Conrail Locomotive Action on Local Trains!

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Who remembers watching these blue Conrail locomotives? In 2010 and 2011, former Conrail locomotives were still abundant on local trains across the Norfolk Southern system! I caught 4 different H47 local trains on the Reading Line during this time that looked straight out of the past…
I made a map that shows where this train operates in Pennsylvania on the Reading Line. I figured I would try something different, but skip to 1:35 if you just want to get to the train action!
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In the previous video, we saw H47 using end cab switcher locomotives. • Listen to that Sound! ...
This video focuses on Electro Motive GP "General Purpose" locomotives, which are a series of 4-axle road-switchers that are mostly used on local or yard trains. We’ll see H47 using both the 2,000 HP GP38-2 and 3,000 HP GP40-2. Both of these locomotives use a 16-cylinder EMD 645 prime mover, but sound different because the GP38-2 uses a roots blown supercharger while the GP40-2 is turbocharged. Carefully listen to the difference between 5304 and the 3001 or 3048.
August 17, 2010: NS GP38- 5304 and GP40-2 3001 passes through Laurel (0:00), Topton (1:35), and works Lyons (3:20). A CSX Detour train passes at 5:06!
Watch the CSX detour train video here!
• CSX Detours on the NS ...
January 11, 2011: NS GP40-2 3061 leads H47 west on the single track at Blandon with empty boxcars from Deka (8:00). GP38-2 5359 is also ex-Conrail, but was painted black in 2005.
March 10, 2010: NS GP40-2's 3001 and 3061 enter the Reading Yard at BELT with a train from the Evansville Industrial Track (9:05).
May 18, 2011: 3001 pulls H47 west off of the Evansville (11:00). 3048 then leads the train east toward Lyons (12:50). Not long after this, both units were painted into NS black.
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Recorded in 1080p with a Canon VIXIA HG20
Thanks for watching!
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@rustyrailspikeproductions 5 жыл бұрын

Man what I wouldn't give to go back in time to see Conrail in action. Thank you for sharing this.

@eastcoastghost5939 4 жыл бұрын

Big blue always a classic😉

@crh9187 2 жыл бұрын

I really like your vid because you not only showcase operations but you give a history of them and detailed explanations as to what's going on. Keep up the great work!!

@thedenverrailfan1985 5 жыл бұрын

Conrail the railroad that change the railroad business.

@HighDesertRonTrainsTrucks 5 жыл бұрын

The old Conrail stuff is really nice I wish it was still around I really enjoyed it

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Yes it was always fun to watch, lots of childhood memories, thanks for watching!

@KaciCooperations 4 жыл бұрын

@craigfazekas3923 3 жыл бұрын

I miss Conrail blue; I grew up with it.... Currently modeling an undecorated HO scale Atlas GP 38-2, and detailing it to be unit # 8048. It was a former Penn Central loco, built in '73. 🚬😎

@claudespeed247 Жыл бұрын

its beautiful to see Conrail ex NS or CSX back in action😄

@3985uprr 5 жыл бұрын

I kinda figured. Thanks. Love your Harrisburg and Reading Line videos. Daytimes create a bit of action but both those lines percolate at night.

@mrjsanchez1 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, cool seeing the old the Deka spur, they get a lot more cars now and have multiple spurs at the plant. I miss seeing the blue engines.

@gabrielreliat6967 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video; we see the daily work of these crew humble but very useful..

@andrewpalm2103 5 жыл бұрын

Good video! Informative map and subtitles. Thanks.

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

I am glad you liked the map, it took some time to make, but I had fun doing it. Thanks for watching!

@pennywise1281 5 жыл бұрын

Great catch

@fermitthekrog6318 4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the conrail locomotives on the shared asset tracks in New Jersey on the pemberton branch right by where I live.

@craigfazekas3923 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, man !! Those tracks were right behind my aunt's house on Devon Rd. in Moorestown. Her nephew (other side of her family) was an engineer dating back to Penn Central & worked that line often (he called it a "putt-putt" line, speed restricted to 10 mph....) They occasionally stopped the train behind her house & came for coffee, lol. As a kid ? I thought that was the coolest thing !! The crews (later on) used to stop in at Wawa at Forklanding Rd. & referred to it as CP Wawa.... I once witnessed a derailment on that line, a minor one. There used to be a lumber yard at Cove Rd. in Merchantville (those tracks are now gone....) They were going to deliver a boxcar & centerbeam car there. The tracks there were a joke !! We watched as the engine derailed, then right itself (following/rear axles) back onto the rails. But in so doing ? Once the engine got back onto the rails it pulled the following boxcar off the rails for good.... The crew were nearly against their 12 hour limit, so a crew shuttle picked them up there. But before they left, they said to me & my brother, "wanna see something neat ? Stick around...." So we did. To watch ONE MAN put that loaded boxcar back on the rails- BY HIMSELF !! It was cool to see. With a series of jacks, comealongs & lumber sections, he did indeed put that Cotton Belt double door boxcar back on the rails by himself. It was one of the cooler things I've ever witnessed..... 🚬😎

@eccentriceric 5 жыл бұрын

Oh sweet old Conrails still in blue paint!!! And the old style horn we never hear anymore. I remember when most older EMD engines had those horns on many railroads.

@alankjkj1 5 жыл бұрын

Living in the Boston area I saw a lot of Conrail. I do miss the blue but there are a few other fallen flags I miss also. The B&O, NYC, NH, PRR, GM&O, DSS&A, and the NP.

@PennRailVideos 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, absolute home run with the footage and information.

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam!

@craigfazekas3923 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It is interesting, an added dimension to what's actually going on.... an intelligent approach that, sadly, is missed by most that film trains. WAY TO GO. MAN !! 🚬😎

@GreatLakesTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage and thanks for sharing!

