The Black Diamond passes into history. A number of my father's photos of the last days of LV passenger service appeared in Lehigh Valley 3 In Color, but here is one that they didn't use. PA-1s 6... (more)

Lehigh Valley's flagship passenger train The Black Diamond ran between New York City and Buffalo until 1959, when the LV's passenger service was reduced to (2) mainline trains a day. The John Wi... (more)

Another perspective with a PA-1 in my viewfinder at Oak Island on that day back in 1950. Ansco color/color corrected