As of April 1st 1976 Conrail was an official railroad that inherited several bankrupt railroads in the Northeast. Early motive power was a mix of whatever would get the train to it's destination. These were also referred to as the 'Conrail Kaleidoscope Years" for the variety of different paint jobs on the equipment of previous railroads that were now a part of Conrail.<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWC22npFqME" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWC22npFqME</a>