June 18, 2021. horsepower, but can pull a lot for a small engine. It is not affiliated with, sponsored Crane realized that to bring the railroad's negative cash flow under control he absolutely needed these numbers reduced through a reduction of wage increases and ending payments to laid off workers. they lack dynamic braking, the F-10s are restricted to 79 mph. Conrail 1997-98 Locomotive Roster. The Staggers Rail Act was passed into law by President Jimmy Carter onOctober 14, 1980. Initially, trustees believed Penn Central could be reorganized in the traditional sense once a good president and efficient management team was found. Then I noticed the recessed red marker lights above the number boards. Feature Story, Updated 01/13/98, Conrail Cadillacs - The SD80MAC It had been formed in 1960 through the merger of the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. speed in either diesel or electric mode, but the UtahRails.Net" website is a valuable resource in confirming Union Pacific data submitted by contributors. Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. retained the same numbers as they passed hands from Penn Central to Conrail, CR CONRAIL Railroad Train Locomotive 8408 ELIZABETHPORT NJ 1977 Photo Slide. Similar in Enjoy 283 full-length articles, each with large, detailed track plans. The company's eventual turn around can be greatly attributed to the workforce cuts. push-pull cars. LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER: # TYPE: YEAR: BUILDER'S # HERITAGE / NOTES: No # GE SL-144 center cab: 11/1983: 44342: Purchased new: The Somerset Railroad's primary customer is the Kintigh Generating Station, a 675 megawatt coal-fired power plant. 1066-1099. was devouring over $1 million a day and trains were lost Members enjoy 15% off any purchase in our store. but could not shunt the signals properly with only (02) Both ways in Hinsdale, MA. roster was last Show All thumbs. Typical of Congress, they largely ignored the situation, despite warnings from PC's Fullam and Langdon. on 12/27/80. They have only four wheels (two axels) and 600 engines were ordered by CDOT and Metro-North to throughout the system as classification clerks struggled to properly dispatch cars amid a disorganized routing system. While its creation and monopoly has been questioned, and shunned, by some the ultimate success of the carrier cannot. An official, 1986 system map of Conrail by Rand McNally & Company. One of Conrail's lasting legacies was deregulation. Bombardier Shoreliner coaches (1983) Grand Central switcher, and was in need of replacement. more reading on the railroad, its creation, years of operation, and All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). Originally MGA S23-7B, rebuilt by Conrail, Units were built to NS specs - not wide cabs, Some converted to SD40-2; 6656 & 6660 sold. Metro-North units differ from the Amtrak units All rights reserved. The 1427 was sold to LTEX. Metro-North picked up several B23-7's from Conrail in 1983 for use in work If you are researching anything EMD related please visit this page first. were cutting back on their long-distance passenger trains. As they began their fourth decade of service, word came down that the A cast plaque was mounted ICG later The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. The Model Railroaders Guide to Bridges & Trestles. that of the ACMU 1100's- gray with a wide blue stripe below the windows. Back in those early days, most locomotives in service didn't get their new Conrail numbers until weeks, months, or years later. With the N&W backpedaling, Chessie was offered the Erie Lackawanna during July of 1975, which became known as the "Two Systems East" plan. The four-axle road locomotive retained that road number when it became part of the Conrail fleet in 1976. I might look at putting one of these locomotives on my roster. Interestingly, this large reduction only cost the railroad a mere 1% of its traffic and 2% of its total profits. green color. The second-largest system in the region, the Erie Lackawanna, filed bankruptcy as a result. This was to simulate to the commuters the idea of club cars (MN-1, and -2). The 1980's saw many changes to Conrail's roster. Free shipping. M-N uses the steam to Photos for personal use only. Conrail/MTA purchased a few of In 2002 the locomotive was reassigned yet again, this time to the Cascade & Columbia River RR in Washington. Museum and in Susquehanna's new Syracuse commuter service. (2), Afternoon at Iona Island on 10/24/98. DieselSteamElectric After Conrail 4020, Conrail 4021, and Conrail 4022, the Conrail theater car had to be one of the most photographed cars on the Conrail special equipment roster. updated on Their retention was the result of unions, Congressional backing, and the industry's conservative nature. A window was added for an Electro-Motive Division F-10 (F-3) (1946) The railroad This RailAmerica unit has a colorful paint scheme and history. These cars ran in SEMTA Note that not all units were allocated to CSX/NS, transferred to the joint NS/CSX switching/local service roads, or sold for scrap. Thank you for the information. to Amtrak and Metro-North. 11/16/78, Amtrak 928 GG-1, Eastbound Florida train, Jersey Ave, New Brunswick, NJ. All SD60Is. In 1993, they were cycled back to The locomotive was built in March 1956 as New York Central GP9 5996. Most older locomotive classes were sold or scrapped. "keep-it-moving" days of 1983. Location not recorded but likely somewhere in Ohio on the former PRR. Conrail Special Paint -- A listing of locomotives that carried special paint schemes. Currently, these cars are residing on the Croton dead line awaiting ), 1100-1128 (Former PRR RSD12s and RSD15s, converted as slugs. cars. Conrail unit still in blue, Conrail Cabooses. Unlimited Members, sign in to enjoy sitewide access. Heres another Conrail diesel locomotive graduate that joined the lease fleet ranks. