Any Other Conrail modelers Here?

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Hey guys, I haven’t posted in a while. It seems like I’m the only one here that models Conrail, does anyone else here model the same railroad?

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I use to have a couple Conrails when I modeled the PRR that I ran. The blue conrail locomotives are very nice looking. The only thing that I have left is a PennCentral F9ABA set my dad bought for me many years ago that I will never part with. I may buy a GP35 Conrail just to have around. The conrails ran through my area.

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I’d like to get a Kato Conrail SD80MAC. Best looking modern diesel, IMO. It would be part of my “modern” fleet, seeing as Conrail wasn’t around in the 40s and 50s, the period I model.

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i model conrail in n scale. mostly with gp 20’s gp 38’s gp 7’s & rs 11’s. i have some sw 1500’s that don’t run very well. i am also using rs1’s and f 7’s decorated for the nyc that will still be handling passenger service. my layout is running around the room on a modular shelf layout similar to one track and i have just added another 15 ft of benchwork for it this weekend.

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Good to hear from anouther Conrail modeler. I model Conrail from 1998 to the end. I live 1 mile from the mainline about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. Still see a lot of renumbered Conrail units. I used to be able to get lots of video and measurements for modeling but since NS took over, the rail police are everywhere. If your not already a member I suggest joining Yahoo Groups-Conrail Modeler Gary Taylor

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I model the Conrail Lowgrade line from Driftwood to East Brady, PA in the 1975 to 85 time period. I used the 1984 CR ZTS maps to do a historical representation the line as close as I could within the limitations of my 25’ x 75’ basement.

We are using Digitrax Radio DCC control and the layout has over 2600 feet of track.

We have OPTUD (Op Till U Drop) sessions twice a year and run from 9:00am to 9:00pm. Have had 40 operators on the system during some sessions.

BOB H Clarion, PA

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I model Conrail dougal!!! Right before CSX took them over I have a couple of Conrail trains running on my layout

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I model an interchange between Conrail and my own industrial/mining railroad. The private railroad’s roster is made up of first generation diesels bought from Conrail and repainted, and CR helps out with some old, beat up GP38-2’s.

Nice, new, shiny road units that make their scheduled stops provide quite the contrast to the grimy industrial engines.

Jim

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I am once in awhile, I have a half finished Conrail SD40-2R on the bench, probabaly 6996,
RPP shell/frame, Cannon Cab , shortened Athearn SD40-2 Nose (dealer was out of the Cannon nose kits) , New radiator grilles and a few other mods, just waiting for me to dig my airbrush back out and get painting.

I have a few other Conrail projects on my list too. An SD38/MT4 set for one… They were fixtures at Stanley the last few years of CR

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I am in the planning stage of building a switching layout based on
Conrail in 75-76 with all the seeds of Conrail as Penn Central ect still
around as few engines are in Conrail blue.I have other railroads for
connection or lease.I scratch built a T-6 and rebuilt a SW-1 with new
handrails.I got twelve C-628 with two powered.

May God bless and guide our nations
as the spirit of the Lord guides our leaders.

David

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I model NS/CSX fromt the late 90’s to present, so I have a reasonable amount of Conrail in the mix. (With all the recent run through engines I have just about everyroad name represented and usually a picture to justifiy it LOL.)

PS: I’m still trying to make one of those CR MT-4 slugs. Perhaps I’ll get to it over Christmas, but first I’d like to get those NS tie only cars kitbashed!

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I’m working on doing the same…

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Wow, there are more Conrail modelers here than I thought! Here are a few of my Conrail models (in both N and HO scale):





That B40-8 (Conrailish for Dash 8-40B) is owned by a freind.

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I have a few shots of them (this one is post-merger, note the NS patch)

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I still see a lot of Conrail locos, too bad NS and CSX patched everything (exept for the SD70’s):








I have over a thousand more Conrail photos (from 1994 to 1999, and the 1999- “patch jobs”).

Yes, I am a member of the CR Modeler Yahoo Group.

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I’m not modelling Conrail, but I do have a pair of GP-15-1s in Conrail Blue. I’m modelling Safe Handling Rail Inc. They leased units from Locomotive Leasing Partners LLC(LLPX), which are former Conrail units. As a matter of fact, you can see the Conrail lettering in places where the Conrail Blue cover-up paint is peeling off. Enjoy!!