THE 80'S PT6

A look back at Hillsdale in the 80's...

Amtrak's Steel City Express passes through Hillsdale Yard on the way to Pittsburgh, passing a string of cars from Johnson Foods.

A pair of Amtrak's ubiquitous F40's lead the train, the lead unit having been upgraded with rooftop air conditioning.

The head end is heavy with MCH cars leaded with mail and packages.

Only four Amfleet cars trail the MCH's, as the train enters its twilight years. The Steel City would be gone by the end of 1988, the latest in a line of blows for the newly formed AP&W along its Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. line.

A yard full of boxcars and reefers sit in Hillsdale. A closer look next week.