Pittsburgh Line Blues (DVD Video)

[beowulf3075]

Does Conrail exist still?

Pretty countryside. Is it all Pennsylvania?

Good to see so much freight on the rail.

[TannerDalrymple224]

@beowulf3075 no, conrail was split up and taken over by Norfolk Southern and CSX in June of 2000. NS got all the Pennsylvania railroad lines and CSX got all the New York Central lines.

[beowulf3075]

@TannerDalrymple224 - Ok, thanks for that info. Tho I am in the UK I have much interest in the US railroad system, old and new.

[beowulf3075]

@beowulf3075 - Also Canadian and the Indian rail system. !!

[wackymac28]

the movie unstoppable was filmed at conway yard

[TheLimbReaper]

Norfolk Southern is in the Conway yard. Been NS for quite awhile. I know for sure I pick up rail panels there for derailments.

[lawrence142002]

What do you mean farewell... We still have these!!!!

[uanamani]

I didn´t know that Conrail had passenger trains. That last train looked great! 5*****

[NSHorseheadSD70]

I have this video on VHS, now that it's on DVD I might repurchase it.

[NS6677]

Haha good idea Chris

[NSHorseheadSD70]

Well you're the one that introduced me to it, Marc.

[NS6677]

Oh yea I did. I forget things. Worried about the SD40-2s

[ubuibiok]

*****

[FastFlyingVirginian]

As nice as Conrail's Blue Period was, what I'm really jonesing for is coverage of the early 'Rainbow Era' days. Something like a series that covers the predecessors last years, starting in '73-'74 or so, and then moves through CR's formation and touches on the bigger formative events - abandoning the EL West End, pulling up the third main around Horseshoe, etc. It was seeing the activity during those years as a child that cemented my love for trains.

[moon47mars]

SUPER JOB making this video of the Blues!!!!!!

[colinroxanduknowit]

What runs on the horse shoe curve now? (and the other old conrail lines)

[Tracksider216]

Norfolk Southern and CSX both took possession of Conrail. You can still spot several blue locos floating around on either railroads' lines. Norfolk Southern now runs on Horse Shoe Curve. Hope I've helped :)

[GSMR1702]

Norfolk Southern runs on Horseshoe Curve, but both Norfolk Southern & CSX received Conrail tracks when they split it up.