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Updated 12/14/97, Condensed Conrail Locomotive Roster Updated 02/14/98, Conrail Master Freight Schedule List Conrail GP38 #7892 picks up a load from Shaw-Barton at the freight depot in downtown Coshocton, Ohio on April 13, 1983. M-N units are equipped for extended
Conrail Locomotives. All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). When Conrails assets were split between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, the 1654 joined the NS diesel fleet, becoming its 1427. Then there were the wrecked units that somehow appear, and so on. The current paint scheme is also listed for all the active
When I caught up with GE Transportation Systems CW40-8 7371 in May 2018, the unit was looking a bit tired. This was to simulate to the commuters the idea of
Conrail Locomotives. These were an
During the rebuild, it was renumbered 7553 and reclassified a GP10. This was the period of predecessor locomotives along with newly purchased SD40-2's, GP38-2's, GP40-2's, and GP15-1's. Some cars carry the older two-tone "M" logo. When Metro-North expanded service on the Danbury branch to include more direct
Unlimited Members, sign in to enjoy sitewide access. It continued to lose roughly $1 million a day, just like Penn Central. Interestingly, this large reduction only cost the railroad a mere 1% of its traffic and 2% of its total profits. About this time, the last former 1910 vintage NYC S-motor was working as the
As the MTA sought to improve the Penn Central-operated commuter services,
for this roster, as well as with other locomotive rosters / summzries. Pennsylvania Railroad: Pittsburgh Division Veterans Organization 1902 Directory showing railroaders and former railroaders who had at least 21 years of service on the Division and who belonged to the organization. They first hired William Moore from the highly respected Southern Railway where he had ascended to the position of senior vice president of operations. 2,250 hp prime mover and head end power unit. Units marked CRL are lease fleet units. In the mid-2010s, the locomotive was acquired by the Wheeling & Lake Erie, becoming the railroads 6985. Peddled mostly to commuter agencies, it relied on
SW1200 9347 & 9349 . The decade began with the SD50's and SD60's arriving. Awesome write up Cody. Photos. replace the aging FL-9s and rented Amtrak Genesis
before being sold to Metro-North. In the late 1990s the GP38 was repainted in Helms maroon-and-blue scheme. Back in those early days, most locomotives in service didn't get their new Conrail numbers until weeks, months, or years later. Total
Conrail Freight Cars. MT-4 Slug 1023 . modernization of the old FL9. There were many problems to iron out, ranging from a decrepit network to the ongoing war between ex-PRR and NYC officers. Historic Equipment
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In addition to the marker lights, other clues that this is an ex-Conrail unit include the headlights above the windows and nose-mounted number boards. Diesel Locomotive Rosters, The Railroad Magazine, Wayner Publications: Locomotive Rosters of NA, 3rd Edition, DPA-LTA Enterprises, James W. Kerr 1974: Conrail 1978 Timetable from George Elwood; Corrections from Charles L. Anderson: 1. The unit served on Conrail until July 15, 1987. The E10-B was built by General Electric in 1950 for use on the Niagara Junction Railroad,
the Lackawanna's Phoebe Snow has survived (as MN-3), as have a couple of former NYC
It is not affiliated with, sponsored
The GP40PH-2 is used on West of Hudson Service. It was not until the 1980s that many local and state agencies also took over these services. Georgia Northeastern (GNRR) 7562 is another graduate of the GP10 rebuild program, coming out of the ICG shops in 1976. Reproduction or redistribution without permission is prohibited! Active Units by Paint Scheme: Total
years. Conrail's initial roster, which has been reprinted in countless books and magazine articles, has some flaws and weaknesses. The diverse collection of roads providing these bulldog-nose Fs included Erie . rooftop pantograph. Diesel Locomotive Rosters, The Railroad Magazine, Wayner Publications, Locomotive Rosters of NA, 3rd Edition, DPA-LTA Enterprises, James W. Kerr 1974. were cutting back on their long-distance passenger trains. Copyright (c) 1998-new Date().getFullYear()>2010&&document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Robert S. Waller. remain in BLUE paint: 0
Carl Weber's ConRail Action in Black & White. their first priority was to find improved equipment. They are equipped with cab signals and
As Loving points out nothing magical happened in the beginning. I can recall them
CR CONRAIL Railroad Train Locomotive 8408 ELIZABETHPORT NJ 1977 Photo Slide. 9/25/78, Amtrak GG-1 Morris Tower Morrisville, PA 4-6-1977, An autumnal day on the B&A10/8/93. The 2167 was painted in BNSFs Heritage I scheme on April 19, 1998. Four of the new Genesis units are in New Haven
It lists many locomotives that never actually ran on Conrail or never were in service on April 1, 1976. For The GP38 kept that number when it was shipped north to the MNN. the "Dover Plains Shuttle" between Brewster and Dover Plains. A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. was devouring over $1 million a day and trains were lost In 2006, Metro-North still had three F-10 units in service. Ironically, Langdon, himself, wound up at the helm in January of 1973. Get this historical book on the late Allen McClelland. This is the personal
