In the earliest days of the Conrail split, some things changed and others did not. In the case of this particular train, CSX power certainly wasn't foreign to Conrail's River Line. Train symbols didn't change immediately either, as my notes show this CSX train as having a very "Conrail" symbol: SEOI-3X. There were plenty of extras and strange symbols in those days, but SEOI (Selkirk-Oak Island) was certainly familiar. This train operates today as Q433. I used to refer to these consists as "merger consists" since Conrail, NS and CSX were well represented. SEOI was holding at the Pedestrian Crossing north of CP7 most likely without a crew. Outlawed trains were also common in those days!
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
