not to sound negative, but it is, so what, but the RTR line isn't the best performers out there. they are made overseas, and run that way. i refuse to buy...
Happy Friday, Conrail fans! The Conrail Historical Society has determined pricing for the upcoming 2009 Convention in Philadelphia on Oct 16-18th. The full...
john i would contact athearn about the problem i have 4 of the sd38's and i am very happy with them. while they may not be made by atlas or kato they can...
Is this the same Kiski yard that is now owned by the Kiski Junction Railroad or the same general area? (The Kiski Jct. RR is a shortline that operates to the...
I was looking at a few photos of NS's ex CR SD50 fleet and was wondering what the difference between orders were regarding the electrical box behind the...
Hello All, I am looking for any of the Athearn RTR Conrail SD40-2s that were released last year. Does anyone have one that they are interested in selling?...
I've been out of the hobby a several years, and am now looking to start filling out my fleet for operations. I've changed my thinking for my layout, so I now...
Not sure if it's the same yard you are referring to. thsi yard was on the Conemaugh line just east of Kisk Junction where the Conemaugh crossed the Allegheny...
Looking at the scan I can make an educated guess that this is not hte yard owned by the Kiski Jct RR. I'll try to get in touch with some folks up there to see...
I just watched a video on Walthers web site from the NMRA show... They will be announcing today another run of the Walthers GP15-1's with Conrail (standard...
I'm looking to build "kitbash" a B23-7R/B30-7R. I've been waiting for Atlas to offering one? They already have the U23B frame to start with which is what I was...
Hi Guys, Wondering where the ex LV C628 snowbirds and RDG C630's were assigned upon entering service under Conrail. Also was it feasible that they would have...
Hi Tom, A lot of the big Alcos made their way to Mingo Junction Ohio for use on the heavy mineral trains. I`m quite sure very possible that former LV and RDG...
I really dont think you`ll see one in full production any time soon. Since they are a one off model used by only 2 roads, (and only one road at a time), the...
Hi Rich, Thank you for the response. Railfanning early Conrail at Mingo Jct. must have been interesting to say the least. I spent most of my off days in those...
Mingo served the major steel areas of that region, It`s operations dwindeled away as the steel industry downsized. If you look about 2/3s down the link, theres...
Hey all, new to the group and the hobby. I grew up with a Conrail line right behind my house (Buffalo Ny), fell in love with the Big blue motive power and plan...
Hi there anonymous/fiend540, Welcome aboard, especially with this kind ambition of a 2009 Conrail. I wonder what your thoughts about motive power are? Any...
Here's a link to a NORAC signal card that shows the aspects with names & corresponding rule numbers: http://www.trainweb.org/cprr/NORACSig.html Conrail used an...
Thanks alot guys, the links look like they will be very helpful, i guess I have a bunch of reading to do now :) As for modern day motive power I am not to sure...
In my opinion, they'd be running more than the initial 26 SD80MACs instead of the SD70s and SD70Macs that NS and CSX changed the order to. In addition, I think...
cr actually tested the ac4400's, the dash 9's and the sd60macs. i have it on video tape!! they didn't like any of them. they opted with the sd60m and I models....
Hey Matt... You are forgetting that CR not only tested but did have orders in for the AC44's and the GP60M's... They canceled them and went with the 80MAC's......
<<<< It looks like "136-B", and it's clearly Despatch built, but that seems like an odd NYC lot number for a modern car. Maybe a rebuild? ... Yes. Lot 136B was...
Hi: Has anyone ever attempted to make thier own model of a shoving platform? If so i could use some ideas on how i could make some of my own. thank you Alex...
Can anyone explain the life of the ex EL SD45-2s through the timeline of the great Conrail? I understand they were mostly in helper service in the mountainous...
I will look through my information on their use but I do know that all of the SD45-2's but the 6666 was repainted into CR Q... Brian ... From: Luther Brefo...
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