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Con-Cor PACER BLUE 1-oz Bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

The Con-Cor PACER BLUE is a solvent-based acrylic airbrush-ready paint designed for precision application and vibrant color performance. This 1-ounce bottle is part of the Tru-Color paint line, offering a reliable and professional finish for modeling and hobby use.

• Solvent-based acrylic paint thinned with Acetone and other media
• 1-ounce volume per bottle
• Ready for airbrushing; too thin for brush painting
• Glossy finish on all colors except flat or matte, ideal for decal application
• Requires ventilation during use; cleanup with inexpensive Acetone

Compared to standard acrylic model paints, Con-Cor’s PACER BLUE in Tru-Color formulation excels with its superior airbrush readiness and glossy finish, which is perfect for applying decals. Unlike typical thicker acrylics, this paint’s thinner consistency results in smoother layering and better detail capture on metal, plastic, and other materials with proper priming. This product is specially ordered to ensure freshness and optimal pigment quality.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

The Con-Cor PACER BLUE Tru-Color paint incorporates a solvent-based acrylic formula thinned with Acetone, ensuring excellent flow and coverage through an airbrush. Its glossy finish dries quickly and smoothly, providing a perfect surface for decals. The paint’s packaging in soft plastic bottles allows the pigment to retain quality over time, and if thinning media evaporates, users can rejuvenate the paint using Tru-Color’s Rejuvenator or Thinner. It's essential to use primer for metal and optional for plastics to maximize adhesion and durability, aligning with industry standards for professional modeling paints.

Con-Cor PACER BLUE 2-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

The Con-Cor PACER BLUE Tru-Color Paint is a solvent-based acrylic paint designed for precision airbrushing, delivering vibrant, professional-quality results. Its unique formula is thinned with acetone and specialized media for optimal flow and finish.

• Solvent-based acrylic paint thinned with acetone and other media
• Packaged in a 2-ounce soft plastic bottle
• Ready for airbrush application; too thin for brush painting
• Glossy finish on all non-flat or matte colors, ideal for decal placement
• Requires primer for metal surfaces, recommended on plastics

Compared to industry standards, this paint offers superior flow and finish due to its solvent base and thinning technology. While many acrylic paints require additional thinning, this product is airbrush-ready straight out of the bottle, making it convenient and time-saving. The glossy finish enhances decal adhesion, setting it apart from other acrylic options which may only provide a matte or flat finish. Over time, the soft plastic bottle packaging may cause some evaporation of thinner media, but the pigment remains stable and can be revitalized easily with Tru-Color’s Rejuvenator or Thinner.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

The use of acetone as a thinner ensures excellent sprayability and quick drying times, which are crucial for detailed airbrushing applications. The solvent-based acrylic formulation provides durable adhesion and a smooth gloss finish, outperforming many water-based acrylics. Its compatibility with decals and primers for metal and plastic surfaces enhances versatility for modeling and hobby enthusiasts. Furthermore, the special order process guarantees freshness and availability, ensuring you receive high-quality paint every time.

Con-Cor TUSCAN 1-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

The Con-Cor TUSCAN 1-oz bottle offers a solvent-based acrylic paint designed specifically for airbrush applications, delivering precise and high-quality finishes. This paint is thinned with acetone and other media, making it ideal for professionals who require a finely balanced consistency.

• Airbrush-ready solvent-based acrylic paint
• 1-oz bottle size for precision use
• Glossy finish on non-flat or non-matte colors
• Requires acetone for cleanup and thinning
• Special order with 4-8 days shipping time

Compared to industry-standard acrylic paints, this Con-Cor Tru-Color paint ensures superior flow through airbrushes without clogging, thanks to its acetone-thinned formula. Unlike previous models or traditional thicker paints, it is too thin for brush painting but excels in delivering crisp, smooth coverage, perfect for decal-ready glossy finishes. Primer use is recommended for metal surfaces and may also enhance adhesion on plastics.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

This paint’s unique solvent blend with acetone provides fast drying times and high pigment clarity, making it standout among airbrush-ready paints. It maintains stable pigment suspension over time, and if thinning media evaporates from the soft plastic bottle, the paint can be easily rejuvenated using Tru-Color's dedicated 'Rejuvenator' or thinner. This ensures consistent performance and extended usability, ideal for detailed model work or specialty projects.

Con-Cor TUSCAN 2-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

This solvent-based acrylic paint offers an airbrush-ready formula designed for precision and vibrant color application. The pigment is carefully thinned with acetone and additional media to ensure smooth spraying.

