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Conrail paint schemes: Gone but not forgotten

By David Lustig | March 29, 2023

Pick a color, any color. In the beginning, the merged locomotives of Conrail wore every hue imaginable. Some were even blue!

Shiny blue diesel locomotive among dirty black locomotives

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