Contributors: Conrail Cyclopedia

Though I have been publishing the Conrail Cyclopedia for 24 years, this website would not exist without the amazing help of all the kind and generous folks below. Some are still helping the CRCyc, others have moved on to other projects, and sadly some have moved on to that big mainline in the sky. The Conrail community online owes a huge debt to all of them. A big thank you to everyone and Railfan.net for keeping the CRCyc alive!

Please note that when contacting contributors, some of the email addresses are old and might not be in service. If you are a contributor to the CRCyc and want to update your entry's email address or update info in your entry, please contact me (Robert Waller). Thanks!

Stephen J. Agostini: Contributed several rolling stock photos.
John Almeida: John contributed some nice rolling stock photos. Check his Philly Railfan Pictures of the Week website for more great photos of railroading in Southeast PA.
Stephen J. Agostini: Contributed several rolling stock photos.
Brian Ambrose: Brian, a railfan starting in the early years of Conrail, joined the CRCyc as a contributor starting in 2022.
Jim Appleman: Jim has shot some great Conrail photos since the early days.
Martin Baumann: Martin has helped out where possible with Conrail rosters.
Glen Beans: Glen contributed some great photos from the Horseshoe Curve from the early 1980s.
John Becker: The intermodal photos he contributed allowed entire pages devoted to Trailvan and Mercury trailers to be created. His intermodal photos have appeared in the now defunct Model Railroading magazine in the 1990's, and he assisted in a series on intermodal weathering for Model Railroading. John hails from Central Pennsylvania and is an avid Conrail railfan.
Bob Benjamin: Bob donated some photos from the early days of Conrail, including some rare units.
John Berger: John contributed several photos, including some MoW shots.
John Binford: John contributed a photo a a Maxon scale car.
Bill Blum: Bill contributed some scenic photos of 1990's Conrail.
John F. Bondura: John contributed a slew of locomotive photos from the early 1980s.
John Brown: John contributed photos of a boxcar switching mishap.
Bill Bunge: Contributed some nifty photos of B23-7's.
Keith Burkey: Gobs of rolling stock and locomotive photos.
Chris Butts: Chris shot some CR freight shots out in CA for the site.
Frank Caron: Frank worked for Amtrak in Oakland and was lucky enough to catch CR units far from home.
Anthony N. Chando: Anthony provided photos from the 1980's around Reading and Allentown area.
Chris Crook: Chris generously contributed several CR photos.
Bradley A Curcio: A former EMD employee, Bradley provided some excellent photos of the SD-80MAC's and some great info on them.
Tom Daspit: Tom provided info on MoW track gang equipment. He also has a website, Tom's Train Pages, covering MoW and other subjects.
Dave Davis: Helped identify some MoW track gang tampers.
Kevin DeGroff: Kevin contributed a number of excellent Juniata shops plus dramatic scenic photos.
Mike Dettmers: Photos of an xPRR X58A boxcar, a PC boxcar, a PC gondola, and locomotive photos, Mike has donated some neat stuff. Mike was a dispatcher for Canadian Pacific.
Bob Dobrowolski: Bob contributed some great early Conrail and predecessor photos. Bob is originally from Montclair Height, NJ, on the Greenwood Lake Division of the old EL.
Roger Dooley: Roger sent me a great photo of a Conrail jet snow blower/melter.
John C. Durant: John was a Conrail employee, who served 9 years on the EL before the big merger. He contributed many photos.
Roger Durfee: Roger is well known among Conrail fans as an excellent photographer since the early days of the railroad. He was also a railroad worker.
Reed Estabrook: Reed contributed many classic and modern era Conrail photos from rolling stock to freight.
Marty Feldner: Though Conrail is not his favorite railroad--he's an LH&R man with his own website, A Lehigh & Hudson River Ry. Scrapbook--Marty did find some shots of former L&HR C420s for the CRCyc.
Walter Gay: Walt donated many photos and provided much needed info during the early days of the CRCyc.
Steve Geisler: Steve contributed a large number of Conrail and Penn Central photos.
