Conrail's Ashland Ave yard was Conrail's primary yard in the Chicago area. While mostly used for intermodal trains, this yard originated several transfer trains and local jobs. It was also referred to as the "CJ" or Chicago Junction based on the name of a predecessor company that originally built the yard.
Located on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, across from Harrisburg, Enola Yard was a key Conrail facility. It served as a main classification yard located at the convergence of a number of lines.
An overview of stored cars (including 60' and 86' boxcars) which would always fill this yard at Rose.
Another view of one of the yards at Rose that was used to store cars. The Juniata shop complex is in the background.
A third view is shown here of the yard at Rose that was used to store cars. Check out all of the Conrail boxcars that were stored here.
A SEPTA Chestnut Hill West local with ex-Reading Silverliner IV 9022 on the point passes the crowded Conrail Midvale Yard, filled with cars for Budd's Hunting Park Plant.
Sign at the entrance to Conrail's Willow Run Yard in Yipslanti, MI in August 1997. The graffiti on it is a reminder why you wouldn't want to be near here in the middle of the night. Doug Davidson photo with permission
MT-6 slug 1118 and SD38 6939 at Selkirk yard on Aug. 18, 1983.
A lashup of 5 Conrail four axle units, lead by a GP15-1 hauls a unit coal train toward the export piers in Baltimore.
Orangeville served as the engine terminal for Baltimore's Bayview Yards. Here a number of CR locomotives are being serviced while a lashup of ex-Reading units, Conrail GP10s and ex-PC geeps rolls by on the Northeast Corridor.
This photo is full of character, from the brand new Amtrak Ortner ballast cars to the old PC painted MP54s.
Various CR units rest at Croxton on New Years Day 1978.
Conrail SD40-2 6365 is receiving some maintenance at the Morrisville diesel shop in 1983.
Conrail SD50 6761 is seen bringing train OICA south into Pavonia Yard in 9/1996
Conrail SD38 No. 6953 and MT4 No. 1018 shove the hump at Stanley Yard, Toledo, OH in August 1997. Doug Davidson photo with permission
Conrail's former Erie Lackawanna yard at Meadville, PA, in August 1997. Conrail GP38-2 No. 8186 is in the foreground. Doug Davidson photo with permission
A 1981 view of the dead lines at East Altoona in 1981. Among the cars pictured are H54 covered hopper 890415 and ballast hopper 51734, The turntable and foundations of the old East Altoona roundhouse are seen behind the lines of stored cars. East Altoona was once the largest roundhouse in the world, servicing as many as 350 steam locomotives a day. It was closed in early 1968 and demolished that year.
An August 1982 view of Conrail's Colehour Yard Office and Tower at Hammond, IN. Doug Davidson photo with permission
View looking east on Conrail of the former Erie shops and coaling tower at Meadville, in August 1997. Doug Davidson photo with permission
A general view of the top of the hump at Conrail's Frontier Yard, in August 1997. Doug Davidson photo with permission
Conrail yard at Niagara, NY, in August 1997. Doug Davidson photo with permission
A great view of Croxton yard is seen here in Jan of 1978.
Overall view of stored cars at Hollidaysburg, PA on 5/27/01.
A moody overview of Hollidaysburg from the former hump on 5/17/04. Today the stored cars have all likely been scrapped and only a few tracks remain of this major facility.
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Metro North GP35 105 (ex CR 3637) shown next to the tank at Cresson, PA on December 23rd, 1993.
Many types of Conrail freight cars can be seen in this view of the storage yard at Rose in Altoona, PA in the early 2000's.
There are plenty of Conrail boxcars in this April 2004 view of Rose Yard.
An overview of the storage tracks at Rutherford Yard in 1983, showing retired electrics and SD45s. Today, all are gone, as is the massive concrete coaling tower built by the Reading in its heyday.
A view of Conrail's Spring Street Yard in Reading, PA in July 1984. A bunch of ex-Santa Fe CF-7s have joined the usual assortment of Conrail EMD pups in the yard. Bob Gottschall photo from the collection of Steve Ondik, used with permission.