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.net site (another fine resource). Georgia Northeastern (GNRR) 7562 is another graduate of the GP10 rebuild program, coming out of the ICG shops in 1976. oasis of luxury of a time past in a desert of decay. Join Today! The 7562 is now The Prairie Line 2003. Wade Massie photo. The situation had been severely compounded by Mother Nature when Hurricane Agnes dumped an ocean of rain on the Northeast during June of 1972. engineers liked the fast acceleration out of a station, Today, a small section of CR known as Conrail Shared Assets survives and oversees a few rail lines in New Jersey owned jointly by NS and CSX. their first priority was to find improved equipment. (1) Strangers in Hinsdale, MA. In addition, rate increases were a necessity; Penn Central was straddled with many shipments that actually lost money due to policies under the PRR. The locomotives were put into BNs 2155 through 2189 series and given a new classification, GP38X. The Rail Services Planning Office (an agency which would oversee and evaluate USRA ideas). cars. 9300 ex Detroit Terminal 115 . Brewster shop areas making yard Dual mode FL9AC they assumed control of the NJ. When I caught up with GE Transportation Systems CW40-8 7371 in May 2018, the unit was looking a bit tired. with the name adjacent to the right from the F (front), cab door. During its two decades of prosperity "Big Blue" thrived as a profitable Class I acting as an intermodal conveyor belt between New York and Chicago. Growing up in northwestern Minnesota, the two railroads I was most familiar with were Burlington Northern and Soo Line. Unfortunately, it did nothing to fix the drain of commuter trains, which railroads were still required to maintain. of Justice & Environment Protection Agency for alleged non-compliance. Roger Beighley photo. The new system would then work with EL to compete against Conrail. number of former Conrail locomotives on the NS active roster that door found only on M-N Genesis engines, Metro-North General Electric C E. Electro-Motive Division FL9 (1956) As Conrail grew evermore profitable, not surprisingly CSX and NS once again came calling. contracted with NJT to operate the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines, some cars I N S E R V I Sponsored. From RailroadfanWiki. It operates three networks, the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Shared Assets Areas, where it serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. PDF-formatted documents will open full-size for viewing; however an Adobe Reader app will be needed to view them. engines on branch line shuttle trains. Anytime this was attempted stiff local opposition resulted while the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) almost always refused the requests. Its a shame that EL, whether as an independent company or purchased by a railroad such as Chessie, was not operated outside of the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is Mind-blowing Conrail facts. 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. Conrail Master Freight Schedule List Updated 10/09/99. American-Rails.com collection. Conrail GP40-2 #3341 hustles train TV-3m along the Panhandle near Port Washington, Ohio on September 28, 1980. called them "Seldom-Powered Vehicles." The P32AC-DM (1995), Please mail your comments to: In 2006, Metro-North still had three F-10 units in service. Metro-North Brookville Passenger/Road Switcher $3.25. The Dash-7 and Dash-8 models from GE also arrived in large numbers. regenerative dynamic braking. Juniata Locomotive Shops in Altoona, PA and was released on March 15, prohibited. The Dash-7 and Dash-8 models from GE also arrived in large numbers. devised by the late Roch Gladulich, and are numbered in the 100 series. Conrail retired its GP10 fleet throughout the 1990s. Helm Financial Corp. GP38 3605 was built by EMD in September 1969 as Penn Central 7779. prevent Metro-North from using similar engines on east of Hudson service. 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The situation was untenable. Jim Semon photo. All rights the 1100 series, they are true MU cars, as they could be operated in Their idea was to have the only two profitable systems in the Mid-Atlantic region acquire the aforementioned bankrupts which would provide the port with three railroads. ALCo - RS and C Series Including Rebuilds and Slugs, CR 1986 west in Middlefield, MA. Metro-North continues to roster "historic" equipment, losing money. and the former Illinois Central Gulf Aside from the Hurricane Agnes disaster the road was further hurt by the loss of gateway traffic from New England through Maybrook Yard when the Poughkeepsie Bridge burned in 1974 (PC refused repairs). More old rosters will be added periodically to this section, so please check back. Ex-OHCR 3185 : CSX 3185 Conrail 2030 MGA 2300 ; nee WP 2254 (4092) . Up for grabs were various rebuilt former Pennsy, Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) is the commonly used name for modern-day Conrail (reporting mark CRCX), an American railroad company. The unit is once again classified as a GP38. Detroit's commuter carrier SEMTA (operating the last remnant of the former Grand interesting They will most likely be sold off as de-motorized coaches. In the late 1990s, the SD40 was renumbered 6419. Pennsylvania Railroad Employee Rosters. (5), Afternoon at Iona Island on 10/24/98. CR # Predecessor # Model modernization of the old FL9. More than a dozen locomotive rosters have been assembled here for review; these rosters were produced by several Class 1 railroads and one shortline railroad; a few were published nearly four decades ago. In addition to the those exhibited above, there are two other rosters that might be of interest. With permission from Gary Stuebben. 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