12-27-2012, 01:00 PM
Conrail history, for the modeler and railfan, is complex and fascinating. The most recent (and apparently the last) Emery Gulash Conrail DVD from Green Frog shows a Reading C424 in original paint and number on Horseshoe, giving a little perspective to how these locos were used in the very short time they were on Conrail. On the other hand, Conrail discontinued use of the western lines of both EL and Lehigh Valley immediately on C-day, and it downgraded all EL freight lines except the Southern Tier (which was their only high-wide clearance option to New York for some years). It moved freight off the ex-PRR electrified lines more slowly.