Join us as the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania commemorates 50 years of Conrail during Conrail Days on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. Conrail launched on April 1, 1976, stepping in to rebuild the bankrupt northeastern freight rail network. The railroad operated through the heavily populated northeast and served many of the nation’s largest cities, from New York and Philadelphia to Chicago. Its legacy endures in the infrastructure it rescued, the industries it reconnected and the passionate railfan community it inspired. Special presentations for Conrail Days are set to include: The Conrail Historical Society business meeting, Saturday at 10:15 a.m. Remarks by Conrail CEO Brian Gorton and The Conrail Historical Society President Brock Kerchner, Saturday at 11:00 a.m. “I Carried a Camera at Work” by Larry DeYoung, Saturday at 12:00 p.m. “The Heart of Conrail” by Doug Lilly, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. “Modeling Conrail” by Ed Kapuscinski, Sunday at... The post Conrail Days Commemorates 50th appeared first on Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania .
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