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Michael DeSoi was born and raised in Philadelphia. He spent his "formative" years watching the Reading RR running down American Street. He started active railfanning in the summer of 1976, just in time for Big Blue.

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CR 8800 on Tioga St in Phildelphia, 5/78

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD NW2Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 4886 at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, 8/78

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGG1 ElectricsConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 4800, Dead in Tow at Frankford Junction, Philadelphia, 7/78

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGG1 ElectricsConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

EL 69280, Conrail Class BE55E, 8/78

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosClass BE55E

CR 4602 and 4608 E33s Lead at Frankford Jct, Philadelphia, 1978

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosE33 ElectricsConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

Frankford Junction, Philadelphia, Station

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast CorridorDepots and Stations

CR 3 in Amtrak's Penn Coach Yards, 30th Street Station, Philadelphia PA, Late 1970s

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosOCS Passenger Equipment

CR 4414 Lite at Frankford Jct, Philadelphia, August 1978

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosE44 ElectricsConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 9412 SW1001 still in Reading Green at Port Richmond, Philadelphia, PA, 2/11/84

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 6783 At Port Richmond Philadelphia, PA, 5/20/1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaALCO C636

CR 8721 At Manyunk, Philadelphia, PA, 2/85

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW900Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaBranch Lines

CR 9310, a VO-10E, in Philly 5-15-1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaBaldwins

CR 6769 At Frankford Junction, Philadelphia, 5/30/79

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosALCO C630Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 9424 at Salmon & Tioga Street in the Port Richmond Section of Philadelphia, PA. 4-22-1987

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 9407 crosses Wheatsheaf Lane (near Aramingo) in Philadelphia PA 9-12-1986

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 9092 Shifting some industries along Delaware Ave. in Philadelphia, PA, 2-5-1984

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaEMD SW7, SW9 & SW1200

CR 8721 easily handles 2 boxcars on the Venice branch in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pa. 2/9/1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW900Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 9424 with a non-standard large "CONRAIL" at Frankford junction Philadelphia, Pa. 1/13/1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 9424 with a more standard "CONRAIL" paint job at Frankford Junction 9/20/1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 6836 getting ready for a crew change at Belmont in Philadelphia, PA. May 7, 1980

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE U30CConrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 886174 lays on its end, spilling grain all over the place at the Port Richmond Graino, Late 70s early 80s

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosWrecks and AccidentsConrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 1980 is NOT moving in Greenwich yard in Philadelphia, PA. 9/85

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE B23-7Conrail Special and Oddball Paint SchemesConrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 9408 at the Tacony SEPTA station in Philadelphia 4/85

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 9421 on the Delair bridge approach in Philadelphia, PA. 3/87

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1001Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 2180 on a westbound high & wide at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, PA. June 11, 1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP30Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 3181 on the ground near "A" St. & Lehigh Ave in Philadelphia, PA. 1978

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP40Wrecks and AccidentsConrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 8409 on an "Engine Changer" at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, PA. July 22, 1979.

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 6210 leads a train at Belmont in Philadelphia, PA. May 14, 1980

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD45Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 9847 is dead in the weeds at Croxton yard in Secaucus, N.J. June 13, 1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosALCO T-6

CR 5462 Bethlehem, PA. February 24, 1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP8 and GP10 Rebuilds

CR 6791 leads an eastbound at Temple, PA. November 19, 1986

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD50Conrail's Reading Line

CR 6853 leads a train at Bridgeport, PA. August 11, 1991

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD60Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail's Harrisburg Line

CR 2251 leads a southbound at Cheltenham Jct. in Philadelphia, PA. 3/13/1982

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP35Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 8539 is bringing some trailers through the station at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia. April 29, 1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SW1Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 9015 at Marion Junction, N.J. October 14, 1980

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosBranch Lines

CR 6639 leads a westbound at CP Burn in Allentown, PA. November 10, 1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE C36-7Conrail's Reading Line

CR 3644 leads an eastbound through the station at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, PA. 1978

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP35Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 2391 leads a train out of the Port Richmond yard at "A St." in Philadelphia, Pa. May 10, 1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP35Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 6244 leads a westbound, passing the steam excursion at CP Burn in Allentown, PA. October 1987

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD40-2Conrail's Reading Line

CR 3361 leads a westbound at Temple, PA. July 18, 1987

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP40-2Conrail's Reading Line

CR 3368 leads an eastbound trailer train through Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, August 19, 1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP40-2Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 6591 in the yard at Port Richmond, Phila., PA. 6/5/1978

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE U36CConrail Special and Oddball Paint SchemesConrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 1687 & 1686 accelerate with a cut of cars at Croxton yard in Secacus, N.J. September 17, 1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP15-1Conrail in North Jersey

CR 6046 (ex CNJ) is ready to leave Port Richmond yard and head west. May 19, 1979.

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD35Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 7697 leads a northbound through the mill at Triechlers, PA. October 1987

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP38Conrail's Lehigh Line

CR 3354 is about to cross the Canal and head into the yard with this eastbound in Allentown, PA. May, 1984

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP40-2Conrail's Reading LineAllentown yard

CR 6459 leads a westbound on the Delair bridge approach, next to Lewis St. in Philadelphia, PA. February 15, 1986.

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD40-2Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 6327 leads a westbound over the Lehigh Canal on a dreary March day in Allentown, PA. March 31, 1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD40Conrail's Reading LineAllentown yard

CR 6240 pulls some cars out of the yard in Allentown, PA. May 4, 1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD40Allentown yard

CR 6041 (ex CNJ) heads east 'round the curve at Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. July 10, 1983

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD35Conrail's Pittsburgh Line

CR 8281 leads an eastbound coal train through what is now CP-88 in Bethlehem, PA. February 28, 1982

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP38-2Conrail's Lehigh Line

CR 6514 leads PYOI north next to the Delaware River in Wilmington, DE. February 6, 1983

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD SD40-2Conrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 7923 is shifting the mill in Treichlers, PA. October 1987

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP38Conrail's Lehigh Line

CR 1957 pulls an eastbound local long hood forward through the passenger station at Frankford Junction, 5/79

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE B23-7Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 1966 leads an eastbound train on the Delair Bridge approach at Lewis St.

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE B23-7Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

ETI 2001 and 1001 at the Port Richmond Graino, 1982

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosPhiladelphia PiersConrail in and Around PhiladelphiaSurviving GP9s

CR 2227 leads three sisters east through Frankford Junction, 8/78

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP30Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast Corridor

CR 2800 (with a GP-9B) leads an eastbound about to cross Wood Lane in Gladwyne, PA. March 25, 1979

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosEMD GP7 and GP9GE B23-7Conrail in and Around Philadelphia

CR 6623 at Hayes Street in Bethlehem PA, March 1985

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE C36-7Conrail's Reading Line

CR 6626 At CP BURN in Allentown, 12/88

Michael DeSoi's Primarily Philadelphia Area Conrail PhotosGE C36-7Conrail's Reading Line
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