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Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby cr5290 on Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:28 pm

Anyone know what this engine might be on this week at any point? I'd love to get out to CP Woodbourne to see this unit!
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby Kaback9 on Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:37 pm

cr5290 wrote:Anyone know what this engine might be on this week at any point? I'd love to get out to CP Woodbourne to see this unit!


No.

Seen on the CSAO LEHL today

NS 5311 returning to North Jersey on 18G
NS 5273 was working NYSW was used on OI99 power move. I do not know where 5311 and 5273 are going to be working out of just that they are in OI.
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby southern sec. kid on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:43 pm

isnt 5273 leased by NYSW?
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby Kaback9 on Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:58 pm

They rotate equipment.
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby Kaback9 on Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:42 pm

Caught NS 8329 today on 64J:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1809947

And here is NS 5273 on OI-99 leading it back:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1809903
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby cr5290 on Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:06 pm

Nice shots, Brandon
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby airman00 on Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:22 pm

boy that 5273 is looking a little run down.
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby Kaback9 on Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:30 pm

airman00 wrote:boy that 5273 is looking a little run down.


Then you have obviously not seen 5311 or 5291 to name a few.
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby airman00 on Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:32 pm

Don't get me wrong though. I like old engines. :-)
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby DJS on Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:36 pm

Caught this Ex-Con on Monday. I have never seen one of these since I started railfaning the D&H.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=302709

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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby southern sec. kid on Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:25 am

that engine looks great
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby chuchubob on Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:16 pm

Cape May Seashore Lines RS3m 8481; CR 9929, PRR 8481
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby cr5290 on Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:37 pm

Conrail Quality SD60i trailed NS 212 this morning.

Photo:
http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPictur ... id=1823599

See video (It's a little while into it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrucHpDzBDc

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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby airman00 on Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:31 pm

chuchubob wrote:Cape May Seashore Lines RS3m 8481; CR 9929, PRR 8481


By any chance does that engine still run?
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Re: Surviving Conrail Painted Loco Spottings

Postby chuchubob on Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:17 am

airman00 wrote:
chuchubob wrote:Cape May Seashore Lines RS3m 8481; CR 9929, PRR 8481


By any chance does that engine still run?

The last time I asked, I was told that it needed minor repairs but was operable.
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