• Paint Volume: 2 ounces
• Type: Solvent-based acrylic
• Dry Finish: Glossy on non-flat/matte colors
• Cleanup: Easy with inexpensive acetone
• Packaging: Soft plastic bottle with potential for pigment rejuvenation

Compared to standard acrylic paints, the Con-Cor TUSCAN Tru-Color paint features a unique thinner blend that enhances spray ability without compromising pigment quality. Its glossy finish on most colors prepares surfaces well for decals, outperforming many spray paints that require additional coatings. Though intended primarily for airbrush use due to its thin consistency, it remains an industry favorite among model builders and hobbyists for its color stability and ease of use. The special-order process ensures fresh supply, maintaining optimal paint performance.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

The paint’s formulation utilizes acetone thinning, promoting fine atomization for detailed airbrush work while enabling simple cleanup. The pigment does not evaporate and can be revived with Tru-Color’s proprietary Rejuvenator or Thinner, extending the product’s lifespan. Primer use is recommended for metal and plastics to maximize adhesion and durability. This paint’s advanced solvent-based acrylic technology sets it apart by combining vibrant color intensity with a smooth, glossy finish suitable for professional decal application. Overall, it delivers superior airbrush readiness and consistent performance, meeting rigorous standards in model painting and detailing.

CONCRETE 1-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint

The CONCRETE 1-oz bottle Tru-Color Paint is a solvent-based acrylic paint specially designed for airbrushing applications. Its formulation includes acetone and specialized media thinners, ensuring smooth, controlled spraying and consistent color results.

• Paint volume: 1 ounce
• Base: Solvent-based acrylic
• Thinner: Acetone and specialized media
• Finish: Glossy upon drying (non-flat/matte shades)
• Application method: Airbrush only (too thin for brush painting)

Compared to many traditional acrylic paints, the Tru-Color CONCRETE paint excels in airbrush compatibility thanks to its finely balanced solvent base and thinner composition. Unlike thicker brush paints, this product sprays evenly without clogging, ideal for precision work on metal, plastics, and more. Its glossy finish offers superior decal adhesion, outperforming standard flat or matte airbrush paint options.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

• Airbrush-ready consistency allows for smooth, even application, minimizing paint buildup and runs.
• Solvent-based acrylic formulation improves adhesion and durability on various surfaces when paired with the right primer.
• Glossy finish enhances decal application, boosting both the visual appeal and longevity of finished projects.
• Easy clean-up with common acetone, a cost-effective and accessible solvent, ensuring efficient maintenance.
• The paint’s thinner can be replenished if evaporation occurs, extending shelf life without sacrificing pigment quality.

Overall, this 1-oz airbrush-ready Tru-Color paint in CONCRETE offers an industry-leading combination of performance, usability, and finish quality. It is an excellent choice for both hobbyists and professionals who demand reliable, vibrant paint solutions with superior airbrushing performance.

CONCRETE 2-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

The CONCRETE 2-oz bottle features Tru-Color Paint’s solvent-based acrylic formula, specifically formulated for smooth and precise airbrush application. This airbrush-ready paint is ideal for creating clean, professional finishes on a variety of surfaces.

• Paint volume: 2 oz
• Solvent base: Acrylic with acetone thinner
• Application method: Airbrush ready, not suitable for brush painting
• Finish: Glossy on all colors except flat or matte
• Packaging: Soft plastic bottle, special order with 4-8 day shipping

Compared to industry standards, the Tru-Color CONCRETE paint offers exceptional versatility with its premium glossy finish, which is perfect for decal application. Unlike typical acrylic paints that often need extra thinning or complicated cleanup, this product simplifies maintenance with acetone-based cleanup while ensuring a professional-quality finish when paired with proper primers for metal and plastics.

Key Technical Advantages: This advanced solvent-based acrylic paint ensures superior adhesion and a smooth, consistent application tailored specifically for airbrushing. The acetone thinner accelerates drying time and enhances compatibility across various substrates. Additionally, the pigment can be rejuvenated over time using Tru-Color’s Rejuvenator or Thinner, maximizing product longevity. Special order status guarantees fresh, quality-controlled batches designed to meet the needs of expert modelers and artists seeking dependable, airbrush-ready paint solutions.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs.

Author Art Erdman finishes this roundup of the Atlantic Region - the short-lived region set up on the east end of Conrail at the beginning to absorb the busiest sections of the component roads - with more of his informative, often amusing, accounts.

