By 1998 it contained just10,826 route miles. ELECTRIC MU CARS, Budd Metropolitan MU (M-1) (1971) units. For this survey, I'm not including the unique FL9 units built for New Haven. While a complete photo directory, no biographical information is included. As Loving points out nothing magical happened in the beginning. for deceased CNJ employee's killed in WW II. in Niagara Falls, NY. Thanks to the following people for contributing updates: Joseph Belote, R. Camp, Bob Carper, Dave Honan, John Komanesky, J. Alex Lang and "Widecab". BL06 could be found. As originally purchased, both the F-3's and "Babyfaces" cabs green color. Roger Beighley photo. After my visit, the 1427 was painted in an eye-catching red-and-gray scheme. Metro-North bought several GP35R's from Conrail in 1993 in trade for the B23-7's This had to be an ex-Conrail unit. Conrail's shop in Altoona (hence the R-designation). Due to legal complications of Genesis II Ironically, Langdon, himself, wound up at the helm in January of 1973. Mind-blowing Conrail facts. Join Today! Numbered in Of the railroad's many problems it greatly needed to reduce capacity by abandoning unprofitable branch lines. Only CNJ # 27 was renumbered and repainted. cars. ALCo - RS and C Series Including Rebuilds and Slugs, CR 1986 west in Middlefield, MA. More than 80 GP38-2 diesel locomotives were part of the Electro-Motive Division Leasing fleet. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie acquired the GP38 and renumbered it 2038. By then, every other major railroad from New Jersey to Buffalo had filed for reorganization including the Lehigh Valley, Reading, and Central Railroad of New Jersey. Back to Main Page . Kalmbach Publishing). The NJ was electrified, and the E-10's collected power from a This site is an activity of the Conrail Historical Society, the only organization dedicated to preserving Conrail's History. It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. more reading on the railroad, its creation, years of operation, and ACMUs were retired in 2004 as the M-7s were put in service. The Comet V coaches were the first passenger cars designed to be Model Type Road Number Date Built Quantity; MT-4: 1000-1023 (Former PRR RS11s, converted as slugs.) but could not shunt the signals properly with only Other reference sources include: The Bullsheet (CSX newsletter), CRTS newsletter (Conrail Technical Society), and Eastern Rail News. The RDC was seen by railroads as the cure-all for branch line passenger trains that were contracted with NJT to operate the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines, some cars Share this page Model modern Amtrak passenger train consists. Roster of Equipment However, in the coming years many additional miles were either abandoned or sold. In another words, liquidation was imminent. 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. Amtrak General Electric M-N uses the steam to These locomotives carry a paint scheme Unlimited Members, sign in to enjoy sitewide access. Loving notes when profits began to grow larger and larger some senior officers did not want to return the wage increases; "But Crane believed theworkershad saved Conrail by giving up the $200 million. Number Model Quanity Year Built Notes 500-564 C30-7 57 CRL, ex ATSF 700-739 C40-8W 40 1994 Ex LMSX 1000-1023 MT-4 24 1957 Slugs 1100-1128 MT-6 29 1958 Slugs 1600-1699 GP15-1 100 1979 1900-2023 B23-7 124 Electro-Motive Division F-10 (F-3) (1946) Historic Equipment National Rail Passenger Corporation Register of Diesel and Electric locomotives (12-page pdf), National Rail Passenger Corporation Register of Diesel and Electric locomotives (One-page pdf), C&O + B&O locomotive summary (one-page pdf), C&O + B&O + WM locomotive summary (eight-page pdf), Conrail locomotive summary (one-page pdf), Kent Campbell photo (Ted Grumbine Collection), Canadian National locomotive roster (2-page pdf), Grand Trunk Western locomotive roster (seven-page pdf), Kansas City Southern locomotive Listing (eight-page pdf), Lake Superior & Ishpeming locomotive roster (one-page pdf), Maryland Rail Commuter locomotive roster (one-page pdf) * not an official document*, Missouri Pacific locomotive roster (one-page pdf), Norfolk Southern locomotive summary (one-page pdf), New York Susquehanna & Western locomotive summary(two-page pdf), Ontario Northland locomotive summary (two-page pdf), Patapso & Back Rivers locomotive summary (one-page pdf), Pittsburgh & Lake Erie locomotive summary (one-page pdf), Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac locomotive summary (two-page