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What was CR last Alco?
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Loco or slug? In service, stored?
Traveling Engineer, Coast to Coast, Border to Border.
Any Train, Anytime, Anywhere.....
Any Train, Anytime, Anywhere.....
I can't recall for sure and do not have that information handy but I would
venture a guess that very late in the Alco scheme of things might be none
other than the RS-3's that were assigned to the Metropolitan Region out
of Croton-Harmon and New Haven and used on wire trains, work trains
and equipment moves.
The above RS-3's were eventually replaced by B-23-7's which had some
modifications so they could operate into Grand Central Terminal and
through Park Avenue Tunnel. This occurred in the early 1980's.
Noel Weaver
venture a guess that very late in the Alco scheme of things might be none
other than the RS-3's that were assigned to the Metropolitan Region out
of Croton-Harmon and New Haven and used on wire trains, work trains
and equipment moves.
The above RS-3's were eventually replaced by B-23-7's which had some
modifications so they could operate into Grand Central Terminal and
through Park Avenue Tunnel. This occurred in the early 1980's.
Noel Weaver
I saw an older Conrail GE yesterday on a manifest. I need to check my photos for the number.
I have photos of RS-2 and RS-3 locos working out of E'port, Oak Island and at Cranford yard, from the early 80's, as well. They were NOT Dewitt rebuilds. At the same time, I also photo'ed RS-1's working the NEC, for Amtrak, as well as RS-3 and SW-1 locos. Will have to see what I can find, for a dated photo, if any.
Traveling Engineer, Coast to Coast, Border to Border.
Any Train, Anytime, Anywhere.....
Any Train, Anytime, Anywhere.....
Hey,
I've got a photo dated 5/23/1979 showing an eastbound freight at CP 367 in Rochester, NY. The consist includes ex-L.V.C-628 #626 CR # 6722. That's the most recent Conrail Alco photo I have in my collection in Conrail paint. I also have a photo taken at Dewitt on 8/27/1979 of an ex-PC/PRR C-630 #6324. In the photo it is a CR paintout and the CR # is 6774. At the time it appears to be out of service as the number boards are gone as are some of the access doors and intake and radiator screens.
Mike
I've got a photo dated 5/23/1979 showing an eastbound freight at CP 367 in Rochester, NY. The consist includes ex-L.V.C-628 #626 CR # 6722. That's the most recent Conrail Alco photo I have in my collection in Conrail paint. I also have a photo taken at Dewitt on 8/27/1979 of an ex-PC/PRR C-630 #6324. In the photo it is a CR paintout and the CR # is 6774. At the time it appears to be out of service as the number boards are gone as are some of the access doors and intake and radiator screens.
Mike