[@wst8340]

How much of this yard and track is still there?😊

[@edlrailfanproductions3984]

Most if not all is active NS to this day. Not as much traffic but still enough that they aren’t ripping the rails up for scrap price.

[@supercuda1950]

I live 30 mins from the Queengate yards in Cinti, but there is a good bridge that crosses it but unfortunately there are no sidewalks (they are on the opposite side) and viewing would be dangerous at best, It would be nice if they let railfans up in the tower but that would be like them never having a derailment.

[@williambryant5946]

To what railroad does the #42 switch engine belong? Does it have Bethlehem Steel or what is the RR name on the cab if anyone knows? I can not make out what it says.

[@rwhite502]

PB&NE (Philadelphia, Bethlehem, and New England) #42

[@williambryant5946]

@@rwhite502 Thank you.