pdf), Seaboard Coast Line Locomotive summary (16-page pdf), Excerpt from SCL Condensed Roster of Equipment (June 30, 1980). Listed below are all the locomotives that Norfolk Southern acquired from Conrail Special Paint -- A listing of locomotives that carried special paint schemes. When Conrails assets were split between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, the 1654 joined the NS diesel fleet, becoming its 1427. Following retirement from Conrail in the 1990s, the 7562 went to the GNRR where it was used in both freight and excursion service. The last RDC ran on the Waterbury Branch in 1990, Copyright (c) 1998-new Date().getFullYear()>2010&&document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Robert S. Waller. 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 E10-B was built by General Electric in 1950 for use on the Niagara Junction Railroad, Metro-North continues to roster "historic" equipment, When Conrails assets were split between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation in 1999, the six-axle road locomotive went to the latter. Photos. With this legislation now law the difficult work began of creating a profitable railroad from the bankrupt shells. About this time, the last former 1910 vintage NYC S-motor was working as the being used in diesel territory as late-night shuttes through Cold Spring on the Hudson push-pull cars. The locomotive was built in August 1993 by GE as Conrail 6224. In the late 1960's, the NJDOT was looking to improve the quality of service on the of Chris (03). Electro-Motive Division GP9 (1957) #750 When the company was formed in 1976 it initially shed thousands of miles of unprofitable lines. It continued to lose roughly $1 million a day, just like Penn Central. The 413 was This in Canada. the 1100 series, they are true MU cars, as they could be operated in 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. commuter services operated by the Erie Lackawanna out of Hoboken, New Jersey. Once again, however, the ICC declined the appeals. If you are researching anything EMD related please visit this page first. Unfortunately, the government, already queasy over the entire situation's heavy cost to taxpayers lost interest in MARC. before being sold to Metro-North. CR FORMER NUMBER NUMBERS MODEL BUILDER OWNER(S) OF UNITS 1639-1650 F7A EMD PC (NYC) 3 . For example, the roster erroneously lists locomotives that the government transferred to Amtrak and D&H prior to April 1976. After picking up the failed Penn Central, bankrupt Erie Lackawanna, and numerous other smaller systems it was able to finally turn a profit at the end of 1981, more than five years after its creation. Carl Weber's ConRail Action in Black & White. The observation car from It was another holdover from the days of steam locomotives. 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. Initially, trustees believed Penn Central could be reorganized in the traditional sense once a good president and efficient management team was found. Every once in a while, a blue locomotive with a can opener on the side would pass through town. off or scrapped. on 3/14/81. Last updated In the late 1990s the GP38 was repainted in Helms maroon-and-blue scheme. June 18, 2021. The MTA purchased surplus cars and MOW through failed mergers and other attempts that were unsuccessful. fleet would be retired. number of former Conrail locomotives on the NS active roster that (5), Afternoon at Iona Island on 10/24/98. Brewster shop areas making yard By the mid-1980's, Conrail had become its own railroad instead the previous pastiche. Budd Cosmopolitan MU (M-2) (1971) GTW, and Union Pacific coaches in reasonable condition. Ultimately, Conrail shed "only" a few thousands miles when it launched on April 1st. LIMITED SERVICE The New York Central did test the FL9 on some Harlem commuter trains As Loving points out to get Washington's attention the trustees planned to shutdown Penn Central if the unions struck. The F-10s Today, theFriendly Service Routeis gone in the Midwest. The E-10's were used as Terminal Conrail #8905 is an SW7 switcher locomotive, built by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors (GM) in Cleveland, OH on November 19, 1950 (serial #13013, frame #6174-2). (6), AMTK 142 at Frankford Jct, Philadelphia, PA, 8-2-81, Amtrak 909 GG-1, Train 40, Adams Station, NJ. Wade Massie photo. Electrics. The proposal of low-interest government loans and even a free $500 million to turn around each moribund property did not interest the N&W (wary that it was not enough) while the Chessie System, led by Hays Watkins, was more receptive. Amtrak also purchased a few above. P32AC-DM (1995). Motorcars the lease CNJ was required to restore CNJ # 27 to its original N&W livery . Conrail (reporting mark CR), formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. Great article Cody! at the Peducca Shops in the 1970s and had a head end power unit 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. Museum and in Susquehanna's new Syracuse commuter service. 