Conrail
Most of Conrail's general-purpose gondola fleet came from its predecessors. Conrail repainted and rebuilt some of these cars, while other only got the CR stencils and a new number. This galley features this diverse type of freight car.
Survivors
Many gondola classes from predecessor roads like Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Reading Company, and Erie Lackawanna survived in service in their original paint schemes and numbers. This gallery features photos and info of those cars that survived onto Conrail.
G52H,L,R,W
In 1990, Conrail built their first series 11-panel and 12-panel Coalporter gondolas using kits from Bethlehem Steel Corporation and old 12-panel hoppers, making a new G52H, G52L, G52R, and G52W classes. There were in series CR 503001-507400 and CR 508002-508601.
Photos | Prototype Info & Rosters
G52X
In 1994, Conrail, Carpenter Technology, Cromweld Steels, Johnstown America, and Huck Manufacturing joined to build a durable stainless-steel 12-panel Coalporter classed as G52X in series CR 507401-508000.
Photos | Prototype Info & Rosters
G38 & G39
Some of the oldest freight cars on Conrail, the G38 and G39 class ore "jennie" gondolas began on the PRR and lasted until the mid-1990's. Photos of Conrail, Penn Central, and Pennsylvania are here.