Old Conrail Engine on Rough Tracks

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5 ай бұрын

On February 13th, 2024, I decided to take some time trackside on some old Reading Railroad trackage, not too far from my house. But rather than Reading Company power on Reading trackage, it was a beautiful Conrail Blue locomotive in operation. These liverys are becoming extremely rare, so rare that I would estimate under 15 locomotives are still in this paint, so I was glad I could shoot it.
The snowfall of 2/13/24 provided some photogenic opportunities. At our first spot, I decided to video the Conrail engine coming through the snow covered cornfields, our second spot was a side-angle of the locomotive while they struggled with crossing failure, and our third location was in the Alleys of East Greenville at the old Ex Reading EG Station.
I hope you enjoy this short Reading Rail Films Production, Thanks for tuning in.
Reading Rail Films 2024

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@ConrailSD80MAC 4 ай бұрын

Long live Big Blue!

@olentangyriver1191 4 ай бұрын

Conrail is the best❤❤❤

@gilbertcastaneda8208 4 ай бұрын

Nice to see some conrail locomotives. Still active. Thanks for sharing.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, they are fading away into history day by day. Thanks for watching!

@trainutjob 4 ай бұрын

Great video here! You can’t beat that power or that scenery, nice little train they had in tow as well!

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment! There isn't much more of these operations anymore... Best to document now!

@ocsrc 4 ай бұрын

This type of Pennsylvania was the norm when I was a kid. Now it is hard to find. So much new housing and retail. I used to watch the trains go through EG and south and cross 663 I remember when the trains were daily down to Philadelphia Those days are long gone

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Yes. Those days were the days, and many trains traversed this once busy line long before Philadelphia developed all these housing networks way out of the city. I'm planning on making a production about "then and now" on the Perk Branch. Look out for that in the future.

@ocsrc 4 ай бұрын

@@ReadingRailFilms I really would love to see that

@electrictractiontrainsandt3063 4 ай бұрын

Great catch of the Conrail locomotive and the scenery!😀👍

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the support!

@seaboardsystemproductions9714 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video love the conrail Gp10.😊

@LotusbandicootRR 4 ай бұрын

Last Conrail-painted unit I saw was one of the aborted D8.5-40CW units, and that one was on its way to be scrapped. Crazy to know there are so few out there now... even just 15 years ago there were still so many running on the NS. Anyway, it's cool to see a unit this much older. Nice cinematography, it really captures the atmosphere of a warmup during a Midwest winter.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in! Yeah, these things used to be all over the place in the U.S. It's crazy how quickly they quite frankly vanished over the course of a decade or two.

@wrightflyer7855 4 ай бұрын

Your channel brings forth some interesting family railroading history. My maternal great grandfather was Yardmaster at the Philadelphia Reading yard during WWII, when smooth and efficient delivery of goods and services was critical to the war effort. Thanks for keeping memories of the Reading alive. Subscribed.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Exposing rail history has always been important in my book. There is so much forgotten pieces of rail history in the east that I feel should be noticed once again. Hard-working men spent all their time and effort to build these rail lines centuries ago, and I believe it is important to respect the blood, sweat, and tears it took to build amazing feats like the railroad industry. Documenting the rail history is one way I find around doing this, reminding those men that their hard work was not forgotten. Cool stories, and Thanks for the comment!

@wrightflyer7855 4 ай бұрын

@@ReadingRailFilms You're quite welcome, and thank you!

@nonewherelistens1906 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid. My old stomping grounds.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@lamegaming9835 3 ай бұрын

This is some top tier videography. Showing the details of the location, water dripping, etc. A+! Do you know where the other conrails are?

@ReadingRailFilms 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the positivity! Lots of ex-Conrail engines are either out of service, or no longer in blue. Your best bet would be to search something along the lines of "old Conrail locomotives" in the KZfaq search bar. Let me know how it goes!

@mysticrailroad 4 ай бұрын

very nice, great catches and a cool old loco :)

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@jamesburnside3023 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic catch of that classic unit

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support. She sure is a beauty!

@bdub215 4 ай бұрын

there's an old conrail alco floating around philly. still in the colors.

@brucefye3778 4 ай бұрын

Hi! New subscriber. YT put you in my mix today. Great wintry and scenic railfanning video.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@mshum538 4 ай бұрын

Ex-Conrail

@jeffmurphree2937 4 ай бұрын

Very nice video! Not just trains rolling by. The scenery and composition are excellent and tell a story. My only suggestion is to get a wind sock for the microphone.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support! Yes, I truly need to get my hands on something that will block wind. I've been working on things, but I've also been busy. Thanks a lot!

@JohnnysTrainVideos 4 ай бұрын

Great video... subbed you...

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support!

@amtrak145autumnexpress9 3 ай бұрын

Is that a Custom Steam Whitsle on 7554 that sound strange

@ReadingRailFilms 3 ай бұрын

Believe it was the crews custom whistle.

@trainnerd25 4 ай бұрын

is she short hood arranged? the one I work with is from a similar vintage but is PRR and its long hood arranged.

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Yes, this locomotive is short hood arranged. Railroads back in the day based the arrangement on their beliefs and what is best for the crew, hence why locomotives with deep history may be different from one another.

@alanhill8617 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the video, but I had difficulty reading what you were describing to me!

@ReadingRailFilms 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Was there not enough time for you to read, or is the font to small, or other? I would appreciate a note for future reference!