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. unique, as the cab-end only has one window for the engineer. Revenue The situation was untenable. Since retirement, the four-axle locomotive has been on quite a journey. Photo by Pierce Haviland, Metro-North Brookville Yard Switcher One of the leaders of this group was Jim McClellan who had also helped create Amtrak. currently in use. Most older locomotive classes were sold or scrapped. Its one of the plant switchers at the Lange Stegmann Fertilizer plant in North St. Louis, Mo. Home Site Map Search Contact There were many reasons for the widespread collapse ranging from insufficient traffic to suffocating regulations. service to Grand Central in 1991, they found themselves short of equipment. depths of GCT. In an unheard of move at that time, the railroad allowed union leaders to view its financial books to see for themselves the company's crisis. Steel Train Symbols. Conrail Technical Society's Photo Gallery The two Brookville engines roam the Harmon and Furthermore, many Baldwin locomotives were either officially retired or stored prior to April 1, 1976, though they are on the initial roster. EMD - GP, SD, SW, F, and MP Series. This high and wide, double-tracked pike was the other major trunk line to Chicago. these locomotives put in ten years of dedicated service. As the road continued to spill red ink Washington became exasperated by the situation. Why Sign In? American-Rails.com collection. The situation had been severely compounded by Mother Nature when Hurricane Agnes dumped an ocean of rain on the Northeast during June of 1972. In 1993, they were cycled back to It was originally owned by the Peoria & Eastern Railway (P&E) as their #8905, and operated for this New York . Here are nine Conrail diesel locomotive graduates that found new homes in lease service, on short lines, and on other Class I railroads. wagon" cab diesels produced by General Motors EMD. While painted them with blue window bands. Conrail dieselized the line in 1980, making the E-10's With the government acting more as an adversary the situation appeared hopeless. Members enjoy 15% off any purchase in our store. This issue was another problem draining the company of cash; by the 1970s there was no need for five-man crews (engineer, conductor, fireman, brakeman, and flagman). Black and Blue Railroad News Dedicated to CONRAIL, CSXT and NS railroad news and information. American-Rails.com collection. original Conrail locomotive, Norfolk Southern painted newly ICG later These units have been cut up for Later that day Congress stated they would begin working to fix the Northeastern bankruptcy situation. Awesome write up Cody. Electro-Motive Division GP35 (1987) heritage painted locomotives. RailAmericas red, silver, and blue scheme. In addition, rate increases were a necessity; Penn Central was straddled with many shipments that actually lost money due to policies under the PRR. 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. Loco to be permanently removed from roster or destroyed per G&W's January 2023 agreement with Dept. with the name adjacent to the right from the F (front), cab door. If there was any one person most credited with turning around the company it would certainly be Stanley Crane. They will most likely be sold off as de-motorized coaches. When the first "double enders" and the F-3's were delivered they were named totally controlled with an IEE 1473 network trainline, although by scharnhorst. rooftop pantograph to gather current from roof-mounted third rails over switch gaps in the When I caught up with GE Transportation Systems CW40-8 7371 in May 2018, the unit was looking a bit tired. Built 1956-1960 for the New Haven Railroad. I can recall them Conrail Initial 1976 Locomotive Diesel Roster: Home Site Map Search Contact Diesel Steam Electric Industrial Motorcars Revenue MOW Wrecks: Courtesy of Joe Reckner Conrail Locomotive Roster - April 1976 Source : Conrail Volume 1: 1976 - 1982 by Scott Hartley . All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). 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