Rick Glosser: Rick helped me out with LMS C40-8W info.
Lon Godshall: Lon and I, along with our families, have been friends for decades now, through thick and thin. What can I say about my best friend in the world? Oh yeah, Lon is an avid Penn Central fan. Thanks, Lon!
Dave Goldsmith, Jr.: Dave provided tons of information concerning CR locomotives, dispositions, and such.
J. Gontero: Donated several photos for the site.
Dan Halpert: Dan owns a large collection of original slides from other photographers.
Tom Hannon: Tom contributed some photos of CR 1933.
Robert Harris: Robert contributed some excellent photos of coalporters under construction.
Scott Harris: Scott donated a photo of a brush cutter at work.
Dave Honan: Dave has provided some great photos and info and was one of the old timers of the website.
Jed Hopewell: Donated several track gang photos for the MoW section.
Ken Houghton: Ken provided some nice b&w shots.
Andrew Jones: Andrew donated some transition-era photos.
Harv Kahn: Harv provided excellent predecessor photos.
Brendan Kelly: Brendan helped out with various bits of info throughout the site.
Jack Kuiphoff: Jack has contributed great scenic shots from the 1970s.
Seth Lakin: Seth contributed several rolling stock photos.
Ian Learmonth: Ian provided info on business car CR 11.
Dan Leary: Dan worked in Conrail's Mow department and shed a lot of light on MoW equipment and what it all does.
Dick Leonhardt: Dick contributed a number of photos from the early days of Conrail, including a number of electrics and passenger photos.
Jeff Lubchansky: Jeff and his son Josh have taken a number of excellent photos of railroading all across the nation, including Conrail.
Mark MacDougall: Mark is a Conrail fan who contributed some great rolling stock photos.
Vic Mailloux: Vic graciously contributed a number of his early Conrail photos.
Kodi Marlin: Kodi contributed a photo of CR 1000 snow blower.
Jim Matuska: Jim took some awesome Conrail shots in the midwest during the 1990's.
John McCluskey: John donated some excellent photos and info on MoW equipment.
Sean McDonnell: Sean contributed many rolling stock photos.
The Model Railroad Club (Union, NJ): The club submitted several photos from their old website. They are a good group of modelers who actively promote the hobby.
Joshua Moldover: Many photos of B23-7's and other locomotives.
Ralph Molesworth: Rare photos from the 1980s was Ralph's specialty.
Robert Morrow: Rob contributed some transition-era photos.
Arnie Morscher: Arnie has a website, (Morscher's Railroad Images, chock full of photos. It is still active as of 2018.
Frank Mulligan: Frank donated a photo of Raritan River 100 40' boxcar turned storage shed. I had often wanted to shoot this car, but never got to!
Brian Nicholson: Brian shot some great Conrail photos.
Mark Nolan: Mark contributed several MoW photos he shot in KY.
Charlie O'Hay: Charlie contributed a photo of CR 7240, the last photo he shot as a teen railfan back in 1979.
Robert Palmer: Rob has contributed a number of great photos he has taken.
Mike Pierson: Mike contributed some photos of a brand new E44 that his father, Rev. Roland Pierson, took back in '61.
John Prock: John contributed some excellent photos from the early days of Conrail, plus some neat photos from the 1990's as well.
Wes Reminder: Wes was with the CRCyc since almost day one and helped with excellent interior and detail photos of locos and the OCS.
Peter Reusch: Pete contributed several of his Conrail photos.
Randall Rook: An N scaler modeler, Randall's been a long-time Conrail fan and was taking photos of CR during the early years up in the Williamsport, PA area.
Mike Rose: Mike has authored some excellent Conrail modeling articles and has contributed several rolling stock photos.
Robert Russell: Rob has contributed some rolling stock photos, as well as giving lots of rolling stock info.
Dennis K. Sautters: Dennis contributed some gondola photos plus information.
John Schodowski: John donated many great photos, including OCS, MoW, and other cool stuff.
