Dave LeVan headed CSX post Conrail Author: im_trainman I agree that Conrail was a tightly ran ship, I remember reading in a book where their on time percentage was above 96%. I work …

A while back I discovered a plastic storage box full of slides I bought from Ed Durnwald that I had forgotten about. So I'll be digging into those now. 1. On what looks like a muggy early morning …

Mar 23, 2025 · The Norfolk Southern Chicago Line is one of the busiest freight lines east of the Mississippi River. With an average of 70-100 freight trains per day,...

Curious as to whatever happened to the 24 Conrail SD70's 2557-2580 that was numbered with the NS series? Scrapped or sold off to somebody else. Always enjoyed seeing them when …

Love it or hate it, it was 25 years ago today, that Conrail was officially split between NS and CSX. Hard to believe that NS's and CSX's operation of most Big Blue's territory reaches 25 years …

Another unremarked Conrail commuter service, the pair of ex-PRR Chicago-Valpariso IN weekday trains, held on a little longer. "Dummy" Train 322 departs Chicago Union Station and …

For years have been trying to assumble an all time Conrail blue painted unit roster. Have much information collected but still have holes in roster especially with some of the Alco's and GE's. …

Did CSX get any of the "3CR12" 507000 Series cars in the CR splitup? Thanks for the help!

However Conrail won out by building a spur off the NJT line in Wayne just prior to it crossing into Lincoln Park. It was really neat the one time I was able to get to Great Notch, NJ and see the …

Actually Conrail Blue is the exact same color as a Fiat 1976 blue. Seems a 1976 Fiat was owned by a Conrail exec's wife . Before any loco's were painted Conrail had Excelsior Truck Leasing …