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Conrail Cyclopedia Miscellaneous Magazine Articles "Railroad Reading: Braking Toward Bethlehem," Jonathan W. Reck. Trains. Jan 04, 72+. Running Conrail ore trains from Philadelphia to Bethlehem. "Railroad Reading: Car Knocker's Brew," Kim W. Remmel. Trains. Dec 03, 64+. Stoking caboose stoves with coke. "Conrail University," Aaron Vanth. CTC Board. Nov 03, 50. What I really studied in college. Railfanning the Middle Division photo spread. "Map of the Month: PC vs. Conrail," Robert Wegner. Trains. Mar 03, 60+. Penn Central's 1974 tonnage compared with Conrail's 1998 tonnage. "Railroad Reading: U-boat Down," Doug Ellison. Trains. Feb 03, 70+. U-boat derailment in the snow. "Changes at the Crossroads of Conrail," Jerry Jordak. Railfan & Railroad. Dec 02, 36+. CSX and Norfolk Southern in Cleveland. "A Railroad You Can Model: Conrail's Boston Line," Jeff Wilson. Model Railroader. Oct 93, 78+. A prototype look at the modern B&A, complete with trackplan. "Map of the Month: Conrail's Predecessors," Curt Richards. Trains. Jan 02, 65+. A map of Conrail showing predecessor railroads. "Weathering Railroad Models," Jim Six. Model Railroading. Aug 90, 55-57. Written back when Jim was a Conrail modler, this article features excellent photos and advice for us! Down and dirty. CR 478056 H43B hopper CR 456998 H39B hopper xPC 161532 boxcar PC 8109 model CR 6682 "Lafayette, Indiana: NKP and NYC Operation," Bill Harvey. Mainline Modeler. Nov 88, 68-71. A general overview of the area. Mostly deals with the past, but some photos of the line in the early 1980s are included. A nice look at the area if you're modeling it. "Consists, Part VI: Allentown, Pennsylvania April 16, 1976," . Model Railroading. Oct 87, 32-33. Very good double-spread color photo looking down at the yard. Shows a nice mix of cars. "Modeling Conrail: Part 2," Victor Hand. PM. Jan/Feb 85, 23-25. Mainly several photos of early Conrail operations. Not much of interest really. "Reading Railroad Passenger Cars," Gordon Odegard. Model Railroader. Nov 84, 90+. Useful if modeling the RDG/CR/SEPTA 'Push-Pull' passenger service between Reading and Philadelphia during the late 70s. "Middletown's Compact Complex," Ed Steinberg. Railroad Modeler. Oct 79, 62+. "First encounter with Conrail," Curt Tillotson. Trains. March 79, 49+. "Evolution of a Railroad: NYC + PRR = PC = CR." Railroad Modeler. Feb 79, 56+. "We are Now Able to Compare Conrail with Conrail," David J. Ingles. Trains. Oct 77, 42+. 29th annual motive power survey. "Here Comes Conrail." Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 76, 75-78. Photos of Conrail's early repaints. CR 4414, E44 in blue, color CR 3091, GP-40 first loco in blue, color CR 2590, U25B in blue, bw CR 2531, U25B in black, bw CR 4835, GG1 in black, bw CR 5823, GP-7 in blue, bw CR 1776, U34CH in Bicentennial paint, bw CR 146317, boxcar in jade green with early style lettering, bw CR 514214, gondola in oxide red, bw CR 442646, hopper in oxide red, odd reporting mark location, bw CR 180189, transfer caboose in blue, bw CR 269976 X72, boxcar in oxide red, large logo, color CR 269879 X72, boxcar in BLUE rare (only one?) large logo, color CR 433165 H39B, hopper in oxide red, reporting marks along top chord, color CR 18629, N-5G (neeLV) caboose in blue, color HELP: "Article Title," Author's Name. Magazine. Issue, Pages. Summary or comments on the article and models used go here. Roster photos of equipment in article listed here, with descriptions: CR (xPC) 123456 Z12 (neeRDG), a bogus car, bw photo 3-87 Road (x=CR markings but original owner paint-out) Car# Class (nee=former owner before repainted CR), comments, b&w photo and date if available (color assumed). Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Robert S. Waller. All rights reserved. Photos for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited.