Good evening everyone, 21 new modeling photos have been added to the site. These include OCS cars 1 & 4, an N3 MW caboose, a GMC, hi-rail, 2 reworked RTR...
OK all, this is the formal request, to submit any and all individual locomotive dispositions, scrap dates, histories, etc for inclusion in an all time Conrail...
Hi All, Did Conrail have any special numbering/lettering for foreign trains moving over Conrail tracks? (Ex.. derailments and another railroad using trackage?)...
while I was at the NMRA show in Philly I was looking over the new Athearn Thrall coal gons. A rep told me that they are looking for more road names to do in...
rob, i think that cp trains did on cr lines, but not sure. they were called "D&H" 555, 556, 557, 558. while they were on csx lines, before entering cr...
Does anyone know what became of the GP35 #2255 painted for Operation Lifesaver and used by Conrail for demostration purposes?? Steve Ondik Leesport, PA...
The last I heard it was in Georgia on a shortline. The paint Conrail paint had not been touched - not even a bumpersticker job. This begs the question - since...
In general detour trains should have been symboled the same way all non regularly scheduled trains were: DET (detour) with a 3 digit number. The first number...
In a message dated 7/13/2006 11:32:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mattndeb45150@... writes: The last I heard it was in Georgia on a shortline. The paint...
so i got my p2k cr SD60 in the mail today. but the paint on it is darker then my 2 athearn gen's. its not even close to be being conrail blue. i was thinkin...
I do not get a chance to post on this group but here is one thread with which I can help. There is a Conrail unit still in full CR paint on the Hartwell RR...
i took a pic of the 2255 in clean dress blue at abrams yard in 9/97' it's a rear shot only. matt a. ... From: steveo71@... Does anyone know what became of...
james, i repainted mine with scalecoat 2 cr blue, and i am doing the same for kris klemick's 6840, 6842. matt arentzen northeastrailworks.com ... From:...
What I did with mine was to weather them with a lighter color. I use makeup powder similar to chalk & I gave the entire engine a coating which gave it a...
In a message dated 7/13/2006 9:17:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, georgiaroad@... writes: I have some pictures of it from a year or so back some where....
Hi everyone, For fans of Conrail layouts take a look through the July RailModel Journal. There's a feature article on my Conrail New Jersey Division (shameless...
matt, re-painted both of mine. 6840 and 6841 in "Q". matt a. ... From: "M.R. Snell" <mattndeb45150@...> What I did with mine was to weather them with a...
james, do you mean the fans? i forget if the cr sd45's were the early or late version. but here's a list of part numbers for cannon & co. sd45 fans. 191-1703...
matt, i am modeling an athearn sd 45 (i kno, crappy model to begin with) cr 6115. that would be the 1705. just need the right rad vents. thanks for the part...
Several new(er) Conrail products in both N & HO were announced in the new Atlas catalog unvieled at the National show in Philly. Here is a link to the catalog...
james, i know EL SD45's had the three piece rad vents, but i don't think they are commercially available. you may need to make them from scratch. i thought you...
Guys, Detail Associates used to make radiator cores for Athearn SD-45s. I think they are long OOP, but I really don't know for sure? If you can find some new...
Good morning everyone! For July I have added two new modeling articles to the FILES section. -N3_Caboose[1].pdf -Modeling an N3 /N3A Caboose from a Resin Kit. ...
i have a cr unit that i custom decaled. although i dull coated it and some of the decals on one side is lifting. does anybody know a qucik fix to this? thanks....