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Viewing Album:  SEPTA Transit Worker's Union strike Day 2: 30th Street Station operations
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:3/26/1977 - 3/26/1977
Album Info:The SEPTA Transit Worker's Union strike in 1977 lasted 44-days, from March 25 through May 8. Conrail brought in freight GG1's to support SEPTA's Philadelphia RDG Division operations out of 30th Street Station. CR and Amtrak locomotives were side by side at the 30th Street engine terminal. This album features operations at 30th Street and Wayne Junction on Day 2.
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CR Septa series 200 Silverliner III MU's
Title:  CR Septa series 200 Silverliner III MU's
Description:  Still showing a PRR keystone, a pair of former PC Silverliner IIIs at 30th Street Station on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union 44-day strike.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 11/14/2015 7:19:58 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PC MU(Electric M.U.)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
Reading MU 9102
Title:  Reading MU 9102
Description:  One of the Reading Companys 38 "blue-liners," rebuilt in 1964-65, at the Wayne Junction MU facility on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union (TWU) 44-day strike. Higher resolution image.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 10/11/2020 9:30:57 AM
Location:  Wayne Junction, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 9102(Electric M.U.)
Views:  149   Comments: 1
PRSL GP38 2008
Title:  PRSL GP38 2008
Description:  PRSL GP-38 2008 (CR 7668) working at the former Reading Lines Wayne Junction engine terminal on Day 2 of the Septa Transit Union workers strike in March, 1977. Higher resolution image.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 10/11/2020 9:37:31 AM
Location:  Wayne Junction, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRSL 2008(GP38)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
RDG MU 800 series
Title:  RDG MU 800 series
Description:  Vintage Reading Company MUs were lined up at the Wayne Junction coach yard on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union (TWU) 44-day strike on March 26, 1977. While not always the case on the old MUs, the windows were somewhat clean on the Philadelphia to Warminster local this day! Higher resolution image.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 10/11/2020 9:41:27 AM
Location:  Wayne Junction, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG MU(Electric M.U.)
Views:  163   Comments: 1
CR E8A 4022 and GG1 side-by-side
Title:  CR E8A 4022 and GG1 side-by-side
Description:  On Day 2 of the SEPTA transit workers strike in 1977, Conrail E-8A 4022 and a PC-black GG-1 pause at the 30th Street service racks. Higher resolution image.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 10/11/2020 9:47:36 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4022(E8A) CR GG1(GG1)
Views:  479   Comments: 1
Amtrak E-60 973 at 30th Street Station
Title:  Amtrak E-60 973 at 30th Street Station
Description:  Amtrak E-60 973 moves through the switches at the 30th Street Station engine terminal.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 6:44:28 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 973(E60)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
When Conrail and Amtrak worked side-by-side
Title:  When Conrail and Amtrak worked side-by-side
Description:  On Day 2 of the SEPTA transit workers strike in 1977, Amtrak E60 973 receives a lookover while Conrail E-8A 4022 and a PC-black GG-1 pause at the 30th Street service racks.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 5:37:59 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 4022(E8A) CR GG1(GG1)
Views:  1279   Comments: 2
LRC pauses from testing for Amtrak
Title:  LRC pauses from testing for Amtrak
Description:  After nearly 3 months testing for Amtrak, the Bombardier-MLW Ltd. LRC pauses at 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 6:42:52 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  BOMBARDIER LRC(LRC)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
Amtrak E-60 970 at 30th Street Station
Title:  Amtrak E-60 970 at 30th Street Station
Description:  Amtrak E-60 970 pauses at the 30th Street Engine terminal during day 2 of the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/30/2015 7:19:29 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 970(E60)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
Amtrak RS-3 131 idles at 30th Station
Title:  Amtrak RS-3 131 idles at 30th Station
Description:  With the Bombardier-MLW Ltd LRC beside, Amtrak RS-3 131 idles at 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 6:15:11 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 131(RS3)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
LRC pauses from testing for Amtrak
Title:  LRC pauses from testing for Amtrak
Description:  Nearing the end of 3 months of testing for Amtrak, the Bombardier-MLW Ltd. LRC rests at 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 6:32:07 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  BOMBARDIER LRC(LRC)
Views:  349   Comments: 2
Amtrak RS-3 131
Title:  Amtrak RS-3 131
Description:  Amtrak RS-3 131 pauses from working the coach yard at 30th Street Station.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/2/2015 7:11:04 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 131(RS3)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
LRC pauses from testing for Amtrak
Title:  LRC pauses from testing for Amtrak
Description:  Looking worn after nearly 3 months testing for Amtrak, the Bombardier-MLW Ltd. LRC pauses at 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 6:50:32 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  BOMBARDIER LRC(LRC)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
Amtrak GG1 901
Title:  Amtrak GG1 901
Description:  During the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977, a line of Amtrak GG1s including 901 rest at the 30th Street Station engine terminal.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 6:40:50 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 901(GG1)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
Amtrak E60s 970 and 973 at 30th Street Station
Title:  Amtrak E60s 970 and 973 at 30th Street Station
Description:  With CR E-8A 4022 behind, Amtrak E60s 970 and 973 rest at the 30th Street Station engine terminal.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 6:59:50 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 970(E60) AMTK 973(E60)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
Amtrak E-60 974 at 30th Street
Title:  Amtrak E-60 974 at 30th Street
