Conrail shared assets locomotive roster book

Conrail shared assets operations in color morning sun books. Conrail, short for the consolidated rail corporation, was a government creation to save the northeastern rail network in the 1970s. As of june 1, 1999, conrail s owners csx transportation and norfolk southern absorbed most of conrail s former operations in 12 northeastern and. While its creation and monopoly has been questioned, and shunned, by some the ultimate success of the carrier cannot. Conrail shared assets operations csao is the neutral terminal railroad started in june 1999 to handle the terminal operations for owners csx and ns in north jersey, south jerseyphiladelphia, and detroit. Book books, videos and railroadiana railroadiana show categories default category applied filters. The locomotive eventually ended up on penn central and later conrail. Locations include piscataway, cranford, westfield, and union, nj. The north jersey service area, which operates in six of new jerseys 21 counties near new york city, is one of two areas in new jersey operated by conrail shared assets, the jointly owned operation which. Customers located along conrails lines have access to the national rail network through. If its shared assets, those people work for conrail, not ns.

Conrail is a service provider for csx corporation and norfolk southern corporation the areas we serve are shared assets of csx and norfolk southern. Some of the locomotives you will see in this section include, dash 840c, dash 840cw, and dash 841cw. Today, while all of the fabled railroads of the past are gone most of their key routes through the remain, operated between commuter services, shortlines and conrail shared assets for csx and norfolk southern. Csao conrail shared assets operations in color by arthur j. Conrail shared assets operations in color by arthur erdman. Both csx and ns have the right to serve all shippers in these areas, paying conrail for the cost of maintaining and improving trackage. Leading the train is an imposing giant the lionmaster sd80mac diesel locomotive complete with the latest in lionel control features, including the legacy control system, odyssey ii speed control, and legacy railsounds sound system. Conrail detroit shared asset area information about conrail terminal. The last time i saw a shared assets timetable maybe 2 12 years ago, the cover page still said conrail and had the canopener logo. Norfolk southern former conrail locomotive roster is a listing off all the locomotives that ns acquired from conrail in 1999, including the paint schemes for all units that remain active. Railroad, aviation, modeling, and scale books of the golden age era. Detroit conrail shared assets operations by fred fri feb, 2009 1.

Conrail shared assets rolling stock photographic roster. These locomotives ranged from the few sw1 switchers dating from the 1940s to the unique to conrail sd80mac. It operates three networksthe north jersey, south jerseyphiladelphia, and detroit shared assets. The employee development process begins before new hires are on the roster. Will the employees be assigned to the regular railroad operations or remain with the former shared assets work. In 1987 conrail was returned to the private sector in what was then the largest initial public offering in u. In the spring of 1997, norfolk southern corporation ns and csx corporation csx agreed to acquire conrail through a joint stock purchase. New arrivals train, railroad, transportation books from karens. Conrail head outlines plans for capacity projects in north. In addition to engineering, he later assumed responsibility for locomotive assets, and mechanical policy and planning. Santa fe 1988 motive power pictorial long out of print. Hobbylinc carries 104 conrail model train locomotives at discounts up to 35% including diesel ho, diesel n, diesel z, and diesel o027. The areas we serve are shared assets of csx and norfolk southern. Number model quanity year built notes 500564 c307 57 crl, ex atsf 700739.

Both csx and ns have the right to serve all shippers in these areas, paying conrail. Its not that different from operations such as brc or trra except that it doesnt have any motive power of its own and depends on the parent roads to provide it, a situation not unlike that of ptra before it acquired its mk1500s. Please call 18002720911 to report crossing malfunctions, accidents. The consolidated rail corporation, better known as conrail, was governments answer to the northeastern rail industrys collapse during the 1970s. Conrail shared assets operations csao is the neutral terminal railroad started in. North jersey shared assets train symbols discussion related to the operations and equipment of consolidated rail corp.