Contents:

• The New Jersey Division: Main Line Long Island City, NY to Holmesburg Junction, PA, pp. 4–30
• The River Line, pp. 31–51
• The CNJ District, pp. 52–53
• The Chemical Coast and the Bay Head Line, pp. 54–57
• The Lehigh Division, pp. 58–89
• The Hoboken Division, pp. 90–119
• The Susquehanna Division, pp. 120–122
• Regional Rarities, pp. 123–128.

Conrail BLUE 1-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint

The Conrail BLUE 1-oz bottle is a solvent-based acrylic paint specifically formulated for airbrush use. This paint offers a smooth application and exceptional pigment quality, making it ideal for detailed modeling and hobby painting.

• Solvent-based acrylic with acetone and other media thinning
• Ready for airbrushing; too thin for traditional brush painting
• Glossy finish suitable for decal application on non-flat colors
• Recommended use of primer for metal and plastics
• 1-ounce bottle packaged in soft plastic with rejuvenation options

Compared to industry-standard acrylic paints, this Tru-Color Paint balances pigment concentration and thinning media to provide superior smoothness and flow for airbrush users. Unlike conventional paints that may require additional mixing or thinning, this paint is airbrush-ready straight from the container. Its glossy finish enhances the final look, especially when decals are applied, outperforming many matte or flat finishes offered by competitors.

Over time, some evaporation of the thinner media can occur due to the flexible packaging, but the stable pigment can easily be restored using Tru-Color’s specially formulated Rejuvenator or Thinner, ensuring consistent performance with each use. This helps maintain the original paint quality and extends usability beyond typical shelf life.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

The Conrail BLUE Tru-Color Paint’s unique solvent blend and pigment suspension provide excellent coverage and adhesion on metal and plastic surfaces. It dries quickly, leaving a strong, glossy surface that is ideal for subsequent decal application. Its airbrush readiness reduces the time and effort needed to prepare paint, allowing hobbyists to achieve professional-grade finishes efficiently. This paint also supports environmentally safer cleanup using inexpensive acetone, making it practical and user-friendly. Lastly, the specialized ordering process ensures freshly mixed batches that uphold quality standards shipping in 4-8 days.

Conrail BLUE 2-oz Bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

The Conrail BLUE 2-oz bottle is a solvent-based acrylic paint specifically formulated for airbrush application. It offers precise pigment suspension with acetone thinning, ensuring smooth, even layers ideal for detailed work.

• Solvent-based acrylic paint thinned with Acetone and other media
• 2-ounce bottle size
• Glossy finish on non-flat or non-matte colors, suitable for decal application
• Requires ventilation during spraying and cleanup with inexpensive Acetone
• Special Order Only – ordered early Monday mornings, ships within 4-8 days

Compared to industry-standard paints, this Tru-Color formula offers superior flow characteristics thanks to its carefully balanced thinner, making it especially well-suited for airbrush techniques. Unlike typical acrylics, it is intentionally too thin for brush painting, ensuring optimal results for airbrushing enthusiasts. This paint dries quickly with a glossy finish, enhancing the appearance of decals and models.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

This paint’s solvent-based acrylic composition provides excellent pigment stability and color vibrancy. Its formulation uses acetone thinning for fast drying and easy cleanup. The packaging in soft plastic bottles allows for easy maintenance: if the medium evaporates over time, the paint's pigment can be revitalized using Tru-Color’s proprietary Rejuvenator or a compatible thinner. Additionally, the special order process guarantees fresh, quality paint shipped promptly within a week, ensuring consistent performance for modelers and hobbyists.

Hardcover, 128 pages, standard portrait format 8 x 10 in., Color photographs.

The area surrounding Allentown and Bethlehem was quickly transformed as seven colorful legacy rail lines came under Conrail control in 1976. Over the next 24 years, this industrial region of eastern Pennsylvania would go through its own transformation, affecting traffic patterns for years to come.

Historian and photographer Olev Taremae explores these changes through colorful photographs and detailed text.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• Olev Taremae
• White River Productions

Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.Volume 2 covers the second six-year period after the Conrail split date. Scenes from around the former Conrail system under the new owners in 2005-2010 are featured. Also illustrated are two chapters covering 2011 and beyond, as well as former Conrail equipment and structures.

Features:

• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books

Conrail's Northern Region was comprised of three divisions of the former Canada Southern Railway and Michigan Central Railroad routes through Canada and Michigan. These three Conrail divisions were called the Canada Division, Detroit Division and Michigan Division. The illustrations and text in Conrail Northern Region take the reader on a journey on all three divisions from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada west to Detroit and beyond through Southern Michigan.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., Color photographs with captions.

