Conrail and Its Predecessors, from Kalmbach Publishing, is a photographic and textual history of Conrail. Authored by noted rail publishing veteran and photographer Brian Solomon, you′ll learn how Conrail′s predecessor railroads became mired in financial troubles and how Conrail was formed, subsidized by the government, and became profitable within five years. Conrail and Its Predecessors is one of a selection of Kalmbach books about prototype railroads. 208 Pages Topics include: Brief histories of the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central and other Conrail forerunners. The changing markets of the 1960s and 1970s The formation of Conrail in 1976 Conrail′s success in the 1980s Conrail and predecessor routes and maps