Conrail Pittsburgh to Altoona Part 1

Savor images of Conrail action across the Pittsburgh Line - the very soul of this once mighty transportation giant. See how "Big Blue" conquered the Allegheny Mountains and witness the diverse variety of freight it sent over the line. Huge intermodal trains powered by shiny new "Blue" diesels hustle double-stacked containers over the recently rebuilt right-of-way. Massive coal trains and high tonnage freights flow across the double and triple track of this most scenic and demanding stretch of railroad. Starting west of Pittsburgh at the massive Conway Yard, heading east through the Steel City, Greensburg, and Latrobe to Conpit Junction, we follow the trains into the heart of the Allegheny Mountains. The line comes down through Conemaugh Gorge to Johnstown. From here most eastbounds get helpers to pull tonnage over the mountains. The trains put on great shows on the west slope as they work through Cresson, past MO Tower, to the summit at Gallitzin and down to Altoona. For a grand finale we follow westbound traffic from Altoona to the Gallitzin tunnels. View famous spots such as Alto Tower, Horseshoe Curve, Allegrippus, and Bennington Curve as train after train assaults the east slope of the Alleghenies. You'll experience Conrail to its fullest in this farewell tribute to the men, women, and machines of the railroad known as Big Blue!

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[Guser223]

@green0900 CSX will never be the new Conrail. Conrail will always be around!!!

[rockguitarist946]

well, they dont buy any more engines in conrail paint. i sure would love to see a Conrail SD70ACe!!! and CSX is the other company that owns them btw

[saintangerinc]

21 conrails left too this date

[Applachia0928]

@tomahawk368 If you want to criticize a railway, do it to CSX. Leave NS alone. They still have some big blues. Don't trash talk NS or we'll get VERY pissed off. You don't want that.

[8899896]

I'm NEW ON HERE & HAVE 10 SCANNERS I LISTEN TOO . I HAVE : CNIC BNSF UP COER . ALL ARE IN SO ILLINOIS & I HOPE ALL WHO READ THIS CAN HELP ME FIND CONRAIL IN : SO ILLINOIS. SCANNER MAN.  I HAVE ABOVE RAIL ROADS CODES IF INTERESTED

[8899896]

I'm NEW on Here CAN ANY 1 HELP ME FIND:CONRAIL RAILROAD FREQUENCY IN So ILL. I WOULD APPERCATE IT IF ANY 1 WOULD HELP ME FIND 1 IN FINDING ANYTHING BOUT THIS . SCANNER MAN

[OMBIC]

i had to sleep at a train stop for a few weeks to get some cash to move on agen, wen one of them BIG trains comes flying past you 3:00 AM in the morning, Trust me, if u have problems wakeing up, a big train will help a lot -.-

[Flipperpat11]

im sad that conrail is gone

[kmothersil]

@Guser223

I wished Conrail was the one that absorbed CSX. The tracks would be in much better condition.

[ljones121]

@trainmasta227

good point thanks for reminding me

[trainmasta227]

@ljones121 That is true but the engines are patched so not full Conrail Heritage. I saw a Conrail Locomotive unpatch in a deadline at Roanoke,Virginia last week. Along with a SOU SD7. I think it was a SD45