SALUTE to CONRAIL - Action from Altoona to Lilly 1997 and 1999
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- čas přidán 30. 03. 2016
- I captured this action on Conrail between Altoona and Lilly, PA in 1997 and 1999. Interested in my new found hobby of videography, I set out to capture the action on Conrail’s Allegheny mountain grade. This video presents some of the first rolls of footage I would record long before producing professional videos. Conrail was at the end of its operating life, however performing at its highest level. Double stacks were now commonplace on “The Mountain” and automobile traffic was steady. The motive power was in good operating condition with new models of SD60I’s, SD60M’s, C40-8W’s and others. Conrail was in its prime leading up to the NS/CSX merger.
We present this video as our salute to this great railroad with never before seen footage. Within this short video we see numerous trains at: Alto, Horseshoe Curve, Gallitzin, UN, AR, MP249, MO, Cresson, and Carney’s Crossing (MP253). We hope you enjoy this brief look at Conrail action between Altoona and Lilly!
*Special Note* This video was recorded on analogue DV equipment and is presented for historic enjoyment. Though this may be of lower video quality, it is high on nostalgia in our book!
When I saw the title, as a train fan and a Lilly descendant, I had to subscribe.
a very good video. I've never seen a santa Fe sd40-2 up here before. I saw a Burlington northern at the horshoe curve. like back in 1997 and 1999 I saw all conrail. in 2000 I started to see Norfolk southerns. I knew Norfolk southern bought conrail.
Excellent video! Conrail will always be my favorite railroad. Thanks for posting the sights and sounds (leslie rs3l and SD40-2's prime movers) of Big Blue. Even the SD60i's sound great!
Zach Bloomquist thanks! Couldn't agree with you more!
Zach Bloomquist I love Conrail too. I also like the PRR, and Norfolk southern
Awesome 👌
There is only afew rare diesel locomotives i do like. Despite being a dedicated steam fan here's the list of diesels I like RS3 RS4 sw1 mp15 SD40 SD 60 F40 BL2 AA unit Center cabs 44 tonner 45 tonner shark nose I'll never forget the one switch diesel locomotive from Conrail cab number 1691 if it's still out there I'm proud if not it was fun while it lasted and the sad part is that is my favorite color blue I used to watch them go past my home Sterling Heights Sterling Estates trailer park the train track used to go right behind it along factories and sidings
Yardleyville pa will be our train yard an hump yard of conrail under McCarty RR
Only if Conrail was. Still here 😰😥
Amtrak Lover I love conrail
They have a Conrail at the stratsburg railroad museum
Nice!!!!!!!!
I'd buy a DVD of this. Even if it is home movie scraps.
At the 12:29 stamp, I didn't know railroads actually did let helper units off from the rear of trains. Does anyone know if crews still do this?
railfanallen this practice is still used today. Units equipped with 'HelperLink' have the ability cut off on the fly like you see here. I've seen this on other lines around the country too. Oftentimes you'll hear a dispatcher asking a helper crew if they are "conventional" or "on the link" when figuring out where to cut 'em off.
RailTrek Media That's good to know.
2norfolk southern sd40e s did the same thing right in front of me
Let's look to the future of conrail an the yardleyville pa yard there work tto be done
At 5:44 there's a santa fe
Corbin award verdict under CRS RR capital 292,737.07 two the second treble damages so far mid 500,000.00 two the second treble damages net 9 billion
A solute to Conrail motive power. You barely showed any of the actual train consists during this period. Cut to cut on the engines, barely anything else. For those of us wanting to see the actual rolling stock on the trains, you're out of luck with this one.