D-139: Conrail Hall of Fame Oakland Yard

Oakland Yard

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We show many scenes before the 1996 formal merger

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An additional 20 minutes of previews of other titles were added to this DVD that review the northeast rail scene in the 1976 to 1996 timeframe

D-139: Conrail Hall of Fame Oakland YardLength: 2 hr. 20 minutes This is the 1976 to 1997 story of the Consolidated Rail Corporation, widely known as Conrail. It was created from the bankrupt Penn Central and a number of other bankrupt northeastern roads in 1976. We bring the early years of rebuilding, and the later years of a successful operation, that surprised nearly everyone. Everyone that is except the committed employees and the leadership Conrail had during its four phases of