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching!

@tom-and-mom 5 жыл бұрын

Plus, CSX train Q169 was rerouted into Lyons, PA due to a derailment along the CSX Chicago Line (Mohawk Subdivision) near Selkirk Yard. NS 084's power, however, ran around its train at an NS yard and then heading back to Harrisburg or Rutherford to work before Q169 continues to its last destination.

@dschlegel75 5 жыл бұрын

I know H47 well, I spent my 1 hour lunch breaks at the Temple station (location of the last clip) for years. Brings back a lot of memories!

@SD70MAC 5 жыл бұрын

Great horn I love it

@denault3985 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I really like local switch-job videos but your skills are top notch!

@ButThatsShacksTrain 4 жыл бұрын

Locals are the face and bread n butter of any railroad. I love the mainline action just like you, but I remember watching the crew switch American Can in Camp Hill on the Reading Lurgan branch back in the day. It was fascinating.

@allanorr2595 5 жыл бұрын

I love that branch, it's in a beautiful area. I used to watch the Reading there back in the seventies. Probably the same engines in a different paint scheme!

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Could be, the 3001 was RDG 3674 and spent a lot of time in this area. Thanks for commenting!

@Locos-del-oeste 5 жыл бұрын

Super video 👍

@TheRailroadCrossingChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@frankym274 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Catch

@fairportrails107 4 жыл бұрын

back in 2010 i remmber always seeing conrail locomotives on the csx portion of the water level route

@andruwingram848 Жыл бұрын

Did something happen to contrail. I remember watching blue contrail trains go by almost everyday as a kid. Haven't seen one in years

@taslimchaudhry1431 5 жыл бұрын

Super Video. 🇮🇳

@ishirotanaka 5 жыл бұрын

Any other Conrail fans here other than me?

@insomniacraft-xn1ez 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@sauced2007 5 жыл бұрын

kyle keltner I was a kid living next to Penn Centrals mainline just west of Westfield Ma. I grew up watching Conrail turn everything around.

@schnuurtchke 5 жыл бұрын

I remember watching these blue locomotives

@Sharpshooter-dl9fc 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@scottiebartz2534 3 жыл бұрын

I love conrail trains

@danielepelaia7875 3 жыл бұрын

Hola senor muy gracias por el video de tren me gusta mucho saludos

@samjisam9411 5 жыл бұрын

Superb sound from CSX Locomotives in US,

@evanj2400 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Richard Petty #43 blue

@mikeytrains1 5 жыл бұрын

I never got to see Big Blue engines in action. So I guess these clips are nice lookbacks.

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, wish I could have taken the time to shoot them more often!

@tom-and-mom 5 жыл бұрын

CSX Q169 was rerouted on the NS Reading Line due to a derailment on the CSX Mohawk Subdivision near Selkirk Yard. When did that derailment occur?

@jmcfarlandjr 4 жыл бұрын

I know the hose by the coupler is the brake hose, but what is the red hose about the coupler and the three hoses either side of the coupler for?

@SilverCometMedia 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I HATE that they repainted those locos. It’s part of American history that they are messing up. I love it. Great catches

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

I hear you, lol. Not sure how many would have still looked good today. The SD70's, SD60M's and SD60I's still had fairly new paint on when they were acquired by NS.

@SilverCometMedia 5 жыл бұрын

I just saw a SD60I Sunday trailing behind an ACU with Central of Georgia leading, which is the best lashup I’ve ever seen. I’ve only seen 2 SD70s. But they at least should’ve done the conrail quality scheme on 8098.

@beeble2003 2 жыл бұрын

OK but it's only 23 years of history, and there's 22 years of those assets being part of NS and CSX, which is history, too. Many of Conrail's locomotives were themselves repainted from Pennsy, NYC, Erie Lackawanna, New Haven and others. So, if we're not allowed to "mess up history", then those locomotives should never have been in Conrail paint in the first place. I think the Conrail blue livery looks great, too, but why is it more important to preserve those specific 23 years of history, rather than the 22 years of history since then, or the however-many years of history prior?

@michaelmcdougall4527 5 жыл бұрын

🎩🎩2 Hats Off to ya NICE 👍🏻

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@crh9187 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. You seem to have a lot of track side time. Can you answer a question? Did Conrail or does BNSF/CSX store unused rail cars? If so, where would they be stored exactly? Thanks.

@3985uprr 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted to hang out on a Saturday afternoon at Sinking Spring soon. Would I see the East Penn local and the NS local???

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, neither of those trains run on the weekends, Monday-Friday only.

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 3 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't Conrail still a railroad company just run under Norfolk Southern and CSX I kind of heard that some Norfolk Southern and CSX trains are actually Conrail trains

@craigfazekas3923 3 жыл бұрын

Some old Conrail lines are referred to CSAO in their route designations. The one near my old home in S. Jersey is called CSAO-20. Conrail Shared Assets, split up profits between NS & CSX. You will see both NS & CSX on these rails. Separately or in combination..... 🚬😎

@northjerseyrailfan9326 5 жыл бұрын

Could I use some of your footage I will give you credit

@ishirotanaka 5 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that CSX and Norfolk Southern were allowed to merge Conrail Into Their systems without government intervention.

@trans-galactic-express 4 жыл бұрын

6:23 That engine is owned by Pan Am now.

@FloridaRailfan 5 жыл бұрын

How'd you make that map?

@CentralPennRailProductions 5 жыл бұрын

I traced over google maps images in Photoshop using several layers for each rail line and text object, that way I could merge and save them separately into each of the images you see here.

@FloridaRailfan 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have tried to use Illustrator but it was too complicated. I'll give your method a shot