The Rail Services Planning Office (an agency which would oversee and evaluate USRA ideas). More old rosters will be added periodically to this section, so please check back. Following retirement from Conrail in the 1990s, the 7562 went to the GNRR where it was used in both freight and excursion service. (5), Afternoon at Iona Island on 10/24/98. wagon" cab diesels produced by General Motors EMD. Because
today's improvements are light years ahead in terms of reliability and cleanliness. I N S E R V I
Budd Metropolitan M-3 (1983)
Photo by Chuck Brandt, F-10
The locomotive operated for a time in patched Conrail paint before it was repainted in the railroads black-and-yellow scheme. Join Today! club cars (MN-1, and -2). exclusively on branch line shuttles and work trains. markings can be seen underneath. These cars now survive at the Danbury Railway
number of former Conrail locomotives acquired by
Unfortunately, it did nothing to fix the drain of commuter trains, which railroads were still required to maintain. At the time his words were mostly ignored by the ICC. interesting
The 3810 was built in September 1969 as Penn Central 7776. operating in Grand Central Terminal). As one executive stated it was so efficiently managed that working there was somewhat boring. BL20-GH (2008). can be used on the road when towing additional cars. The upholstery was in poor condition, and many of the car's bathrooms emptied
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However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.net site (another fine resource). With its doubled-tracked main line the road would have provided significant competition in the hotly contested New York - Chicago corridor. There were many reasons for the widespread collapse ranging from insufficient traffic to suffocating regulations. Conrail (reporting mark CR), formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The New York Central did test the FL9 on some Harlem commuter trains
with a 1,200 hp EMD prime mover. cars. Trying to bank on the success of the RDC from thirty years earlier, Budd's Red Lion plant
Originally MGA S23-7B, rebuilt by Conrail, Units were built to NS specs - not wide cabs, Some converted to SD40-2; 6656 & 6660 sold. Grand Central switcher, and was in need of replacement. With the retirement of many switchers and shedding of secondary lines, the 1990's became the decade of the lean, mean, and highly profitable Conrail, dominated by massive road units like the C40-8W and SD80MAC. Since retirement, the four-axle locomotive has been on quite a journey. Conrail unit still in blue,
By 1998 it contained just10,826 route miles. In 1998 a gentleman by the name ofAndre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. their fate. above.
Industrial
It was named forHarley Staggers, a U.S. Representative from West Virginia, who chaired the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Pullman-Standard ACMU (1956)
Re: Conrail Freight Car Roster? The reductions continued through the 1990s. Model modern Amtrak passenger train consists. cars built in Japan. Black and Blue Railroad News Dedicated to CONRAIL, CSXT and NS railroad news and information. ICG later
Total number of former Conrail locomotives on the NS active roster that remain in BLUE paint: 0 The last active former Conrail unit still in blue, NS GE Dash 8-40C 8312, was finally retired by NS in 11/2014. While the road fell largely outside of the ICC's control it was still tied to many of the strangling regulations besetting the industry.
cars of note survived as the official Metro-North business train. Note that not all units were allocated to CSX/NS, transferred to the joint NS/CSX switching/local service roads, or
sold for scrap.
I remember riding an early Conrail/MTA
The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. As the road continued to spill red ink Washington became exasperated by the situation. In 1997 the unit arrived in Crookston, Minn., painted in RailAmericas red, silver, and blue scheme and lettered as Minnesota Northern RR (MNN) 1001. In 1998 it was repainted into RailAmericas red, silver, and blue scheme. Most older locomotive classes were sold or scrapped. In turn, the FL9's received an
It has been a regular workhorse at the
Mind-blowing Conrail facts. Photos for personal use only.
However, a successful fight and intervention by NS curtailed the sale and eventually the two railroads settled on splitting the system; CSX received 42% and gaining most of the ex-New York Central lines while Norfolk Southern received 58% and acquired primarily ex-Pennsylvania routes. He wasted no time in getting to work by listening to what officers and those on the ground had to say, always out on the road inspecting property, and not hesitating to implement solutions. Other reference sources include: The Bullsheet (CSX newsletter),
CRTS newsletter (Conrail Technical Society), and Eastern Rail News. 'You give that money back,' he ordered.
According to Rush Loving, Jr.'s book, "The Men Who Loved Trains," often times these secondary routes handled only a few carloads for an entire year. Click on a locomotive to view pictures. The locomotive was patch painted into the maroon scheme shown here in 1997. CR # Predecessor # Model Crane quickly reduced its size by another 4,400 miles over the next two years! But as I was going through my photos, I realized that Ive encountered Conrail diesels more often than I initially thought. The Conrail Office Car Special (OCS) Miscellaneous Conrail Photos. Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. SD40 6254 . The observation car from
If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. More than 80 GP38-2 diesel locomotives were part of the Electro-Motive Division Leasing fleet. Metro-North units differ from the Amtrak units
state ordered a new fleet of Comet coaches from Pullman-Standard. See The Enduring FL9.
