Conrail Gallery

Photographer: Terry Nardella (collection of Steve Ondik/CRHS) Location: Altoona, PA Date: January 19, 1996 Description: Conrail's first two SD80MACs are seen inside the Juniata Paintshop.

Photographer: Terry Nardella (collection of Steve Ondik/CRHS) Location: Altoona, PA Date: January 30, 1996 Description: Another SD80MAC is seen outside the paintshop.

Photographer: James Falcsik Location: Greensburg, PA Date: February 1996 Description: Class unit 4100 is eastbound as the sole power on this stack train. There are no helpers at the rear either. The grade here is about 1%.

Photographer: Brad Curcio Location: Conway, PA Date: April 1996 Description: As CR looked for the best utilization for the 80's, one of the tests was a "double" coal train from Southwest PA to Baltimore (via Philly). It was the longest and heaviest train Conrail ever put over the mountain. It was a two 80's-90 cars-two 80's-90 cars set up. Because of the siding length limitation they broke the train in two equal parts in Philly. From the Bailey mine to Philly it was one huge 24,000 ton DPU test train. Here, the 80MAC's are prepared for the test train the day before.

Photographer: Brad Curcio Location: Bailey Mine, PA Date: April 1996 Description: Brad says the train was loaded and ready to go when they arrived by car from Conway. He rode the DPU units mid-train and boy was the crew impressed. (They had a road foreman and engineer as a backup in case the DPU failed) They walked right up the grade from 0 mph with the lead units in throttle 8 and the DPU in throttle 6.

Photographer: Brad Curcio Location: Bailey Mine, PA Date: April 1996 Description: A nice shot of the DPU power at the mine. Pulling out of the mine was impressive. The crew was not sure they would get all 24,000 tons moving starting on the steepest part of the grade. After some sanding of the wheels we were rolling.

Photographer: Brad Curcio Location: Waynesburg, PA Date: April 1996 Description: Here the DPU set passes an empty train headed for the mine on their way into Waynesburg.

Photographer: Brad Curcio Location: Conemaugh, PA Date: April 1996 Description: DPUs pass 4109 on a westbound manifest in Conemaugh.

Photographer: James Falcsik Location: Greensburg, PA Date: April 1996 Description: There were five SD80MACs on the SWP interchange at CP-Rade today. They are destined for Altoona and the Juniata Paint Shop for their first coat of blue paint. The two in this photo are 4121 and 4122.

Photographer: James Falcsik Location: Wall, PA Date: August 1996 Description: A pair of 80MACs is at Wall near the Spring Hill Bridge at the entrance to Pitcairn Yard.

Photographer: Jeff Lubchansky Location: Boston, MA Date: September 1996 Description: From the rear of these units, you get a good idea of how long they are. At 80' 2", they are the longest modern diesels around and share the same frame as the SD90MAC.

Photographer: James Falcsik Location: Greensburg, PA Date: July 1996 Description: CR 4118 leads a lite power move near CP-Rade.

Photographer: Jeff Lubchansky Location: Altoona, PA Date: October 1997 Description: A few months after being purchased by CR from EMD, former EMD demo 8001 is on display at Altoona Railfest 1997.

Photographer: Jeff Lubchansky Location: Little Ferry, NJ Date: November 1997 Description: CR 4102 and sister lead a truck train in New Jersey.

Photographer: Kermit Geary Jr. Location: Martins Creek, PA Date: January 4, 1998 Description: CR 4104 is leading a UPS-300 along Martins Creek in Martins Creek, PA off the Rt 611 bridge.

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: Cresson, PA Date: October 31, 1998 Description: A pair of 80MACs is leading ALPI-1F westbound through CP-MO less than two months before MO tower was demolished.

Photographer: Chris Howe Location: Bryan, OH Date: March 1999 Description: SD80MAC 4129 leads PIEL's manifest train including an unknown non-blue unit.

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: Altoona, PA Date: March 17, 1999 Description: CR 4113 and 4133 head XSM-33E west at the brickyard crossing in Altoona.

Photographer: Chris Howe Location: Union City, OH Date: May 27, 1999 Description: Manifest STIN is lead by a pair of MACs including CR 4100.