Part II of our series on Conrail, where we talk about Big Conrail's component roads, a sweep through its history, and how we got to Big Blue in the first place.

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Show Bibliography:

1. Remembering the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway — a history. Mohowski, Robert E. Trains Magazine. July 30, 2020. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://www.trains.com/ctr/railroads/fallen-flags/remembering-the-lehigh-hudson-river-railway-a-history/#:~:text=Possessing%20only%2073%20route%2Dmiles,Central%2C%20Lackawanna%2C%20and%20Pennsylvania.

2. Conrail's Crown Jewel: Conrail's Office Car Special. Reminder, Wes. The Boring, The Adoring, 2020. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://www.the-boring-the-adoring.com/conrail-office-car-special

3. Freight Trains on Passenger Railroads. Conrail. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://conrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Freight-Passenger-Presentation.pdf

4. Conrail Historical Society (photo of Orange Juice Train at Metuchen, NJ).

Accessed, April 3, 2024.

https://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/sites/default/files/archive_photo/images/3164.jpg

5. The Lehigh Valley Railroad System Map. Railfan Guides of the U.S. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://www.railfanguides.us/system/lehighvalley/index.htm

6. Lehigh Valley Railroad, "Route Of The Black Diamond." Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. January 20, 2024. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://www.american-rails.com/lv.html

7. Interstate Commerce Commission. Wikipedia.org. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Commission#Ripley_Plan_to_consolidate_railroads_into_regional_systems

8. Penn Central Route Map. Reddit r/MapPorn. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/jhu7l4/penn_central_route_map_1968/

9. Akron Railroad Club. Photo of Erie Lackawanna E8A #813. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img20210831_10201493rkg.jpg

10. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Wikipedia. Accessed April 3, 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania-Reading_Seashore_Lines

11. A Classy Looking E-unit. Photo of New Jersey Transit E8A #4253. Kaback, Brandon. Accessed, April 3, 2024 via RRpicturearchives.net

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