Conrail’s Selkirk Yard Through a Trainman’s Eyes
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Selkirk Yard is the major classification yard for much of the Northeast. See it up close and personal, with employee access!
Until the late sixties, the New Haven Railroad was the dominant force in Southern Connecticut. Then things began to diversify when Penn Central, Amtrak and then Conrail took charge. And then the railroad scene changed even more!
Long before Conrail and now CSX, Albany, New York has long been a congested railroad “hot spot” for freight traffic.
The great Pennsylvania Railroad dominated its namesake state. After the Penn Central merger debacle, the Federal Government assumed control of most of the northeastern roads. The Consolidated Rail Corporation, was set up to operate these lines.
The Hudson River has been an avenue for transportation since the area was settled. First it was boat traffic and then railroads built on the Hudson’s banks.
This Conrail line, the former EL mainline, became known as “The Southern Tier”.
Another in a series of cab ride videos taken over the B&A as a trainman. The action is centered on Palmer, Massachusetts. Palmer is the junction of Conrail with the Central Vermont and Mass Central.
Take a series of cab rides with Conrail trainman Gary Gurske over the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.
After Boston and Albany freight and passenger trains quit running the rails, it was time for New York Central trains and then Penn Central trains to ply the former B&A tracks. And then came Conrail Blue.
There were a lot of great places along the Pennsylvania Railroad’s four track main over the Allegheny spine to watch and photograph trains. One of the best of those railfan locations is between downtown Altoona, (ALTO Tower) and famous Horseshoe Curve.
Two great railroads bisected the city of Berea, OH. To the north was the New York Central’s water level route and to the south was the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, the Big 4. They interchanged here under the control of Berea Tower.
The Boston & Albany line was one of the first successful lines in the country – and its tracks still host trains today. The B&A was eventually absorbed into the New York Central.
Alto Tower, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, controlled the former Pennsylvania Railroad’s busy four track main over the Alleghenies, including the passenger station, the sprawling shop complex, a major freight yard and access to the Hollidaysburg secondary. See this famous tower, sadly now closed, under Conrail and Norfolk Southern flags!
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