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Discussion related to the operations and equipment of Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) from 1976 to its present operations as Conrail Shared Assets. Official web site can be found here: CONRAIL.COM.

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 #1187552  by waldwickrailfan
 
Yesterday I went to the Chemical Coast, here is what I caught

Conrail JR2 (NS SD60E, 2 UP AC4400CW (1 in Southern Pacific paint) and a UP AC44CWCTE
NS 64E (UP AC4400CW in Southern Pacific paint, UP AC44CWCTE and NS D9-40CW)
NS 20R (D9-40CW and ES44AC)
Yard Power (CSX ES44AC, ES40DC, SD40-2, 2 C40-8W's and an NS SD40-2)
CSX K408 (CP AC4400CW and ES44AC)
 #1260827  by waldwickrailfan
 
Yesterday I went to Carteret and Motiva to see some of the action there. Here is what I got from 2:15PM-3:30PM

1) K688 (2 BNSF GEVO)
2) K635 (FXE ACe, CP AC44)
3) 64K (60M, UP 70M, UP ACe)
 #1289107  by philipmartin
 
"Garden State Secondary formerly Chemical Coast Line "COAS" - Oak Island Yard to North Jersey Coast Line at Perth Amboy"
I just checked the wiki list of Conrail components, and read the above. CR has changed a smelly old chemical coast into a fragrant garden, with a stroke of a pen. It's a marketing miracle.
Garbage State Secondary is my choice; (meant as humor. I've been employed by railroads in New Jersey since 1955.)