Friends of mine who work the south jersey division say that ns people constantly snoop on them and watch their every move like they are little kids in a. Conrail safety award lionel o27 trainset with sd70mac. Conrail from 1976 to its present operations as conrail shared assets. This gallery contains conrail s locomotive fleet split up in the 58. It operates three networksthe north jersey, south jerseyphiladelphia, and detroit shared assets areas, where it serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, csx transportation and the norfolk southern railway. Conrail formally the consolidated rail corporation, with reporting mark cr was the primary class i railroad in the northeastern united states between 1976 and 1999. Electromotive diesel supplied a large fleet of locomotives to conrail and its predecessors. The ninth edition of the norac operating rules eff. This allcolor book unravels the complex operation in more than 250 photographs. Hello, up for auction is my 2005 safety award lionel train set that was given to all conrail shared asset employee for working safe. Conrail was the primary class i railroad in the northeastern united states between 1976 and. The trade name conrail is a portmanteau based on the companys legal name, and while it no longer operates trains, it continues to do business as an asset management and network services provider in three shared assets areas that. Conrail shared assets operations or csao is the commonly used name for modernday conrail reporting mark crcx. Given its history as both a passenger and a freight railroad, conrail.

Thanks to the following people for contributing updates. Following the acquisition by csx and norfolk southern, tim was named chief engineer of conrail shared assets and assumed responsibility for engineering functions including, managing capital expenditures and oversight of design, development and management of infrastructure projects. Conrail locomotive photos and information 1976 1999. Ns 5424, the last sd50 still in conrail blue possibly the last cr blue on the ns roster, was spotted on 11v sat.

With headquarters in atlanta, georgia, the company operates 19,420 route miles 31,250 km in 22 eastern states, the district of columbia, and has rights in canada over the albany to montreal route of the canadian pacific railway, and previously on cn from buffalo to st. Conrail shared assets operations is the commonly used name for modernday conrail reporting mark crcx. I am researching into conrail s rolling stock numbering system, and how cars were put into various number ranges based on class. While conrail succeeded in rebuilding the railroad, the problem of severe economic regulation remained. Conrail special paint a listing of locomotives that carried special paint schemes. Through its matching gift program, conrail provides support for eligible educational, health and human service, cultural, civic, environmental, and community organizations. Csx and ns split most of the companys assets between them. It was originally suppose to be made by kline like all of the other train sets that were given to us thru the years, but lionel had a lawsuit with kline and they went out of business so lionel agreed to build this set for conrail. Any csx or ns people know anything about the possibility of csx running the south jerseyphillydetroit shared assets areas on a permanent basis. The norfolk southern railway reporting mark ns is a class i freight railroad in the united states. The primary asset retained by conrail is ownership of the three shared assets areas in new jersey south jersey including philadelphia, and north jersey, and detroit. Rockville bridge, the photos, book, and information about the stone. The lincoln secondary is a railroad line owned and operated by conrail in the u.

Conrail the final years 19921997 railroad book ebay. In more than 600 photographsaction views and roster portraitsthis book offers an exhaustive pictorial documentation of all 37 classes of locomotives that conrail operated during its final 5 years of. Trains magazine called it a royal blue, while diesel era magazine labels the color medium blue. This is the shared assets track in the northern new jersey area. Hoosier hobbiesserving you since 1986 conrail shared assets operations in color by arthur erdman by morning sun books condition. This book gives diagrams of all orders encompassing the 90 locomotives, an ho scale. Conrail shared assets operations trains magazine trains. I saw that there are only a small number, of former conrail sw 1001s still going on.

Conrail encourages charitable giving by eligible employees. The most popular conrail model train locomotives brands include atlas, bachmann, rapido trains inc. The railroad operates freight trains in two areas in southern new. I am aware that conrail s mechanical department issued locomotive data books there are a couple on george elwoods fallen flags site under the conrail section and the books essentially describe the roster.

Visit our ebay store to view other books of interest. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. The southern railroad of new jersey reporting mark srnj is a small shortline railroad company based in winslow township, new jersey. The primary asset retained by conrail is ownership of the three shared assets areas in. This album also includes conrail s slug units made from alco products, and the rs3m, penn central and conrail. Over 2 million railroad and train related photographs from all over the us. Can anyone tell me what lines are conrail shared assets. I live in new jersey, so im most interested in lines in this state. Conrail shared assets operations is conrail and is now classified as a large terminal road. Emd gp, sd, sw, f, and mp series crhs conrail photo.

