Conrail Test Trains
Back in 1996 Conrail was testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes on coal trains destined to the Eddystone Generating Plant. They had 2 test train sets which one could tell apart because of the yellow painted on the ends of the coal cars, the other train set having orange ends. From what I've been told the tests were a success but like anything else the cost was too high. Here we see XWB enroute back to West Brownsville shot in Hershey, PA passing the old Reading Hershey Lumber signal which is lit green for an approaching east bound train. Special thanks goes out to Bruce Kerr for the info on these trains.
Conrail Test Trains
Back in 1996 Conrail was testing Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes on coal trains destined to the Eddystone Generating Plant. They had 2 test train sets which one could tell apart because of the yellow painted on the ends of the coal cars, the other train set having orange ends. From what I've been told the tests were a success but like anything else the cost was too high. Here we see XWB enroute back to West Brownsville shot in Hershey, PA passing the old Reading Hershey Lumber signal which is lit green for an approaching east bound train. Special thanks goes out to Bruce Kerr for the info on these trains.