CONRAIL... 1977, "THE COLORFUL YEARS", Part III

Here is a third part to "Early CONRAIL, THE COLORFUL YEARS," and I am out with my Kodak Super 8mm sound movie camera. This was state of the art technology at the time. Movie film with sound. Only problem, was that the film cartridge only held 3-1/2 minutes of film. It usually always ran out in the middle of a subject. These old films have been digitalized, and preserved for all to see these early days of Conrail.

As in "Part I and II", you will see locomotives that make up the newly formed Conrail of April 1976 and now continues in "Part III". Units from Lehigh Valley, Penn Central, Reading, Erie Lackawanna, along with freshly painted Conrail units, and leased units from BAR and CN. The locations covered will be in northern New Jersey, New York, and PA.
Another neat thing to watch for in these old clips, are the 100's of classic freight cars. 40 and 50 footers, open side and open top auto racks, old tank cars, and reefers. What's really nice! No graffiti on any of it! Those where the days!!!

Hope you enjoy some of these classic images, even though the quality isn't the greatest with the antiquated system of filming back in the 70's. Sorry for the shaky camera. I was truly an amateur photographer in these early years of Conrail. But history has been documented, and shared with all to see these early images...

Thanks for watching, and God Bless...

Here is the link for "Conrail Early Years Part I"----
   • CONRAIL... 1977, "THE COLORFUL YEARS"...  


and "Conrail Early Years Part II"
   • CONRAIL... 1976, "THE COLORFUL YEARS"...  


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Locations are of filming are,
Glen Rock, Ridgewood Junction, HoHoKus, Haworth, Rutherford, E. Rutherford, Secaucus, Waldwick, NJ...
Mechanicsville, Hillburn, NY... and Bethlehem, PA

Taken with a Kodak 8mm sound movie system in 1977

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Copyright Jack D Kuiphoff © 7/14/2016

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