Conrail’s Kaleidoscope Years is a series covering the first few years of operations featuring a wide variety of motive power color schemes inherited from the former Anthracite Roads, as well as leased foreign power. The random colorful lash-ups made for an interesting and exciting time on the former northeast railroads 

In volume 5, we’ll view the former Penn Central Maybrook and Lehigh and Hudson River lines, the Penn Central Middle Division and northeast corridor and progress into the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas, from July of 1976 to late 1978. 

Footage in this volume comes from photographers Frank and Bruce Malone and Jonathan Reck. 

Narrated with commentary by Mike Bednar

Color and sound; approximately 64 minutes runtime