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This is the only G41A I've ever seen painted in this black paint with Quality markings. No class markings. Paint was fresh the day I spotted it. Reporting marks are stenciled. Location: Duncannon, PA 9-8-96 Photo Online: July 7, 1998 |
 CR 6063348 G41A Bob Waller (41K) |
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John tells me that the G40 was a prototype car and one of a kind. It is
similar to the G41's but is longer by one bay (7 vs 6). So this car is quite a find. Location: Abrams, PA 4-94 Photo Online:October 14, 2001 |
 CR 606356 G40 John Alamieda (73K) |
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Gondolas were often used in coil steel service. Trains that commonly hauled coil steel, such as PIMO, often had a variety of such gondolas. Due to the steel's weight only two or four coils could be loaded, one or two over each truck where the car could better support them without bending. More modeling information is needed about this class of coil car. Location: Altoona, PA 10-7-97 Photo Online: October 30, 1999 |
 CR 608520 G43A Rob Russell (64K) |
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A shot of 609440 loaded. I don't know much about this class. Location: Altoona, PA 7-30-05 Photo Online: December 23, 2005 |
 CR 609440 122F Mark MacDougall (110K) |
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The 1977 ORER says this is class G36M coil steel gondola, but the class on the car is G42B. Such cars did not always have the hoods on them. More modeling information is needed about this class of coil car, though no ready to run kit is available. Location: Abrams, PA 2-97 Photo Online: February 26, 1999 |
 CR 611000 G42B Lon Godshall (44K) |
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Here is another view of the same class but on a brigher day. Modeling this class would be a major job in any scale. Location: Abrams, PA 4-94 Photo Online:October 14, 2001 |
 CR 611004 G42B John Alamieda (62K) |
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Yet another shot of a G42B for the freight car historians, but this car has different styled hoods than the above photos. Location: Abrams, PA 7-94 Photo Online:October 14, 2001 |
 CR 611023 G42B John Alamieda (58K) |
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Former Erie Lackawanna cars. An interesting coil car. My guess is that the EL experimented with the beam to better distribute the weight, but it seems the beams would make the cars more costly and time consuming to construct. That's probably why this design didn't catch on in the industry. Location: Morrisville, PA 1-99 Photo Online: February 20, 1999 |
 CR 622093 GE52B John Almeida (33K) |
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As you can see by now, Conrail owned a number of converted gondolas for coil service, such as this stunty G42C. Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Abrams, PA 4-94 Photo Online:October 14, 2001 |
 CR 623557 G42C John Alamieda (57K) |
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Another G42C, this time with taller, rounder hoods. Location: Abrams, PA 4-94 Photo Online:October 14, 2001 |
 CR 623558 G42C John Alamieda (57K) |
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Erie Lackawanna ordered 175 of the GE52 class of coil car from Greenville in 1967-1969. It's basically a flatcar with a coil cradle attached. I have no idea what company owns the yellow hood. Perhaps CNW? Location: Wyomissing, PA 6-99 Photo Online: October 30, 1999 |
 CR 622371 GE52C Bob Waller (74K) |
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Notice how the class is stenciled on the hood ends. You'll see this on many CR hoods. Location: Norristown (Abrams Yard), PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: December 17, 2004 |
 CR 622335 GE52C Sean McDonell (142K) |
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This is basically the same as the car above, but it has one of the corrugated hoods as well. Location: Norristown (Abrams Yard), PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: December 17, 2004 |
 CR 622357 GE52C Sean McDonell (105K) |
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Former Erie Lackawanna cars. Location: Morrisville, PA 1-99 Photo Online: February 20, 1999 |
 CR 622363 GE52C John Almeida (46K) |
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Conrail designed and built the CoilSHIELD2, which is their final coil steel car design. Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Harrisburg, PA 7-21-98 Photo Online: August 8, 1998 |
 CR 623618 F51 Tom Wolfgang (49K) |
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Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Hershey, PA 1997 Photo Online: May 9, 1998 |
 CR 623659 F51 Bob Waller (62K) |