The final volume of Conrail's interesting motive power roster includes a large variety of switchers - from the single GE 44-tonner to the former Reading's MP15s. Also included are the medium-horsepower Baldwin road-switchers and the ALCO RS3ms and RS1s. ,Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.

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• New Hardcover Stephen M. Timko Morning Sun Books

Withers Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 224 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., B&W and Color photographs, roster.

Second Printing: Includes Conrail SD70's and SD70MAC's. Focused. If one word describes Conrail during its last five years of existence as an independent railroad, it is probably that one.

After years of sorting out and blending the priorities and assets of its bankrupt predecessors and later overhauling and streamlining the system in an attempt to make itself profitable, Conrail became a credible common carrier during the late 1980s.

How did this emphasis on profitability affect Conrail's locomotive fleet' The fleet has become one of the youngest in the industry, and the aggregate horsepower of the fleet has risen substantially. With the continued system rationalization and the shedding of yards, secondary and branch-line operations, Models typically assigned to yard switching, transfer work, local service and hump pushers were thinned out.

In more than 600 photographs-action views and roster portraits-this book offers an exhaustive pictorial documentation of all 37 classes of locomotives that Conrail operated during its final 5 years of existence.

Includes a color photo section.

Contents:

• Introduction, pp. 2–6
• SD80MACs: Motive Power for the 21st Century, pp. 7–12
• EMD Road Freight Units, pp. 13–80
• GE Road Freight Units, pp. 81–144
• EMD and GE Road Switcher Units, pp. 145–172
• EMD Yard Switchers, pp. 173–185
• MT Units and Passenger Units, pp. 186–200
• Juniata-built SD70s and SD70MACs, pp. 201–216
• Appendix A: Conrail Lease Fleet, pp. 217–219
• Appendix B: SD40 Disposition, pp. 220–221
• Appendix C: Conrail Graduates, pp. 222–223
• Condensed Locomotive Roster, p. 224.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

In 1976 Congress imposed opposing goals for Conrail to be profitable but get its freight off the Northeast Corridor. Integrating Penn Central's existing freight electric operations into its overall operating plan proved difficult as Amtrak attempted to restore high speed passenger service and rebuild the NEC.

Photographer Ralph Curcio was out on the NEC in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey creating a fabulous chronological record that tells the story of how Conrail finally removed its through freight traffic and ceased electric freight operation altogether.

Contents:

• Conrail Under Pennsy Wires, pp. 3–5
• Ralph Curcio, Photographer, p. 6
• Thoughts on Conrail Freight Electrification, p. 7
• New York Division Track Charts, pp. 8–9
• Winter 1976, pp. 10–15
• Spring 1976, pp. 16–17
• Summer 1976, pp. 18–25
• Fall 1976, pp. 26–29
• Winter 1977, pp. 30–35
• Spring 1977, pp. 36–47
• Summer 1977, pp. 48–51
• Fall 1977, pp. 52–55
• Winter 1978, pp. 56–65
• Spring 1978, pp. 66–77
• Summer 1978, pp. 78–81
• Fall 1978, pp. 82–91
• Spring 1979, pp. 92–101
• Winter 1980, pp. 102–105
• Spring 1980, pp. 106–109
• Summer 1980, pp. 110–113
• Fall 1980, pp. 114–117
• 1981, pp. 118–121
• 1982, pp. 122–123
• 1983 and Beyond, pp. 124–128.

After some background in Penn Central electric freight operations, this book looks at Conrail electric and diesel freights in the electrified territory. The author, a former PC-CR employee gives a detailed explanation of the rationale behind the scenes. Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

Conrail's Western Region was initially comprised of three former NYC divisions (Cleveland, Toledo, and Chicago) and one PRR (Fort Wayne). Follow the early efforts to maintain operation while rehabilitation was taking place and watch in the 1980s as Conrail operations began to really take off.

The early years include many photographs of locomotives of predecessor railroads stenciled with "CR". Pool power and early Amtrak add interest to this title.

Contents:

• The Four Divisions Comprising Conrail's Western Region, pp. 4–5
• Part 1: The Early Years 1976-1979: Trackside on the Cleveland Division, pp. 6–11
• Trackside on the Toledo Division, pp. 12–19
• Toledo Division Branch Lines in Michigan, pp. 20–48
• The Air Line, pp. 49–57
• Trackside on the Chicago Division, pp. 58–64
• Trackside on the Ft. Wayne Division, pp. 65–79
• Part 2: Conrail Keeps it Moving on the Western Region 1980-1990: Trackside on the Michigan Branch, pp. 80–84
• Trackside on Conrail's Elkhart-Toledo Main Line, pp. 85–101
• Trackside Around Toledo, pp. 102–117
• Trackside Eastward on the Toledo and Cleveland Divisions, pp. 118–128.

