CR Have the Conrail fans disappeared with the blue paint?

So where have all of the Conrail fans gone? Have they disappeared like the blue paint on the CR locos? Stand up and be counted, lest the forum may disappear

Harold

 

I don't know about everyone else, but I've been tied up with several things over the holidays.

I have one advantage that many Conrail fans do not have. A near by defect detector still reports as Conrail. CSX has not gotten around to changing it, so it still sounds like Conrail lives. Oh, that's at Chesterfield Indiana on the old Big Four main.

 

I still work for Conrail here in Detroit, Mich. Latest news (not a rumor) is that in Feb a "Black Box" controlled switcher will be brought into town, needless to say BLE members are not happy as they have no contract to operate such engs, only the UTU has an agreement to operate such engines.

 

Hello. I'm new to the boards. I am definitly a Conrail fan. You can say I grew up with them. When I was a kid I lived about 20 feet from the main south bound tracks leaving the Enola yards.

 

Jason,
Welcome to TrainBoard! Wow, living that close to Enola Yard must have been something else Some folks have all of the luck

Harold

 

I am still here, chessie, as rhensly said, I also have been busy with website, and buisiness, and other things...I do check the CR Forum every once in a while...like every week!!

Hunter

 

I grew up watching and photographing Conrail trains in and around Reading, PA. At the time (mid 80’s), I had no idea Conrail would someday disappear. I have many pictures of Conrail second-generation EMD and GE locomotives, which (like Conrail) have almost all disappeared. Now, since Norfolk and Southern took over this area, all you see are black, wide cab, AC this or MAC that! Not that I’m complaining, but I just don’t see much variety anymore.

I need to get a scanner and put some of my photos on the web!

 

No, most of us ex-Con[rail] types remember it well. At least we didn't always have to look over our shoulders for the SAT[uration] teams...

Things are different now, and its not for the better. Conrail had its bad points, but nothing like this...

Rick

 

I miss Big Blue, although I still see some conrail locos thunder by in part of a csx consist, usually 2 or 3 csx locos and one pretty blue conrail. I doubt I'll see it much longer.

 

I'll always be a Conrail fan. I just haven't had much time to get on the internet. Just too much other stuff going on.

 

Haven't seen any Conrail locos in awhile around here (Buffalo, NY) but I see quite a few freight cars still. Everyday actually.

Israel

 

Welcome to TrainBoard Israel. Great to have you on board.
Now that you mention it, I can't remember seeing many CR units along the Lake Shore either. I think in the last year or so, I've seen more SOO units.
Bill

 

Conrail fans:
The Raritan River Rail Road in New Jersey was controlled by the CNJ. Conrail assumed operations of the railroad by April 24, 1980. RRRR owned a fleet of six SW900's, RR 1-6. These were numbered CR 8658-8663. Conrail didn't run these locomotives for very long beyond 1980, putting most if not all of them into storage.
Several friends and I are trying to locate any or all of the six (6) EMD SW-900's which were taken over by Conrail from the Raritan River Rail Road. There seems to be a deadend as far as the disposition of the units. Do you have any information regarding the locations or dispositions of these beautiful units?

 

Thanks for the welcome Comet.

I see alot of CSX (of course), some NS, a few CN & CP crossing the international RR bridge over the Niagara.

Israel

 

Welcome to TrainBoard Jack P.
I don't know about the CR/RR/CNJ units you mentioned, but I will ask around the WNY CR railfan community.
Also, there is a Yahoo! group that deals with loco dispositions, but sorry, I can't remember the group name. Hopefully someone else here can provide you with that info, or you could do a search over there.
Good luck with this,
Bill

 

We're still here.

 

Hi to all. Just as a Leper changes it's spots, I have GONE BACK to my all time favorite of CONRAIL, PENN CENTRAL, LEHIGH VALLEY etc. Yes even us Aussies model CONRAIL.
By the way love the above photos.
Thanks

 

Welcome Pete. From what railroad did you just switch from?

 

Hi to all again.
Only recently joined again.
I've been away from the internet for a while.
I have a passion for railroads in the Midwest too, so i've been following along with SOO LINE, GBW/FRVR/WC for a time, but I always seem to come back to CONRAIL.
Will always remember & LOVE BIG BLUE!!!!.
Thankyou.