Rails New York Metro

June 1, 1999 ushered in a new era for railroading in the Northeast as Norfolk Southern and CSX carved up Conrail. The New York Metropolitan Area suddenly found itself in the middle of the action as dramatic changes swept the area. Follow Green Frog photographer Richard Kugel as he documents action around New York City in the months prior to the Conrail split and the weeks that followed. We visit every major rail line radiating out of New York. Besides Conrail, Norfolk Southern and CSX, you’ll see the New York Susquehanna and Western, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, Metro North and Long Island Railroad.

Video includes: *CSX and Metro-North action in the Hudson River Valley, *Susquehanna intermodal trains assaulting the brutal grades and curves on their line through Northern New Jersey, *The Southern Tier including Moodna Viaduct, Otisville Tunnel, and Millrift Bridge, *High speed Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor, *Long Island Railroad’s ‘operating museum’ featuring commuter service with GP38-2’s, MP15AC’s, F-7’s and Alco FA’s.