The Heritage Series Conrail: Saint Loo To Horseshoe
Come along for a look at
Conrail in it’s prime during the first half of the 1990’s on former
Pennsylvania Railroad lines in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The action starts at
Smithboro, Illinois, on the former P.R.R. St. Louis line, before moving east to
St. Elmo, Altamont, Effingham, and Teutopolis.
Plenty of freight trains are seen, along with Conrail’s MAIL and TV
hotshot trains.
From there, we move into the
heart of the old P.R.R. in the Alegheny Mountains. After a brief stop at Alto Tower in Altoona,
we move up the mountain to Horseshoe Curve. The scenes at the curve were shot
in 1994, and include several meets, helper moves, coal, intermodal and manifest
freights. A rare Roadrailer train was
also captured. Amtrak trains are also
seen, including the Broadway Limited.
This was Conrail at its peak
as a successful and profitable railroad!
