CONRAIL THREAD FOR EVERYBODY!!!!!!

[cr6479]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

WELL... Seening conrail engines not patched on the Buffalo to Syracuse & the west shore line. Alot of these engines had quality on them. I have seen GP15-1 thru SD80MAC. Is this a sign that conrail down the line to take over a class 1 railroad or thinking like one????

It sounds like conrail is still around mad then a hornet. I think that conrail will become a class 1 railroad in the years to come.

[trainfan1221]

Um...no. Conrail is a former class 1 that got very succesful but ultimately got taken over by the bigger railroads in the continuing trend to have as few large systems as possible. The reason Conrail still remains is because there is now a lot of shared trackage that CSX and NS must use, and Conrail takes care of this and other lines that aren't part of the larger systems. They also control shared yards such as those by the Northeast Corridor. Many of us miss "Big Blue", but their day is over and they are not coming back as a class 1 system. Conrail uses engines from NS or CSX that still have their markings, thats about all.

[Anonymous]

Guess what!!! I just caught an UNPATCHED Conrail near my house!!! I almost missed it but I didn't!!!

[cr6479]

Today i was going to a friends gradution party. When i saw 3 unpatched conrail units on the west shore line.

[Anonymous]

Wow Matt....ur really getting lucky with these locos but...They r just lucky to aviod
CSX Paint Shop [#dots][oX)]

[cr6479]

CSX-DAN. These engines had the logo for conrail company on them. THey were SD40-2 with the deep horn.

[Anonymous]

How do they not get patched with their new CSX number? How does CSX id. these locos with their Conrail numbers?

[Anonymous]

Maybe the numbers were not taken in CSX's Roster so...They just said Leave them alone [8)]

[cr6479]

CSX-DAN. Is AVON being rock by Geneseo airshow today????? And you are corret they didn't take CSX or NS Roster.

[zugmann]

From what I understand, the only unaptched conrails left are the SD70 standard cabs that were already in NS' numbering roster. (25xx)

Everything else is renumbered and patched. Now some NS did get a blue with white number patch.

[cr6479]

Quiz # 9. How many SD40-2 engines did PENNCENTRAL,PENN,NYC,LHV,CR, ERIE have?????

[Anonymous]

Penn Central =0
PENN= 0
NYC= 0
LHV= 0
CR= 205
ERIE= 0

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

CSX-DAN. Is AVON being rock by Geneseo airshow today????? And you are corret they didn't take CSX or NS Roster.

I'm not sure I havent been around here latley I had a Family REunion [:)]

[cr6479]

With the flood in eastern NY. Will NS trains run on the Buffalo to Syracuse chicago main line and west shore line????

[Lord Atmo]

i still remember when my family went on vacation to Delaware and i saw a blue locomotive for the first time. it was indeed conrail. i miss them. but at least their patches dont stick out as much as UP patches on CNW locomotives. CSX blue will never be the same as conrail. what exactly happened to the road? half went to CSX and half went to NS?

[Anonymous]

CSX (NYC) =42% NS(PRR) =58%

Maybe this might answer some of your questions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrail

[Anonymous]

Well guys no more " Conrail Thread for Everybody" for a few days. I am sure we can find something to fill that empty spot in our lives, right?

[trainfan1221]

Conrail ordered their SD40-2s to repleni***heir power supply. The former roads owned none of this model.

[cr6479]

WELL.... This thread lasted this far. I might end this thread this week or next week.

[cr6479]

Who makes a better looking conrail engine: lionel,K-line, or MTH company????

[Anonymous]

I think GEVO's are the New SD40-2's or ACe's [:-^][:-^][:-^]

[cr6479]

CSX-DAN. Most SD40-2 engines do alot of switching in yards and GEVO'S are not mad to do swtiching in yards.

[Anonymous]

What is EMD's answer to the GEVO?

[Anonymous]

...ACe's.....GE-1 EMD-0...GEVO's could pull it off and I might move to Kentucky.....
CSX's Homeland

[cr6479]

CSX-DAN. Are you move out of Avon????

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSX-Dan

...ACe's.....GE-1 EMD-0...GEVO's could pull it off and I might move to Kentucky.....
CSX's Homeland

ACe's??? shoot. I guess that was kind of a silly question to start with. NOTHING could answer to a GEVO.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

CSX-DAN. Are you move out of Avon????

My Parents are considering it its not 4 sure IDK an ACe or an M-2 Compaired to
a GEVO....I'd take the GEVO some ACe's arnt Wispercabs [xx(]

[cr6479]

CSX-DAN. If you do move i will miss you. Will you be on trains form still????

[cr6479]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

Who makes a better looking conrail engine: lionel,K-line, or MTH company????

I think that Lionel company does a better looking conrail engine.

[Lord Atmo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chinatown782411

Well guys no more " Conrail Thread for Everybody" for a few days. I am sure we can find something to fill that empty spot in our lives, right?

why? what's happening?