49 Years Old Today. The Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was created on April 1, 1976 to bring together the passenger and freight service of 7 large railroad companies and their subs... (more)
Can Opener At HX. On January 11, 2025, NJT Train 2117 has cleared HX Draw on the Hackensack River on an overcast winter day. The train is led New Jersey Transit's Conrail Heritage Unit, GP4... (more)
Signaling A Return To The Past. Just a short distance from the Wood-Ridge Station on March 2, 2025, NJT Train 2111 passes the remnants of a former Erie Railroad signal in East Rutherford, N... (more)
NJ Transit's Conrail heritage unit looks sharp while pausing for a station stop at Wood-Ridge. It's been over two decades since an "unpatched" Conrail locomotive graced the rails of the... (more)
Winter Blues. On the night of Sunday, January 19, 2025, New Jersey Transit's Conrail Heritage Unit, GP40PH-2B NJTR 4208 (ex-CR 3191, née-Penn Central 3191, EMD, GP40, 10/1968) led Train 21... (more)