Conrail 4141 Monongahela Roster
April 1, 2025 marks the 49th anniversary of the formation of Conrail. I wasn't a huge fan at first since it took away my hometown railroad, the Lehigh Valley. It eventually became a well run operation, and I spent more time documenting it. One of my favorite areas in the mid to late 1990's was the Mon Line around Shire Oaks. It was very busy with all the empty hopper and loaded coal trains. Conrail assigned some of its newest power at Shire Oaks to work the 84 Mine runs. IMO this was the sharpest of their paint schemes, but it lasted only a couple of years on the SD80MAC and SD70MAC fleet before the end of Conrail. Conrail 4141 brings up the rear of WISO-84 in Monongahela, PA on September 5, 1998. In 8 months Conrail would be a fallen flag.
Conrail 4141 Monongahela Roster
April 1, 2025 marks the 49th anniversary of the formation of Conrail. I wasn't a huge fan at first since it took away my hometown railroad, the Lehigh Valley. It eventually became a well run operation, and I spent more time documenting it. One of my favorite areas in the mid to late 1990's was the Mon Line around Shire Oaks. It was very busy with all the empty hopper and loaded coal trains. Conrail assigned some of its newest power at Shire Oaks to work the 84 Mine runs. IMO this was the sharpest of their paint schemes, but it lasted only a couple of years on the SD80MAC and SD70MAC fleet before the end of Conrail. Conrail 4141 brings up the rear of WISO-84 in Monongahela, PA on September 5, 1998. In 8 months Conrail would be a fallen flag.