Bethlehem Engine Terminal and Allentown Yard were originally Central Railroad of New Jersey facilities. Locomotives from the Reading and the Lehigh and Hudson River were also serviced by the CNJ at Bethlehem. In 1972, the Lehigh Valley took over the facility when the Jersey Central abandoned operations in Pennsylvania. After the Lehigh Valley arrived, locomotives from the Delaware and Hudson were also serviced at Bethlehem. In the early years of Conrail, Bethlehem Engine Terminal was a busy place.
Bethlehem Engine Terminal consisted of a turntable and a large roundhouse. A boiler house, and a large concrete coaling tower and ash pit leftover from the steam era stood adjacent to the roundhouse. A small brick yard office and crew room stood opposite the roundhouse. A sanding tower and fuel rack stood near the yard office.
Today, only the yard office remains. The roundhouse, turntable, boiler house, coaling tower, and ash pit were removed in the late 1990's. Locomotives are now serviced at Oak Island, New Jersey or Enola (Harrisburg), Pa.
Last updated: Wednesday August 16 , 2000 10:00 P.M.