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EMD SD40-2 - Page 5
Numbered 6358-6524, Conrail's SD40-2s were found system wide heading up trains of all varieties as well as working on helpers over the famous Horseshoe Curve on the Pittsburgh Line.
Conrail acquired its SD40-2 fleet new from EMD in 1977, 78 and 79.
Conrail's SD40-2s had a feature unique to the road, the substitution of EMD's older Flexicoil trucks in place of the newly developed (and mistakenly believed to be flawed) HTC trucks that were delivered to all other SD40-2 owners.
CR 6385 at Lilly, PA 3/5/99
CR 6385 is seen on the rear of TV-206 at Lilly, PA on 3/5/99.CR 6385 Cumberland, MD 11/91
CR 6385 is intermixed with other CSXT power in the engine terminal in Cumberland, MD on 11/2/91.CR 6385 Hinsdale MA Feb 1981
SD40-2 6385 SPSE helper Hinsdale MACR 6386
CR 6386 leads empty hoppers over Martins Creek.CR 6386 & 6387 at Altoona, PA 3/5/99
CR 6386 & 6387 are seen at Altoona, PA on 3/5/99.CR 6386 & 6387 at Gallitzin, PA 3/5/99
CR 6386 & 6387 are seen on the rear of XSG-400 at Gallitzin, PA on 3/5/99.CR 6386 at Altoona, PA 3/5/99
CR 6386 is seen at Altoona, PA on 3/5/99.CR 6386 at Cassandra, Pa. 8/20/95
CR 6386 & 6366 assist Eastbound Conrail PIBA at Cassandra Pa. ( long before this place was the railfan Mecca that it is today).CR 6386 shoving BLR173 at Bancroft, MA. on 7/3/81.
SD40-2 6386 shoving on the rear of BLR173 at Bancroft, MA.CR 6386 shoving BOEL at North Becket, MA. on 7/18/81.
Just when the neighbors think it should be getting quieter, pusher 6386 howls by at the rear of BOEL. Ex ERIE van 21150 is the "class" N7E.CR 6386-TV10 Bergen Field NJ 2/83
CR 6386 & 6419 lare seen leading TV-10 on the River Line at Bergenfield NJ in Feb of 1983.CR 6387 & 6383 at Wimore PA on 2/8/98
CR 6387 & 6383 are seen shoving a EB at Wilmore PA on 2/8/98.CR 6387 at Gallitzin, PA 3/5/99
CR 6387 is seen on the rear of XSG-400 at Gallitzin, PA on 3/5/99.CR 6388 at Cresson, PA 11/24/98
CR 6388 is seen at Cresson. PA on 11/24/98.CR 6388 at Cresson, PA 3/5/99
CR 6388 is seen on the rear of PIMO-4 at Cresson, PA on 3/5/99.CR 6388 at Gallitzin, PA
Conrail SD40-2 6388 is seen trailing on an eastbound helper move as it's about to dive into the Allegheny Tunnel at Gallitzin, PA in 1992.CR 6388 in Hinsdale, MA. on 4/27/83.
PWSE rolls beneath the Bullard's Crossing truss just west of the summit in Hinsdale, MA. on April 27, 1983.CR 6388 on PIMO at Lilly, PA 5/15/98
CR 6388, 6385, 6122 & 6829 are seen on PIMO at Lilly, PA on 5/15/98 at 12:09p.CR 6389 at Cresson, PA 1991
Conrail SD40-2 6389 is seen trailing on an eastbound helper set at MO tower in Cresson in 1991.CR 6389 at Cresson, PA 3/14/98
CR 6389 is seen at Cresson, PA on 3/14/98.CR 6389 Bethlehem, PA 7-16-1978
CR SD45 6075 (ex-EL 3610) leads 1977-built SD40-2 6389 with a load of hoppers through Bethlehem in July, 1978.CR 6389 Bethlehem, PA 7-16-1978
CR SD45 6075 (ex-EL 3610) leads 1977-built SD40-2 6389 with a load of hoppers through Bethlehem in July, 1978.CR 6389 EMD SD40-2 Rockville 09-78
A pair of almost new Conrail SD40-2's glide across the Rockville Bridge with a van train as some fishermen glide past in their boat.CR 6389 Washington Summit MA Oct 1981
SD40-2 6389 Eastbound at Washington Summit MACR 6390 & 6382 on rear of PIMO at Lilly, PA 5/15/98
CR 6390 & 6382 are seen shoving PIMO east at Lilly, PA on 5/15/98.CR 6390 & 6387 at Cresson, PA 11/24/98
CR 6390 & 6387 are seen heading West at Cresson, PA on 11/24/98.CR 6390 at Altoona, PA 6/7/97
