Conrail GE U28B 2822

Brief History of Consolidated Rail Corporation
Railroads were the country’s primary source of freight transportation prior to 1930. Between 1930 and 1960, railroads were detrimentally affected by the growth of air and truck transportation. In the east, railroads were financially harmed by the collapse of coal traffic in the 1960s as the country shifted to oil. As a result, between 1967 and 1972, six major northeastern railroads went bankrupt. To address the imminent collapse of freight and passenger traffic in the east as a result of the railroad bankruptcies, Congress passed the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1974 (the “3R Act”). The 3R Act provided interim funding to the bankrupt railroads and created Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) as a government-funded private company. Under the Act, the United States Railway Association (USRA) prepared a Final System Plan, identifying the rail lines from the bankrupt railroads that would be transferred to Conrail. The Final System Plan was approved by Congress as the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (the “4R Act”) and signed into law on February 5, 1976. - CONRAIL.com

This loco
This was one of only two GE “U28B”s that Conrail inherited. 2822 and 2823 were originally built and sold to the NYC railway which was eventually absorbed into the also unsuccessful Pennsylvania Central Railway. As many rail fans know Conrail (The consolidated rail corporation) was the U.S. government’s attempt to revive a group of failing railways. This was achieved by combining many smaller railways into one and it just so happens that penn central was one of these smaller rail networks.

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Controls
Trim - throttle ?VTOL - NA?A.G. 1 - front headlight ?A.G. 2 - rear headlight?A.G. 3 - Class lights?A.G. 4 - cab lights?A.G. 5 - NA?A.G. 6 - front magnet?A.G. 7 - rear magnet?A.G. 8 - NA?Landing Gear - seat rotation

How to use

1. Spawn into railway map?
2. Pull forward?
3. Spawn any rail cars as A.I.
   ?4. Reverse into cars and activate magnet?
4. Enjoy!

Fixes from last version!
1. Fixed rear grab iron spacing and made more prototypical
2. Fixed no engine problem
3. Removed bell from controls

Please enjoy and let me know if you find anything wrong. Also feel free to give me suggestions for future builds you would like to see.