There was initially no thought of including Erie Lackawanna. Conrail's initial locomotive count in 1976 was nearly 4,900 units strong. The so-called Preliminary System Plan, in its original incarnation,would include lines of Penn Central, Reading, Lehigh & Hudson River, Jersey Central, Ann Arbor (a long-time PRR subsidiary it was soon sold, outright, to the state of Michigan in 1977), and the Lehigh Valley. painted them with blue window bands. The second battle began in the mid-1990s when CSX announced its intentions to purchase the railroad outright. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. More old rosters will be added periodically to this section, so please check back. The New Haven also had a substancial fleet of RDC's. Tough workhorses numbered in the 800-series,
Electro-Motive Division GP35 (1987)
INTERCHANGE POINT & RAILROAD: Lockport with Conrail. 10 mph slow orders while freight snarled to a crawl.
It was another holdover from the days of steam locomotives. All rights reserved. Enjoy 283 full-length articles, each with large, detailed track plans. Six units were rostered to Amtrak (in their 400
MN's cars are
Burlington Northern acquired this unit and 34 other ex-Conrail GP38s in June 1985. LIMITED SERVICE
This
Electro-Motive Division GP9 (1957) #750
However, in the coming years many additional miles were either abandoned or sold. signals (a borrowed NYCTA switch engine also lacked this feature while
surplus. series, only two remain in standby service), four rebuilt AC units worked on the LIRR
Wade Massie photo. Location not recorded but likely somewhere in Ohio on the former PRR. Become a fan of
Updated 02/21/01, Conrail Technical Society E-mail Update System Constantly updated, Conrail Motive Power News Updated 09/21/00, Conrail Technical Society Bulletin Board Updated 10/25/98, CRTS Calendar of Upcoming Events Updated 07/05/98, CRTS 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 calendars Limited quantities are still available at only $5.00 each, Conrail's Autorack Fleet Kalmbach Publishing). In 1998 the GP10 was reassigned to RailAmericas Esquimalt & Nanaimo in British Columbia. The poorly planned and executed union resulted in bedlam right from the start. called them "Seldom-Powered Vehicles." green color. Copyright 2007-2023 American-Rails.com. Feature Story, Updated 01/13/98, Conrail Cadillacs - The SD80MAC but could not shunt the signals properly with only
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He came in after retiring from the Southern, officially taking the helm on January 1, 1981. One of Conrail's lasting legacies was deregulation. Line as late as 1991. These cars more or less
The roster below began as Conrail's initial locomotive roster dated April 9, 1976. and flaws) while also keeping things very interesting and not just a on 7/18/81. Metro-North engine 750, a GP9, is one of the last engines in the
The Dash-7 and Dash-8 models from GE also arrived in large numbers. M-N Shoreliner II cab car with
Lackawanna's commuter services in the late 1960s. Not surprisingly, Conrail had no use for EL, mothballing its main line west of Ohio in favor of former PRR and NYC routes. Roger Beighley photo. The company's eventual turn around can be greatly attributed to the workforce cuts. Once again, however, the ICC declined the appeals. Diesel Roster. GTW, and Union Pacific coaches in reasonable condition. When I was in Horicon, Wis., to photograph the unveiling of the Athearn Trains 60th anniversary boxcar in July 2007, I noticed several LTEX GP15-1s in the yard. time of original purchase the sets were not configured for
serving family. that of the ACMU 1100's- gray with a wide blue stripe below the windows. They have only four wheels (two axels) and 600
2. Today, theFriendly Service Routeis gone in the Midwest. Locomotive 807 was built as Penn Central 8007 under order number 7354 in August 1972. assortment of equipment, from traditional Budd stainless-steel cars to the latest electric
In addition, rate increases were a necessity; Penn Central was straddled with many shipments that actually lost money due to policies under the PRR. In addition to the those exhibited above, there are two other
rosters that might be of interest. The SD40 was retired in September 1994. Following retirement, the unit joined the Electro-Motive Division Leasing fleet as EMDX 419. survived to be handed over to NJ Transit Rail in 1983. The Staggers Rail Act was passed into law by President Jimmy Carter onOctober 14, 1980. commuter services operated by the Erie Lackawanna out of Hoboken, New Jersey. These engines were
Railfans will note the
Morrison-Knudsen M-6 (1992). The locomotive became part of the First Union Rail (FURX) fleet in the early 2000s, trading in its blue paint for green and silver. (03). The four-axle road unit was scrapped in October 2001. Further improvements included expansion of CTC (centralized traffic control) to more efficiently move trains, job cuts approved by the unions, and the ability to drop its money-draining commuter responsibilities taken over by state agencies through the Northeast Rail Services Act (NERSA). Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. The BL20-GH is a combination road switcher and