A four pack of SD40-2s that consists of CR 6390, 6373, 6359 & 6384 are seen at Altoona, PA on 6/7/97.CR 6390 at Cresson PA 2/8/98
Two helper sets that consist of CR 6390 & 6380 and CR 6366 & 6412 are seen at Cresson PA on 2/8/98.CR 6390 at Cresson PA 2/8/98
CR 6390 is seen at Cresson PA on 2/8/98.CR 6390 at Cresson PA 7/30/97
CR 6390 & 6370 are seen on the rear of a WB at Cresson PA on 7/30/97.CR 6390 at Cresson PA 7/30/97
CR 6390 is seen at Cresson PA on 7/30/97.CR 6391 - SD40-2 at Clearfield, PA
CR 6391 is seen at Clearfield, PA on 3/31/1986.CR 6391 at Johnstown, PA
Conrail SD40-2 6391 is leading a TV train through Johnstown, PA in 1983.CR 6391 in Washington, MA. on 7/23/83. (1)
SD40-2 6391 leads a quartet of the 6 axle EMD's on a BWFxxx empty ballast train eastward at Depot Brook in Washington, MA. at 10:01 on July 23, 1983.CR 6391 in Washington, MA. on 7/23/83. (2)
SD40-2's 6504 and 6485 in the BWF rolling over Depot Brook in Washington, MA. on July 23, 1983.CR 6392 at Bethlehem PA
CR 6392 plus three more SD's, lead a intermodal train east at Bethlehem PA.CR 6392 at Emporium, PA 1/1992
SD40-2s 6392, 6394, 6391 and 6395 wait for their next train to shove over Keating Summit. By this time, the NB coal trains were beginning to dry up and before long there were no helpers stationed here. Emporium, PA 1/1992CR 6392 Cresson 09-98
Fresh out of JBS, CR 6392 looks good. It would become CSX 8813.CR 6392 Leads a PPLX Coal Train through Ryde PA, 5/93
Pennsylvania Power and Light was a dependable Conrail customer. Their coal fired power plants had an almost insatiable appetite for black diamonds, which Conrail was more than happy to help supply.
Here an SD40-2 leads a loaded train for one of the many PPL plants along the old Middle Division.
CR 6393 shoving an eastbound trailer train at the Front Street OHB in Philadelphia, PA. Winter 1978
Conrail SD-40 #6393 shoving an eastbound trailer train (IIRC) at the Front Street OHB in Philadelphia, PA. Winter 1978
CR 6394 Banks/Marysville, PA 3-3-1979
PIEN-3 with the 8244 and PIOI-3 with the 6394 are held at "BANKS" four days before my 35th birthdayCR 6394 Hoffmans NY Apr 1978
SD40-2 Eastbound at CP 11 Hoffmans NY; the rusty track was the passenger mainline through Schenectady and was restored a year laterCR 6394 in Chester, MA. on 10/17/80.
SD40-2 6394 lends a hand on the rear of the extra 2289 west in Chester, MA. on Oct.17, 1980.CR 6394 with scale test cars at Newberry Yard
SD40-2 6394 is switching scale cars at Newberry Yard, probably to be used to test the weigh-in-motion scale at McElhattan on the Buffalo Line. Some cool old freight cars are also visible in this June, 1994 shot...like the yellow-ended MOW gon and MDT tankcars.CR 6395 in Middlefield, MA. on 5/30/81.
The 6395 shoves the extra 6348 up the east slope of Washington hill from Middlefield into Becket, MA. on May 30, 1981.CR 6395 Leads 6138 and a TV train at Frankford Junction on the NEC, 3/78
Relatively new SD40-2-6395 is up front with ex PRR/PC SD45-6138. I have no idea how I accessed this location. 2:15PM on 3/11/78 in Philadelphia, PA.CR 6396 Altoona, PA 7-24-1978
CR SDP-45 6683 (ex-EL 3652), SD-40-2 6396, and U33B 2872 roll a line of covered hoppers through Altoona in July, 1978.CR 6397 Altoona, PA 3/99
CR 6397 is the west unit on a helper set passing ALTO tower westbound in Altoona, PA on 3/12/99.CR 6397 at Altoona PA
CR 6397 & 6373 are seen at Altoona PA on 7/30/97.If you find this site worthwhile:
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