| Founder(s) | Kermit Geary, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Location | Marysville, Pennsylvania |
| Key people | President Russell M. Swinnerton, Vice President Brock Kerchner |
| Members | 500+ |
| Website | http://thecrhs.org |
The Conrail Historical Society, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Marysville, Pennsylvania. The Society exists to preserve and restore equipment, items pertaining to, and photographs of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (more commonly known as Conrail), specifically and of American railroading in general. As of 2009, the group publishes a quarterly magazine and a calendar, as well as other occasional mailings. They host a convention each year, with 2008's convention being in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and 2009's convention in Philadelphia, PA. Plans for the 2010 convention are being set for Cleveland, OH in mid Sept. More recent preservation activities include saving old Pennsylvania Railroad signals from Horseshoe Curve (Altoona, PA) and New York Central signals from Berea, OH.
The CRHS owns 6 pieces of on-track equipment: caboose 21165 and track car 328.[1], G36 class Gondola 67257, F41 class flat car 715788, CR MOW Camp car 62610, and former Triple Crown RoadRailer TCSZ 463491.