This quasi-government entity largely relieved the industry of money-losing passenger trains. As MN moves towards a more efficient operation, much of the
Conrail. How many Amtrak cars do you need for a prototypical train? The last RDC ran on the Waterbury Branch in 1990,
Revenue
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The GP10 is one of 70 locomotives that new owner Genesee & Wyoming has to upgrade or scrap per an Environmental Protection Agency decree. Ultimately, though, Moore was too overbearing for the job and fired. The storm caused upwards of $11 million in damages to its network. for deceased CNJ employee's killed in WW II. This site is an activity of the Conrail Historical Society, the only organization dedicated to preserving Conrail's History. in Canada. The 1,800 hp engine was replaced with a
clear the third rail of ice and snow, not to heat coaches. ACMUs were retired in 2004 as the M-7s were put in service. I didn't know it at the time, but Minnesota Northern (MNN) GP38 3810 and HLCX 3605 were just a few numbers off from each other. sold the units to MBTA, which later sold them to Metro-North. In the mid-1990s, the road was split between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation; the two officially acquired their respective halves on June 1, 1999. variety has been leaving the rails. Conrail dieselized the line in 1980, making the E-10's
Some had been repainted, others were waiting their turn in the paint booth. M-N uses the steam to
more reading on the railroad, its creation, years of operation, and retained the same numbers as they passed hands from Penn Central to Conrail,
According to the railroad its route mileage at that time was slightly over 19,000 miles. Including EL, the figure totaled more than 26,800 miles. The situation was untenable. "keep-it-moving" days of 1983. June 18, 2021. (1), Carl Weber's ConRail Action Sequence Photography. IN ITS 25-PLUS YEAR HISTORY, Metro-North has operated an
The locomotive was built by EMD in November 1956 as PRR GP9 7098. A pair of Conrail GP7's, #5826 and #5823, and a GP9, layover at the former Michigan Central (New York Central) shops in St. Thomas, Ontario during August of 1977. Other NW nbrs were 3689-90, 3697,3703,5, 3712,14,15,17,18. The 1427 was sold to LTEX. Photo by Larry Johnson. by scharnhorst. North East Rails Clint Chamberlin. Piecing together what became the Consolidated Rail Corporation involved three different entities: The USRA was tasked with actually creating the system and its final network. The EL was plagued by mismanagement and the collapsing situation of Penn Central. R. Toth. Harmon shop. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. I might look at putting one of these locomotives on my roster. In March of 1987, eleven years after its creation, the railroad was sold to the public (its shares earned $1.6 billion) and became a private, independent railroad (an interesting side note here is the first battle for Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation began in the mid-1980s but failed with the railroad returning to private operation). These units have been cut up for
With this legislation now law the difficult work began of creating a profitable railroad from the bankrupt shells. Morrison-Knudsen GP40PH-2 (1988)
As they began their fourth decade of service, word came down that the
The
This site is an activity of the Conrail Historical Society, the only organization dedicated to preserving Conrail's History. push-pull cars. Photo by Larry Johnson. Conrail Cabins and Cabooses. When Conrail was formed in 1976,
and number(3715). twenty-year-old stainless steel coaches and club cars. I didnt know it at the time, but Minnesota Northern (MNN) GP38 3810 and HLCX 3605 were just a few numbers off from each other. The information includes original numbers, serials, and order numbers. Pullman-Standard Comet coaches (1970)
Every once in a while, a blue locomotive with a can opener on the side would pass through town. Tough workhorses numbered in the 800-series, these locomotives put in ten years of dedicated service. engine change at North White Plains and Harmon). This had to be an ex-Conrail unit. Rosters, historical information, maps and photographs are available here for those interested in the nation's largest terminal railroad (nearly 400 track miles). colors for awhile, and were kept in traInsets. began to chrun out the SPV as successor. The
The NJ was electrified, and the E-10's collected power from a
in Niagara Falls, NY. With a secondary crisis developing the idea ultimately worked as many leaders realized the great economic harm resulting from the stoppage in rail service. Conrail Master Freight Schedule List Updated 10/09/99. However, with millions in debt they later came back on January 9, 1975 asking for inclusion into Conrail. Condensed Conrail Locomotive Roster Updated 02/14/98. received MTA/Metro-North markings. they lack dynamic braking, the F-10s are restricted to 79 mph. Unit Coal Train Symbols. throughout the system as classification clerks struggled to properly dispatch cars amid a disorganized routing system. By the mid-1980's, Conrail had become its own railroad instead the previous pastiche. C E. Electro-Motive Division FL9 (1956)
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