On April 1, 1976, the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Penn Central, co-owners and operators of the NY&LB, were absorbed along with other bankrupt northeastern roads into the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Conrail then began operating passenger service along its North Jersey Coast Line under contract for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

NJDOT had been funding replacement equipment for the states's commuter operations since the late 1960s. CNJ's shore trains had been re-equipped with new GP40Ps and coaches purchased from a variety of roads, some of which were Burlington Northern, Kansas City Southern and Rock island; however, by 1976, much of the former PC motive power and rolling stock covering the New York runs was suffering from years of deferred maintenance and required rebuilding or replacement.

The pressing need for service improvement served as the catalyst for the equipment variety seen on the following pages. E8s were rebuilt by Illinois Central Gulf at Paducah, KY, by Conrail at Elizabethport and General Electric at North Bergen. In an effort to present a new image for the benefit of passengers, NJDOT's blue, silver and red scheme, which had debuted on the U34CH fleet operating on former Erie Lackawanna lines out of Hoboken Terminal, began appearing on North Jersey Coast Line power.

Conrail provided its own E units and locomotives from its freight pool as required. Several E8s acquired from the Southern Railway added a splash of Southern green. Created in 1979, the colors of NJ Transit began appearing on locomotives in 1980. Further enhancing the equipment mix were Amtrak GG1s and E60CHs, which supplemented NJDOT's own GG1 fleet as needed.

In addition to passenger train operations, Conrail had its core business of freight trains to run and several views of freight action are included. Major improvements to the railroad's infrastructure took place as well during this period. Examples of such projects which appear in this book were the rehabilitation of the Navesink River bridge and the extension of electrification from South Amboy to Matawan.

Although the book is intended to serve as a photographic remembrance of North Jersey Coast Line operations under Conrail. NJ Transit assumed operation of the railroad from Conrail effective January 1, 1983, several images taken after this date have been included as they portray trains whose consists remain relatively unchanged from the Conrail period.

All in all, it was a fascinating period and provided the foundation for further enhancements resulting in the North Jersey Coast Line of today. Enjoy your ride through these pages. Outer Station Project, hardcover, 80 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., high quality 100 lb Sterling Gloss Paper, 83 full color images.

CONTAINER BLUE (Maersk) 1-oz bottle (Airbrush-ready) Tru-Color Paint

The CONTAINER BLUE (Maersk) 1-oz bottle is a solvent-based acrylic paint specifically formulated to be airbrush-ready for hobbyists and professionals alike. This premium Tru-Color Paint features a pigment thinned with Acetone and other media, ensuring an optimal consistency for precise application via airbrush.

• Solvent-based acrylic formula thinned with Acetone
• 1-oz bottle size, perfect for detailed projects
• Too thin for brush painting; designed specifically for airbrushing
• Glossy finish suitable for decal application, barring flat or matte colors
• Requires proper ventilation during spraying and cleanup with inexpensive Acetone

Compared to industry standards, this Tru-Color Paint offers a reliable consistency and finish that meets the demanding needs of model makers and hobby enthusiasts. While many paints are not optimized for airbrush application, the CONTAINER BLUE (Maersk) paint delivers a superior flow that dries to a professional gloss, enhancing decal adherence and final appearance. Additionally, the use of primer is recommended on metals and optional for plastics, increasing the paint’s versatility.

Over time, the pigment stays intact even as some thinner may evaporate from the soft plastic bottle packaging. This feature allows users to restore the paint’s airbrush-ready consistency with Tru-Color’s dedicated 'Rejuvenator' or thinner, maximizing longevity and reducing waste.

Key Technical Advantages: Technology and Performance

This Tru-Color Paint uses an advanced solvent-based acrylic technology thinly suspended with Acetone and specialized media to ensure precise airbrush performance. Unlike many conventional paints, it is designed exclusively for spraying rather than brushing, yielding a smooth, even coat that dries quickly to a glossy finish. The paint supports decal application right after drying, enhancing the quality of model detail work. Its ease of cleanup with inexpensive Acetone and ventilated spray process further emphasize its safety and convenience for indoor use. Special order availability with shipments within 4-8 days ensures freshness and premium quality for every bottle used.