Locomotive Familiarization - Conrail Training Program

This 1981 training program was developed to familiarize new Conrail operating employees with the basic workings of a diesel locomotive. However, the best part may be the cheesy "conversational" narration between the engineer and brakeman!
This presentation was digitized in 2018 by volunteers from The Conrail Historical Society, using an original Conrail training department Kodak slide carousel and JVC cassette tape from The Conrail Historical Society's archival collection.

[@LeeDfined]

I miss Conrail. I lived 200 feet off a CSX mainline. Conrail maybe 3 miles or less, but I could hear them and always felt Conrail just sounded heavier with more meat and bones to it.

[@Mr.President0911]

Hey, me too

[@CBB1981]

Love the engineer, great video. Grew up watching these Conrails. Even got to climb into the cab as a kid. Engineer let me come aboard at the Avon,IN switch yard. It was a dream of mine to work there. Ended up having to settle pulling doubles in trucking but I never forget these trains were my first ❤

[@SouthJerseyRailfan]

i think conrail's management failed to shake the cheesy 70s style off

[@kc4cvh]

1:37 The wave of nostalgia we're currently experiencing was nowhere to be seen in 1981. This assessment of the steam locomotive was frank and accurate, at least from the perspective of the operating department.

[@railfanlynx]

who really wishes conrail survived the 90s

[@brianbooher7318]

I do .

[@nicholassmirz6041]

I know my Uncle Bill who was a conductor does, and probably my father who was hired as a conductor through Conrail then got absorbed into Norfolk Southern.

[@ccrx-xu1wc]

Very interesting, thank you

[@PowerTrain611]

The engineer almost sounds like George Carlin sometimes...

[@Arturobrito0502]

Agreed

[@cjrexh875]

If George had a standout for conrail along side with Thomas and friends

[@darrylwmurphy738]

This is what laid the foundation in locomotive technology

[@hunterbidenscrackdealer3753]

Hey kid.. why don’t u take ur shirt off and sit here on the old man’s lap.. lol

[@Alpha8713]

The music is "New Horizons" from the Network Music library.

[@DelcoImagery]

I love it

[@darrylwmurphy738]

Locomotive Engines or known as
Prime Movers that provides power to the traction motors

[@DelcoImagery]

Nice

[@OG-Productions]

Can I do a reaction video on this film

[@TheCRHS]

As the content is copyrighted by Conrail and licensed for our use, we cannot license it out to others.

[@chandlerbranchrailfanprodu5928]

Can I recreate this in MSTS?

[@rudygarbely]

Sure, why not?

[@theamazingtrainkidproducti6865]

how about not daniel cause you suck

[@silastrain486]

the power pùff girls

[@Sleeper____1472]

"Reading 666"

[@jbkingesq9889]

Yikes, flashback for us ex-Cons.

[@fighterpilot5105]

😂😂😂

[@davidchapman1519]

When people say mountains east of the Mississippi Rio Grande crews fall down laughing

[@minutemanmac]

And yet we haul over steeper grades than the Rio Grande crews 🤣