The essential Conrail website with photos and articles on locomotives, freight cars, and more for train enthusiasts, railfans, and model railroaders.

Website Updated
Aug 25, 2023




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Model Railroad Hobbyist

Conrail Historical Society

Conrail's Onondaga Cutoff in HO Scale

Locomotives

Locomotive photos, rosters, history, and more for Conrail and its predecessor railroads from 1976 until 1999.


Consolidated Rail Corporation locomotive photos, rosters, and history
Conrail freight car photos, rosters

Rolling Stock

Conrail and its predecessor railroads may be gone, but their freight cars ran the rails for decades after, even today.


Maintenance of Way

Photos of Conrail and predecessor equipment, such as snowplows, cranes, work trains, and track gangs.


Photos of Conrail cranes, work trains, more
Scenic photos of Conrail

Trackside

Nearly 1,000 photos of Conrail operations, structures, and scenery across the system from contributors and myself.


Reference Shelf

Documenting the many books, videos, and other reference materials of interest to fans of Conrail and its predecessors.


Conrail books and videos
Conrail Cabins & Cabooses

Conrail Cabins & Cabooses

Visit Tom Wolfgang's Conrail Cabins & Cabooses website. We also have caboose photos in the Trackside section.


Latest CRCyc News

Aug 18, 2023


It's been several months since I last was able to update the website due to health issues, which turned out fine.

Pulled out the scanner and returned to scanning negatives from 1996. It's a shame that the 1-hour developer at the old BJ's Club never rinsed off the negatives properly, leaving yellow stains on them. I've done my best to correct that in photoshop, but some were just too bad to save. Those that are worthwhile, I'll scan the original prints.

A big thank you to Tom Wolfgang for 'dragging' me into this project, and a big thank you to all the contributors and folks who have visited the CRCyc over the past 25 years.

If you have any comments about the CRCyc or would like to contribute photos, drop me a quick email.

--Bob Waller