GP40
#3214
In June 1994, heading
east on Track # 1 through North Evans, New York, we see Conrail #3214, an
EMD GP40. This was one of a total of 175 original units of this kind,
mostly built for New York Central, but some units were purchased from EMD
as well as by the Penn-Central prior to the start of Conrail. By 1995,
this unit was sold by Conrail to the Guilford Rail System and subsequently
renumbered MEC #320. To go back to the top,
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SD40
#6357
Seen in North Evans,
New York in June 1994 pulling an eastbound freight on Track #2. Conrail
inherited its fleet of SD40's from such railroads as Penn Central, and the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. The unit seen here is the highest numbered
in the series and was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1966 as
#6104. It later worked on the Penn-Central until Conrail's start in
1976. Conrail utilized SD40's system-wide for many years. In October
1994, just 4 months after this photo was taken, this unit was retired from
Conrail and subsequently sold to EMD Leasing and renumbered #6430. By
early 1996, all SD40's were stored, scrapped or sold by Conrail. Personally,
the SD40 is actually my all-time favorite Conrail locomotive.
Unfortunately, I didn't get into railroad photography until Conrail
began retiring these units. So this is the only photo I have of them
in service. For more detailed information about these locomotives,
as well as some prototype photos, check out the
Conrail Cyclopedia. To go back
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Here. C30-7
#6601
Seen here in Derby,
New York, at the Sturgeon Point Road Crossing, paired up with a Dash 8-40B.
Conrail purchased only 10 of these units, which have the distinction
of being the first locomotives ever purchased by Conrail since becoming a
railroad. They were numbered 6600-6609. Based on current Conrail
locomotive rosters, these units are no longer in service today. If
anyone out there in Cyberspace knows what ever happend to these units, please
send me some E-Mail and I will
post the information here. To go back to the top,
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#6602
Here is another C30-7,
this time seen at the old (now gone) Depot Street crossing in August 1994.
Conrail's Retired Power
Photos
GP40
#3214
SD40
#6357
C30-7
#6601
C30-7
#6602