Harry Scholz: Harry lived adjacent to the Southern Tier and tried to keep track of all movements past his house. Harry provided some NYC sightings along with a number of early Conrail photos. Sadly, Harry passed away in the early 2000's.
Al Schumacher: Al contributed a huge number of fantastic shop photos.
Joe Shaw: Joe helped out with freight and the G52X section. He has a great website, Joe Shaw's Railroad Images, devoted to modern railroading in the South. It is still active as of 2018.
John Sieber: John contributed some MoW photos from the 1980s.
Jim Shields: Jim donated a number of great 1990's Conrail shots.
Richard Shirey: Rich is a wonderful contributor and has lent us some of his nifty photos.
William O. Skirvin: Bill did some awesome SD80MAC modeling and contributed some early SD80MAC photos. His HO models were always popular back when the CRCyc's modeling section was online (and it still might return one of these days). I'm very happy to report that I was wrong all these years about Bill passing away! He is doing well.
Mark Smith: Mark contributed a photo of a PC X72 he shot in the Deep South, far from its home rails.
Tim Stevens: Tim sent in several freight and loco photos of Conrail in New England.
Brian Switzer: Brian contributed some SD-70MAC shots.
Joe Testagrose: Joe was a regular on the newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.rail where he posted numerous photos. He became quite popular among Northeastern railfans.
Brian Thompson: Brian has contributed several photos, such as the CR 4022.
Scott Tish: Scott contributed several Mow photos for the site. Scott hails from Ohio.
Rick Topeka: Another fellow Pennsylvanian, Rick has contributed some of the coolest rolling stock and MoW photos I've seen. Where does he find this stuff?
Dave Trenn: Dave has donated many great roster and scenic shots from the 1970s through the 1990s. Since the late 1990's, Dave has continued to be a great supporter of the CRCyc and continues to contribute. Thanks, Dave, for hanging in there with me for so many years!
Doug Trueblood: Doug has a knowledge of rolling stock and Conrail that continues to amaze me. Besides his great rolling stock and locomotive photos, Doug has also supplied me with corrections and additions.
Paul Tupaczewski: He has contributed several MoW and rolling stock photos. Another great railfan.
Otto Vondrak: Otto is a big fan of the CRCyc, and contributed several of his own photos for the site.
Bill Waller: No relation! Another Pennsylvanian, Bill has contributed many hopper and MoW photos. Plus he is a regular contributor to alt.binaries.pictures.rail, where you can see his Conrail photos from the Pittsburgh and Philly area.
Jeffery Ward: Jeffery's expertise is EMD locomotive builder numbers and build dates for North American units.
Carl Weber: Carl has great Conrail photos from the early days until now. Check his website, BandA Fan's Railroad Picture Archives, for a few thousand other photos.
Lee Weldon: Lee grew up in Baltimore and spent his high school years chasing trains out of Enola and up the Middle Division. While working in East Baltimore on the local newspaper, he shot a lot of black and white of Conrail operations there. Presently he works for a building contractor on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where he has become interested in the history and the current operations on the Delmarva Division. He has four children and a very patient wife.
Bill Whitfield: Bill contributed a photo of a CR boxcar out in Idaho and a CR reefer in Arizona.
Jeff Wires: Jeff donated several assorted photos of Conrail action.
Dale Woika: Dale works (worked?) for the Huntingdon County Transportation Society, which operates a transportation museum loacted in the former PRR/PC/CR Hunt Tower. Dale contributed some shots of the tower.
Tom Wolfgang: Tom was instrumental in getting me involved with creating the Conrail Cyclopedia. Tom resides in Southcentral Pennsylvania, a state that seems to harbor more than its fair share of Conrail railfans--and CRCyc contributors!
Craig Zeni: Craig donated an excellent photo of OLS GP-35 2255, plus some other shots.
Todd Zimmerman: Todd contributed many OCS photos and information.
Donald Zrebiec: Don hails from New Jersey and has a deep interest in the Raritan River. He has contributed info on the RR, plus several photos of Conrail equipment.