The home to first generation locomotives photos, data and history, and central location for over 475 current locomotive rosters. Erdman conrail shared assets operations csao is the neutral terminal railroad started in june 1999 to handle the terminal operations for owners csx and ns in north jersey, south jerseyphiladelphia, and detroit. April 6, 2008, most recent one i have also shows conrail shared assets as one of the adopting carriers. Restored conrail switcher makes debut trains magazine. Conrail shared assets operations, though its simply still called conrail. Although alco had ceased us locomotive production in 1969, many of the companys products were passed on to conrail on april 1 1976. Media in category former conrail diesel locomotives with norfolk southern patches the following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total. May 26, 2011 conrail shared assets operations is conrail and is now classified as a large terminal road. Customers located along conrail s lines have access. Conrail was not around long enough to upgrade to the dash 9 series of the locomotive. The central railroad of new jersey, also known as the jersey central or jersey central lines reporting mark cnj, was a class i railroad with origins in the 1830s.

Slug units converted by conrail and general electric in 19781979 rebuilt by general electric in 1989 from u23bs, upgraded by. Nickel plate locomotive portfolio 19541969 new book ebay. We handle all books with white gloves no fingerprints on your book. The socalled conrail split generated the second conrail conrail shared assets operations csao, a neutral terminalswitching railroad, owned jointly by ns and csx, with operations.

This album also includes conrail s slug units made from alco products, and the rs3m, penn central and conrail s rebuilt rs3 roadswitchers. Njt delair bridge philadelphia county, pennsylvania built 1896 as a swing bridge, lift span added in 1960. The 6654 survives today as norfolk southern 1700 and can usually be found in the new jersey shared assets. Surviving conrail locomotives crhs conrail photo archive. Conrail s heritage of providing safe and efficient rail service continues today for many local rail freight customers in detroit, new jersey and philadelphia. Early october csx and ns trains on conrail shared assets. Norfolk southern former conrail locomotive roster is a listing off all the locomotives that ns acquired from conrail in 1999, including the paint schemes for all. All of these units were removed from the conrail roster.

Beautiful color roster shots of cabooses taken 1950s to 1980s. Its not that different from operations such as brc or trra except that it doesnt have any motive. Jun 01, 2012 thank goodness, instead we got conrails premier blue. By date by photo album by location by map by railroad by locomotive model. In addition to providing local service for customers along the shared assets lines, we also provide local freight service along amtraks northeast corridor between newark and trenton and operates an automobile distribution facility in northern new jersey for csx and norfolk southern. The unit was painted by ns at the juniata locomotive shops in altoona, pa and was released on march 15, 2012. Conrail continued to use these locomotives into the 1980s.

Mbi conrail book question discussion related to the operations and equipment of consolidated rail corp. Surviving conrail painted loco spottings page 35 railroad. This conrail diesel freight set is getting ready for work. In addition to providing local service for customers along the shared assets lines, we also provide local freight service along amtraks northeast corridor between newark and trenton and operates an. Book is wrapped and mailed in a topquality, durable container. Simmons boardman books the railway educational bureau. Conrail shared assets operations csao is the neutral terminal railroad. Conrail photographic roster railroad picture archives.

By tim dohertyphotos by the author passing the same north jersey landmarks that the fictional tony soprano made famous in the opening credits of the cable series the sopranos, conrail. The dash 841cw was the last dash series conrail ordered from ge. Conrail shared assets operations csao is hte neutral terminal railroad started in june 1999 to handle the terminal operations for owners csx and ns in north jersey, south jerseyphiladelphia, and detroit. Conrail put this book together in 1998, from maps done in the mid to late 90s. Customers located along conrail s lines have access to the national rail network through either railway. Brand new in original packaging as you can see in the photo of the actual book. Nov 24, 2015 ge has been in the locomotive business since the 1920s as resources i have found say.