As Conrail continued, Roger continued shooting it. This selection of photos from the mid eighties through 1999 is from Roger's collection.
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![Conrail "Golly" signal Stow Ohio 03-09](http://thecrhs.org/files/images/gollysignal2.thumbnail.jpg "Conrail "Golly" signal Stow Ohio 03-09")
CP Golly on the Akron Branch in Stow, Ohio was a signal to alert the train crew of hot journals and dragging equipment. This signal was to be viewed by the caboose crew who would then stop the train if a problem was detected. This was one of the ways it was done before the advent of talking detectors. It is located about 3 miles south of CP Hudson which was where the branch wyed off the Cleveland Line. Although the wye at Hudson is still used today to spin power, the branch between there and Akron has been OOS since the early 90's. It's amazing this signal has survived intact- even the lens isn't busted out. Photo taken March 20th, 2009.....a true Conrail survivor for sure. Summit County owns the right of way and rail these days, it's future is cloudy at best.
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Shot just last week on one of the auto parts cars in the yard, this is one of many "play on words" this person chalks on some of the cars that pass through our yards. The "man in the 10 gallon hat" is always above the words, so it seems like maybe this is someone from the southwest, but who knows....
Not sure what gallery this might fall under, but it is Conrail related- I guess :-)
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A short business train is just a little east of Alliance,Ohio with 4022 up front and #10 bringing up the rear.
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Conrail GP-15-1 #1617 works a branch job in Waltz, Mich March 22nd, 1986. This unit would become CSX #1535.
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In a facility better known for it's SD40-2's and SD80macs, this pair of GP15-1's have just been serviced at Cresson, Pa. This was the local power from Latrobe that would pay a visit here a few times a year. NS would get both of these as their 1423 and 1424.
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A nice mix of eighties style Conrail with B23-7 1991 leading eastbound past the fuel and sand towers at Collinwood, Ohio in June of '83. Has the looks of an ELBU with all those CN cars up front.
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A former Reading Lines 50 foot car, class XLj on the RDG, passes through Akron on the CSX in May 1991. The car was built by Pullman Standard in Bessemer, Ala. in Nov 1972.
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Several things have disappeared since I took this shot in 1983. The Thomas Bros barn has been torn down, the B23-7 is gone, and last but not least Conrail itself is history at this location. That's a section of ELPI seen here, a heavy train from the looks of the exhaust. NS still uses this former PRR/PC line in a big way as it's main from Chicago to Conway and points east.
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Monongahela Railway Super 7's 2303 and 2304 pass the old station at Mather, Pa with a train of empties. MGA 2303 has a lot of history involved with it, starting life as a Western Pacific U23B. It would become MGA 2303, Conrail 2033 (both patched and in full CRQ), Norfolk Southern 4094, New Castle Industrial RR (in New Castle,Pa) 4094 in full NICR colors, Ohio Central 4094, and finally becoming G&W property last year after the OC was sold to them- still wearing it's colorful New Castle coat.
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MGA Super 7's 2308 and 2309 push a train out of the Bailey Mine on the Manor Branch through Time, Pa in April 1991. MGA 2308 would go to NS, 2309 would go to CSX. Check out that EL hopper first out.
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The photographer got invited up for a cab ride through the loader at the Bailey Mine complex on the Monongahela Railway, and was able to jump off for this quick shot of Super 7 2308 passing through the "mini tunnel" on the loop. Neat units, they started life as U23B's on the Western Pacific. MGA 2308 would become Conrail 2038 and then NS 4098.
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This former reading Lines boxcar has managed to survive in it's RDG paintout into 1993 in this photo. Now a Conrail class BR50L, it appears to be a former RDG class XLj car. Youngstown, Ohio, October 1993.
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Surviving- just barely. This CR class B62C was part of the first group to be rebuilt at Hollidaysburg for auto parts service in early 1987. Part of that rebuild included raising the roof. It resides today in Bucyrus, Ohio as a tool shed, a fall from grace to be sure.
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One of the 10 ex Reading wide vision cabooses on Conrail rests between runs at Lordstown, Ohio in 1988. It was delivered as RDG 94104.
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Two Conrail survivors got paired up this week at work, N10 # 24040 and N21 #21313. The N21 class was the only class of caboose purchased new by Conrail. Basically just shoving platforms these days, the stories these two could tell though....
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A clean blue class N12 caboose is at the Macedonia car shops for some work. This unit is marked for local CH61 out of Chrysler yard.
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A pair of SD70's pass under the 1910 bridge at Port Royal, Pa with PIMO-0 in March 1999.
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This is the last SD70 in Conrail blue on NS, and it was leading 21T at Farmer's Crossing near Tipton, Pa during Railfest weekend. PRR position lights, CRQ blue, sweet light.....life sure was good that evening. These were some of my favorite units on CR/NS due to being delivered in NS numbers- no patch jobs on these. Long may she run!
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A pair of SD70's built to NS specs cross over at CP MO in Cresson, Pa with train ALPI-2F. These were nice units despite being built with a standard cab well into the wide cab era. I put the first miles on many of these when they came out of JBS and went west to Conway on train ATPI, smooth ride, sweet horn, but a little noisy.
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By this 1989 date GE U23-B's were hard to come by, let alone a pair of them. This day's BUPI had 2740 and 2708 for power as it passed through Lowellville, Ohio on their way to Conway via the Youngstown Line. Both units were former Penn Central.
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A Roadrailer train heads west past the former PRR Sewickley station. This train originated in Rutherford, Pa near Harrisburg, no stranger to the 2nd unit, CR 3277, the ex Reading 3673.
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A local with CR 3380 passes a coal train with CR 5643 at Leetsdale, Pa in April of 1999. The renumbered GP38-2 behind the 3380, the NS 5378, is a sign of things to come. 3380 would go to CSX.
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In a somewhat odd move, the Conrail OCS with 4020 leading is westbound on track #1 at Cresson, Pa.
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A pair of Conrail SD80macs, 4100 and 4127, lead ALPI-1F through MO interlocking in Cresson, Pa.
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Conrail 4100 and 4102 have made in down the east slope and are heading for Rose yard and a set off with train PIAL-5.
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A pair of 80macs have eastbound tonnage well in hand at MO interlocking in Cresson, Pa.
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A pair of very clean SD80mac's pull up to a stop at MO in Cresson, Pa. June 1998. At this point in time Conrail has less than a year to go before the split.
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Conrail train ATPI-7X pulls into the 908 track at Conway with a string of multilevel flats out of Johnstown America. I'm not sure where the tops of these auto carriers will be applied. SD80mac's 4122 and 4112 have the honors this May 17th, 1999- less than 2 weeks until split date. Both units would go to CSX.
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On a cold but sunny January day LAPI-4 picks up speed over the Lilly DED with 4123, 4109, and GP-15 # 1668 for power. Sun, snow, and Macs- does it get any better?
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CAPI pauses at MO in Cresson to cut off the helper on a beautiful winter day. While the Mac is still with us, MO tower is not.
