Conrail Days in Blue

I'm proud to be a "Big Blue" fan. They were the people who saved freight railroading in the part of the USA where I live. My arrival in Pennsylvania from the West preceded Conrail by about three years. I was cheered by the new blue paint appearing on engines scarred by Penn Central's awful black scheme. Not that the color black is awful, Norfolk Southern does it very well, but the PC paint scheme was totally without an effort at looking good. It seemed to signify a railroad that had surrendered. The new Conrail colors seemed to signify a hope in a brighter future, something that came to be realized.
Below I have climbed up on CR 5644 EMD SD60I to take a look at the cab. This locomotive is actually Norfolk Southern 6757, wearing its old Conrail number for Conrail Days at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, courtesy of the Conrail Historical Society. Number 5644 was assembled at the Conrail Juniata Shops in Altoona, PA.