Reading in the Conrail Era Volume 1: 1976-1982 Equipment Cs of how and why

Cs of how and why Amtrak was formed and a photo review of its early diesel units as well as modern replacement power

The Wabash operated one of the more exotic diesel rosters and they’re all illustrated in this system-wide tour

Particular attention is given to operations on the former Conrail and Virginian lines and the coal country of West Virginia

Lots of steam

Reading in the Conrail Era Volume 1: 1976-1982 Equipment Cs of how and whyBob Davis Volume 1 begins with a sampling of the final year of the Reading as an independent company and continues with a look at the first seven years of the railroad as an important component of the new Conrail system. We see the multi color motive power of early Conrail gradually transforming into CR dress blue with more variety provided by the diesels of the Delaware & Hudson, whose trackage rights over the Reading continued into the Conrail era.