Description:  Amtrak E-60 974 hustles a train out of 30th Street Station during day 2 of the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 6:57:57 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 974(E60)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Amtrak E60s 970 and 973
Title:  Amtrak E60s 970 and 973
Description:  Amtrak E60s 970 and 973 rest at the 30th Street Station engine terminal.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 8/19/2017 11:24:00 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 970(E60) AMTK 973(E60)
Views:  271   Comments: 2
Amtrak GG1 926 at 30th Street Station
Title:  Amtrak GG1 926 at 30th Street Station
Description:  Amtrak 926 in a lineup of GG1s at the 30th Street Engine terminal during day 2 of the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/31/2015 3:22:38 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 926(GG1)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
Amtrak RS-3 114 works at 30th Street Station
Title:  Amtrak RS-3 114 works at 30th Street Station
Description:  Amtrak RS-3 114 works the coach yard at 30th Street Station in March, 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 6:39:22 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 114(RS3)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
RDG MU 9102
Title:  RDG MU 9102
Description:  One of the Reading Company's 38 "blue-liners," rebuilt in 1964-65, at the Wayne Junction MU facility on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union 44-day strike. Photo taken from a northbound RDG MU on the Reading Terminal to Warminster line.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 11/14/2015 6:55:58 AM
Location:  Wayne Junction, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  RDG 9102(Electric M.U.)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
RDG MU 9102
Title:  RDG MU 9102
Description:  One of the Reading Company's 38 "blue-liners," rebuilt in 1964-65, at the Wayne Junction MU facility on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union 44-day strike. Photo taken from a northbound RDG MU on the Reading Terminal to Warminster line.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 11/14/2015 6:59:32 AM
Location:  Wayne Junction, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  RDG 9102(Electric M.U.)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
RDG MU 800 series
Title:  RDG MU 800 series
Description:  Vintage Reading Company MUs were lined up at the Wayne Junction coach yard on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union (TWU) 44-day strike on March 26, 1977. While not always the case on the old MUs, the windows were somewhat clean on the Philadelphia to Warminster local this day!
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 11/14/2015 7:13:03 AM
Location:  Wayne Junction, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  RDG MU(Electric M.U.)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
Amtrak GG1 4939
Title:  Amtrak GG1 4939
Description:  With a CR observation car behind, Amtrak GG1 4939 pauses at 30th Street Station in March, 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 3:17:54 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4939(GG1)
Views:  798   Comments: 0
Amtrak GG1 926 at 30th Street Station
Title:  Amtrak GG1 926 at 30th Street Station
Description:  Amtrak GG1 926 pauses at the 30th Street Engine terminal during day 2 of the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/30/2015 7:12:01 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 926(GG1)
Views:  1400   Comments: 0
Amtrak GG1 4939
Title:  Amtrak GG1 4939
Description:  With an ex-NYC baggage car behind, Amtrak GG1 4939 pauses at 30th Street Station in March, 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/1/2015 3:10:16 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4939(GG1)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
PRSL GP38 2008
Title:  PRSL GP38 2008
Description:  PRSL GP-38 2008 (CR 7668) working at the former Reading Lines Wayne Junction engine terminal on Day 2 of the Septa Transit Union workers strike in March, 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 11/14/2015 7:15:23 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRSL 2008(GP38)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
Amtrak SW1 245 works the coach yard
Title:  Amtrak SW1 245 works the coach yard
Description:  Amtrak SW1 245 works at 30th Street on March 26, 1977
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 8/19/2017 12:13:56 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 245(SW1)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Black and Blue at the service racks
Title:  Black and Blue at the service racks
Description:  On Day 2 of the SEPTA transit workers strike in 1977, Conrail E-8A 4022 and a PC-black GG-1 pause at the 30th Street service racks.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 2/10/2016 4:48:23 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4022(E8A)
Views:  413   Comments: 0
RDG MU 9102
Title:  RDG MU 9102
Description:  One of the Reading Company's 38 "blue-liners," rebuilt in 1964-65, at the Wayne Junction MU facility on day 2 of the Septa Transit Workers Union 44-day strike. Photo taken from a northbound RDG MU on the Reading Terminal to Warminster line.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 3/12/2018 4:16:51 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  RDG 9102(Electric M.U.)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Amtrak GG1 926
Title:  Amtrak GG1 926
Description:  Amtrak 926 in a lineup of GG1s in Philadelphia during day 2 of the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 5/13/2019 2:26:55 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 926(GG1)
Views:  223   Comments: 1
Amtrak RS-3 114
Title:  Amtrak RS-3 114
Description:  Amtrak RS-3 114 works the coach yard in Philadelphia in March, 1977. A better quality scan than initial posted image.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 5/13/2019 2:41:47 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 114(RS3)
Views:  239   Comments: 1
Amtrak E-60 974
Title:  Amtrak E-60 974
Description:  Amtrak E-60 974 hustles a train out of 30th Street Station during day 2 of the 44-day SEPTA City Division transit strike of 1977. Better quality scan than initial posted image.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 5/13/2019 2:23:17 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 974(E60)
Views:  185   Comments: 1
Amtrak GG1 926
Title:  Amtrak GG1 926
Description:  A close look at Amtrak GG1 926 waiting for assignment in Philadelphia on March 26, 1977.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 5/13/2019 2:18:06 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 926(GG1)
Views:  215   Comments: 1

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