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EMD GP15-1s for sale

Discussion related to the operations and equipment of Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) from 1976 to its present operations as Conrail Shared Assets. Official web site can be found here: CONRAIL.COM.

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 #282022  by charlie6017
 
According to the "Bullsheet", ex- Conrail #1616 is CSXT #1534, just to clarify..........still on the roster.

 #282274  by Engineer James
 
ok, thanks charlie.

 #290523  by Tadman
 
I don't think dynamics have much to do with the sale, because the most I ever see these units used for on any road (NS, UP) is toting cars around or between yards. Sometimes NS/CR went crazy and put one on either end of the bottle train between Acme/ISG riverdale and NW indiana.

38's instead of 15's

 #292278  by amtrakhogger
 
NS has been rebuilding many GP 38's for local and yard service which
may explain why the 15's are surplus and for sale.

 #306446  by Trickcooley
 
eh...who needs a GP15-1 in the yard when you have a B40-8 switching cars up in Grand Rapids Mich. Hugart yard

I dont get it..... They had a B40 in that yard for a few months and now have a exCR OLS GP15 doing the dirty work now. I guess its truley what Elkhart has on hand and can send up......

 #306521  by BrianM
 
Trickcooley wrote:eh...who needs a GP15-1 in the yard when you have a B40-8 switching cars up in Grand Rapids Mich. Hugart yard

I dont get it..... They had a B40 in that yard for a few months and now have a exCR OLS GP15 doing the dirty work now. I guess its truley what Elkhart has on hand and can send up......

I just read from another group that NS is gathering all of their B40-8's at Enola because they have sold them to CSX. If this is true, that could be why.


Brian

 #322921  by Bryanjones
 
U-Haul wrote: GP15-1s 1406-1445 are to be sold by Norfolk Southern after 1-2007.
http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/1400.html
those GP15-1's are already sold and ave new owners, they just won't be released by the NS until January 2007.

Bryan Jones
Brooks,KY

 #322928  by pablo
 
So, OK, who bought them? Did I miss that?

Dave Becker

 #324395  by Bryanjones
 
pablo wrote:So, OK, who bought them? Did I miss that?

Dave Becker
the new owner/owners info was not released yet. However, a couple of folks associated with different shortlines/regionals have made comments on other forums (nowhere at this website) about placing losing bids on the units. Will have to wait until January when the units are formaly retired and shipped off to see who ended up with what.

Bryan Jones
Brooks,KY

 #333268  by scharnhorst
 
From my understanding the these ex CR GP15-1's were fully equipped with Cab Signals as well from what I read in one of my Conrail Locomotive data books.

 #343428  by Shark
 
The 1425 is still working for Conrail Shared Assets out of Manville yard.

 #355793  by CSXT 700
 
I would have posted this early, but I just got back in from my run. NS 16N, as it went by Toledo, Oh., on Sunday at 15:00, had five GP15-1's dead in tow. NS 1447 (in OL), 1446 (in NS HH), 1405 (CRQ), 1454 (CRQ), and 1457 (OL).

 #355809  by Engineer James
 
1457?? That number rings a major bell.....
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