1986 saw Conrail moving closer and closer to its financial independence from the federal government. However, profitability came at a price: by this time cabin cars were all but gone from mainline trains, and the early rainbow years had finally given way to nonstop parade of blue.
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Conrail GP40 3171 is seen hauling an eastbound TV train past abandoned Antis Tower in Altoona, PA in 1986.
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Conrail GP40 3212 is seen trailing on a westbound TV train as it prepares to duck into the Allegheny Tunnel at Tunnelhill, PA in 1986.
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Conrail GP40-2 3360 is seen leading an eastbound TV train down Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail GP40-2 3374 leads SD40-2 6380 on a westbound auto parts train approaching Horseshoe Curve in 1986.
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Conrail E8A 4022 is laying over at Enola Yard during a 1986 tour of the PRR T&HS.
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Conrail B36-7 5000 is trailing on a westbound TV train at Cresson, PA in 1986. The trio of B36s have just notched out and are doing their best to put an ALCo to shame.
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Conrail B36-7 5020 is leading a westbound TV train through Cresson, PA in 1986.
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Conrail B36-7 is seen leading a barrage of other GE units westbound through Port Royal, PA in 1986.
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Conrail B36-7 5045 is seen with an westbound TV train as it passes Port Tower, just west of Newport, PA in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6234 is seen coming over the Cresson Secondary bridge over the Pittsburgh Line at Cresson, PA in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6251 is seen trailing on a westbound empty Pennsylvania Power and Light coal train at Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6285 is trailing on a westbound auto parts train as it approaches Horseshoe Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6286 is seen shoving on the rear of a westbound freight from the park at Horseshoe Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6287 is seen shoving a westbound empty PPLX coal train around Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6290 is seen shoving on the rear of a westbound empty coal train at Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6290 is seen crossing over at MO interlocking in Cresson, PA in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6291 is seen shoving an empty westbound coal train around Horseshoe Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6332 is seen from just inside the doors of Enola Diesel in 1986.
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Conrail SD40-2 6334 is seen trailing on a westbound helper move at Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40 6357 is seen as part of a helper set at South Fork, PA in 1986, along with SD40-2 6490.
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Conrail SD40-2s 6403 and 6430 are seen in a helper trio heading west at Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40-2 6448 is seen leading a westbound empty coal train around Horseshoe Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40-2 6469 is seen shoving on the rear of an eastbound coal train at Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD40-2s 6480 and 6512 are seen sitting outside the Enola Diesel Shop in 1986.
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Conrail C30-7 6602 is seen leading a westbound empty coal train around Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD45-2 6655 is seen helping a westbound TV train as it approaches Horseshoe Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD45-2 6657 is seen shoving on the rear of a westbound auto parts train in 1986. For some reason, this train was operating with a caboose.
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Conrail SD45-2s 6658 and 6656 are seen running light westbound at Bennington Curve in 1986.
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Conrail SD45-2 6663 is seen helping an eastbound TV train down Bennington Curve in 1986. D
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Conrail SD45-2 6366 is seen leading a westbound TV train at CP-UN in Gallitzin, PA in 1986.
