Conrail Facts

This Conrail fact came courtesy of Bob Bucklew who worked for PC subsidiary Excelsior Truck Leasing, the company that actually owned the MOW equipment and leased it back to the railroad and was o

In 1994, Conrail had an existing order for 30 SD60I's but was interested in the new AC technology.

On May 1, 1984, train TV-11 was the first Conrail train to run without a caboose.  It was reported that at the time, certain TV trains will be the only trains to run this way.

Conrail GP38 7899 was assigned to the Conrail Shared Asset Area after the split in 1999 as NS 2943.

In the early 1980's Conrail had a large number of locomotives in storage.

According to General Order No.

In 1996 Conrail created a program to partner with 18 connecting shortlines called "Conrail Express," a feeder system that Conrail hoped would operate similar to the manner in which

After Conrail was created in 1976, there were several marginal branch lines left out of the initial Conrail plan that were "propped up" by state subsidies in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan

The small boxes that typically sit on the walkway on the engineer side of standard cab EMD units, and the conductor's side of standard cab GE units provide an enclosure for electronics that provide