The computer company that I worked for in the 1990s had Conrail as a customer. We had just taken over their technical support help desk (mainly PC support) a few months prior to the announcement of the split up in 1998. It was a big blow to our budget that year!
One of my fondest memories is going into their data center in NE Phila. You, and all your bags, gear, etc. got weighed on the way in and then again on the way out to make sure you didn't pilfer anything while there. I guess lunch didn't make too much of a difference in your weight!
For that reason, I've always been interested in Conrail livery. My first MTH PS2.0 was a Conrail SD-45, which unfortunately just died and was converted to a dummy about 2 months ago.
So today, I bought this Lionel SD80MAC today at the Cabin Fever auction. 
I'm looking forward to running this one with my SD-45 dummy in 2nd position!
