Conrail Central Region In Color Volume 3: 1987-1993 Equipment Photographer Ralph Curcio was out

Photographer Ralph Curcio was out on the NEC in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey creating a fabulous chronological record that tells the story of how Conrail finally removed its through freight traffic and ceased electric freight operation altogether

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and the hump yard at Oak Island

From 1948 and into the 1950s

Item # 1080

Conrail Central Region In Color Volume 3: 1987-1993 Equipment Photographer Ralph Curcio was outStephen M. Timko In 1987 Conrail had shed its image of the government vehicle created to maintain service on seven bankrupt railroads and had become an industry leader. That year it would return to the private sector in the largest public offering in history and continue to make strides during the early 1990s all illustrated in this look at its key central routes. Item # 1577