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 #622146  by scottychaos
 
Hello,
I posted this on the Susquehanna forum, and I thought it might also be helpful to post it here on the New England forum,
in case anyone has here has some historic P&W data..

Im still having trouble nailing down the exact heritage of these two units..
what we know:

Two Conrail U23B's, CR 2794 and CR 2796,
Became P&W 2207 and 2208.

What we dont know:
which is which! :P

is it:

CR 2794 - PW 2207
CR 2796 - PW 2208

or..

CR 2794 - PW 2208
CR 2796 - PW 2207

These two were sold by NYSW in December 2008, and are about to become the first two Lehigh Railway units.

Here is what I currently have for these units:

nee CR 2794
to PW 2208
to BDLX 2208
to NYSW 2302
Current LRWY 2302

nee CR 2796
to PW 2207
(was this unit ever BDLX 2207? or did it go straight from P&W to NYSW?)
to NYSW 2304
Current LRWY 2304

Im pretty sure the PW to NYSW to LRWY sequence is correct:

PW 2208 to BDLX 2208 to NYSW 2302 to LRWY 2302
PW 2207 to BDLX 2207? to NYSW 2304 to LRWY 2304

The question arises in the Conrail to P&W transition..
on-line rosters are conflicting..most, including nearly every on-line P&W roster I have seen, say:

CR 2794 to PW 2208 to BDLX 2208. to NYSW 2302 to LRWY 2302
CR 2796 to PW 2207 to BDLX 2207? to NYSW 2304 to LRWY 2304

I believe this is correct..
however some on-line sources, such as here:

http://thecrhs.org/?q=node/3831
and here:
http://thecrhs.org/?q=Images/CR-2794-PW-2207-at-Juniata

imply the CR to P&W transition should be reversed, and CR 2796 became P&W 2208,
and CR 2794 became P&W 2207:

CR 2796 to PW 2208 to BDLX 2208. to NYSW 2302 to LRWY 2302
CR 2794 to PW 2207 to BDLX 2207? to NYSW 2304 to LRWY 2304

Where the CR to P&W numbers are reversed..

so, can anyone clarify, with certainty, which CR unit became which P&W unit?

Both units are at the moment at the NYSW Utica shop, being painted for the new Lehigh Railway, which will begin operating
soon on the NS Lehigh Line from Athens to Mehoopany, PA.
thanks!
Scot