Railfanning the Conrail Pittsburgh Line Vol 1

[@b3j8]

Man I miss Conrail! Alot of us NEVER thought we'd say those words!

[@robertbraeuner2031]

Awesome job!

[@sergio9603]

Great quality for 1985...awesome stuff

[@towny72]

Patiently waiting for Vol 2

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

I the mid 1980s with an increase in traffic,,,CR went scrounging into the dead lines and pulled out some old GP30s,GP35s and U23Bs. I saw several and was quite surprised. Those 6600 series,ex-EL SD45s were by this time rebuilt with a 16cyl prime mover, having replaced the troublesome 20 cyl. I remember in the late 80s we went to where they kept the 6600s for assignment, there were about 8-10 of them sitting there.

[@bobozo389]

Super quality for old stuff, nice! Bob...

[@caseyvanboxtel2279]

I liked CONRAIL motors back then. They were all blue with no variation from GP30's to SD50's. Late 90's you'd have 3 or 4 variation from conrail quality to white stripes, etc. Made it seem management couldn't make decisions. Eventually they had to split before everybody's son who became in charge ran it into the ground.

[@NSHorseheadSD70]

@cvgeeps Mostly whether it'll need more dynamic braking power. If it'll need more dynamic braking down the mountain, it'll be on the head end. If they need help shoving up-grade, they'll be on the rear.

[@JPMediaRR]

@jgehbrr You can order this DVD by visiting our website shown at the end of this preview video. KZbin will not allow us to post a link in a reply. Thank you

[@SantaFe19484]

Nice video! I live in Duncannon and I see Cove a lot. Is there a volume 2?

[@jgehbrr]

Great job shooting this! How can I order a DVD and what will be the cost? Thanks!

[@JPMediaRR]

I'm really not sure. Will ask the photographer, he may know

[@cvgeeps]

What decides wheather helpers are on the head end or on the rear pushing??

[@douglasalan5783]

Big Blue and graffiti free rolling stock in Western PA. What’s not to love?

[@dwayneday2895]

Not a races a train