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Track Charts

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Oral History Audio

Interview with Hays Watkins, February 7, 2011

Print Photographs

Promotional photo: Computer Assisted Train Dispatching (CATD), recently installed at seven Conrail locations, provides dispatchers with visual displays of train movements (background) for safer, more efficient train operations.

Freight Car Artifacts

X67 Boxcar 243880

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Some of Our Favorite Contributed Photos

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 4103 at Washington, MA. on 3/25/98.

By Carl Weber, 1998

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 8564 (ex PRR 9404), on the Rockville bridge, slide is dated June 1979

By Gerry Meyle Sr., 1979

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 9612 ex-RDG King of Prussia, PA 1-3-1977

By Alan Page, 1977

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 7550 - GP10 at Shiremanstown, PA

By John Pari, 1992

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Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 1610 in Philadelphia PA in March 1986

By Don Oltmann, 1986

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Conrail in and Around PhiladelphiaConrail on the Northeast CorridorEMD GP15-1Philadelphia PA

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 9013 at Colonia NJ in September 1981

By Don Oltmann, 1981

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Colonia NJConrail on the Northeast CorridorEMD SW9

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 4894 Cr 4886 CR 4869 CR 4822 and 8 other GG1s dead at Edgemoor DE in October 1979

By Don Oltmann, 1979

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Demolition and ScrappingEdgemoor DEGG-1 Electric

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 6119 at Metuchen NJ on 7/20/1979

By Don Oltmann, 1979

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EMD SD45

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 6194 and CR 6168 at Colonia NJ in September 1981

By Don Oltmann, 1981

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EMD SD45

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 6194 and CR 6168 at Elizabeth NJ in September 1981

By Don Oltmann, 1981

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EMD SD45

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 7188 at Lancaster PA in April 1978

By Don Oltmann, 1978

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EMD GP9

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 8119 at Princeton Junction on 9/26/1976

By Don Oltmann, 1976

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Conrail on the Northeast CorridorEMD GP38-2Princeton Junction NJ

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 8184 at Monmouth Junction in July 1977

By Don Oltmann, 1977

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EMD GP38-2

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 6602 with four others at Coatesville PA on 3/5/1978

By Don Oltmann, 1978

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EMD SD40

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 6307 with ex-RDG U30C at Lanacaster PA in April 1978

By Don Oltmann, 1978

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EMD SD40

Contributed Conrail Photographs

CR 6271 and CR 6419 at Lancaster PA in April 1978

By Don Oltmann, 1978

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EMD SD40

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