Conrail Historical Society
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The Conrail Historical Society, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Marysville, Pennsylvania
. The Society exists to preserve and restore equipment, items pertaining to, and photographs of the Consolidated Rail Corporation
(more commonly known as Conrail), specifically and of American railroading in general. As of 2009, the group publishes a quarterly magazine and a calendar, as well as other occasional mailings. They host a convention each year, with 2008's convention being in Altoona, Pennsylvania
, and 2009's convention in Philadelphia, PA. Plans for the 2010 convention are being set for Cleveland, OH in mid Sept. More recent preservation activities include saving old Pennsylvania Railroad signals from Horseshoe Curve (Altoona, PA) and New York Central signals from Berea, OH.
The CRHS owns 5 pieces of on-track equipment: caboose
21165 and track car 328., G36 class Gondola 67257, a F41 class flat car, and CR MOW Camp car 62610
Marysville, Pennsylvania
Marysville is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,425 in July 2008. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. The Society exists to preserve and restore equipment, items pertaining to, and photographs of the Consolidated Rail Corporation
Consolidated Rail Corporation
The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and...
(more commonly known as Conrail), specifically and of American railroading in general. As of 2009, the group publishes a quarterly magazine and a calendar, as well as other occasional mailings. They host a convention each year, with 2008's convention being in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
, and 2009's convention in Philadelphia, PA. Plans for the 2010 convention are being set for Cleveland, OH in mid Sept. More recent preservation activities include saving old Pennsylvania Railroad signals from Horseshoe Curve (Altoona, PA) and New York Central signals from Berea, OH.
The CRHS owns 5 pieces of on-track equipment: caboose
Caboose
A caboose is a manned North American rail transport vehicle coupled at the end of a freight train. Although cabooses were once used on nearly every freight train, their use has declined and they are seldom seen on trains, except on locals and smaller railroads.-Function:The caboose provided the...
21165 and track car 328., G36 class Gondola 67257, a F41 class flat car, and CR MOW Camp car 62610