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Former PC/NYC 752000-752099 series built by Evans in 1965. More prototype and modeling information is needed about this class of coil car. Location: Lebanon, PA 3-97 Photo Online: February 26, 1999 |
 CR 623719 984F Lon Godshall (45K) |
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Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Unknown 1998 Photo Online: September 5, 1998 |
 CR 623852 F51 John Berger (52K) |
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Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Altoona, PA 1998 Photo Online: February 26, 1999 |
 CR 623899 F51 Lon Godshall (45K) |
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This class of CoilShield2 cars are painted in traditional Conrail Oxide. The shield contruction is slightly different than the F51. Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Altoona, PA 5-4-98 Photo Online: February 26, 1999 |
 CR 623968 F51A Lon Godshall (50K) |
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Originally built by Penn Central, the F50 was one of the last cars built in the NYC's Despatch Shops in East Rochester, NY. Check out the duck on the hood. Location: Oak Island (Newark, NJ) 1994 Series: CR 627100-627799 Photo Online: September 5, 1998 |
 CR 627275 F50 John McCluskey (57K) |
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An interesting pair of hoods. NS hoods on a CR F50 was not uncommon even before the 1999 merger. However, the black CR hood definately marks this as a post 1999 photo since CR never painted their hoods black--only NS did. Note the G52A markings on the left-hand hood. Location: Norristown, PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: May 6, 2005 |
 CR 627446 F50 Sean McDonnell (115K) |
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You can clearly see the PC heritage of this F50 since the car is still in a CR stenciled scheme as late as 1998. A great catch, John! Location: Harrisburg, PA 2-7-98 Series: CR 627100-627799 Photo Online: August 19, 1998 |
 CR 627648 F50 John Schodowski (47K) |
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Another odd combination of hoods on this F50. Note the foremost hood has the F50 markings. Location: Norristown, PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: May 6, 2005 |
 CR 627599 F50 Sean McDonnell (110K) |
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This car is clearly marked for restricted loading only. The shipper was told the see the equipment register for details. Location: Norristown, PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: May 6, 2005 |
 CR 627675 F50 Sean McDonnell (99K) |
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Conrail had to repaint the reporting marks on the 627738, making it a bit different from other F50's Location: Norristown, PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: May 6, 2005 |
 CR 627738 F50 Sean McDonnell (118K) |
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Conrail's interim coil steel car design, CoilSHIELD. More prototype information is needed about this class of coil car. Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Lyons, PA 8-96 Photo Online: May 9, 1998 |
 CR 631030 G52V Bob Waller (54K) |
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The G42E is similar to the GR42 featured in its own section, so you could use that model as a stand in. Location: Abrams, PA 10-94 Photo Online:October 14, 2001 |
 CR 627904 G42E John Alamieda (87K) |
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Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: Unknown Models: No models in any scale. Photo Online: July 10, 1998 |
 CR 631080 G52V Doug Trueblood (53K) |
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One of the last types of coil steel cars that Conrail built. Location: Norristown, PA 8-18-04 Photo Online: May 6, 2005 |
 CR 631435 G52V Sean McDonnell (106K) |
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The cars in this series were taken off the roster by the end of the 1980s. More prototype information is needed about this class of coil car. Unfortunately, there are no available models of this class in any scale. Location: York, PA 1980 Photo Online: May 9, 1998 |
 CR 752794 Tom Wolfgang (59K) |
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Conrail developed these racks to carry coils on modified bulkend flatcars. A great article on how to construct these cradles and flatcar appeared in Railroad Model Craftsman. Location: Wyomissing, PA 6-2-96 Photo Online: July 7, 1998 |
 CR Coil Cradle Bob Waller (60K) |
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Another shot of coil cradles in service. Location: Unknown 11-8-97 Photo Online: October 30, 1999 |
 CR Coil Cradle Rob Russell (61K) |
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