Conrail was in desperate need of working locomotives at its startup. As a result it leased almost whatever it could get its hands on from other roads.

This is a list of locomotives known or thought to have been leased by Conrail between 1976 and 1979.

  • BAR GP7 60 - Blue Dip
  • BAR GP7 62 - Blue Dip
  • BAR GP7 68 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP9 75 - Blue Dip
  • BAR GP9 76 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP9 78 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP9 79 - Blue Dip
  • BAR GP9 80 - Blue Dip
  • BAR GP38 81 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 82 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 83 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 84 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 85 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 86 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 87 - Red/Gray
  • BAR GP38 88 - Red/Gray
  • BN RS3 4054 - SP&S Patch
  • BN RS3 4058 - SP&S Patch
  • BN RS3 4064 - SP&S Patch
  • BN RS3 4065 - SP&S Patch
  • BN RS3 4070 - SP&S Patch
  • CN C630M 2026 - Stripes
  • CN M636 2308
  • CN M636 2314 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2315 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2316 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2322 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2325 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2328 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2329 - Stripes
  • CN M636 2332 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2333 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2335 - Wet Noodle
  • CN M636 2338 - Wet Noodle
  • CN C424 3207 - Wet Noodle
  • CN C424 3209 - Stripes
  • CN C424 3225 - Wet Noodle
  • CN C424 3234 - Stripes
  • CN C424 3239 - Wet Noodle
  • CN GP38-2 5515 - Wet Noodle
  • CN GP38-2W 5572 - Stripes
  • CN GP38-2W 5581 - Stripes
  • CN GP38-2W 5583 - Stripes
  • CN GP38-2W 5588 – Stripes
  • CN GP40 4007 – Wet Noodle
  • CN GP40 4011 – Wet Noodle
  • CN GP40-2LW 9491 – Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9492 - Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9495 – Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9497 - Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9506 - Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9512 – Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9515 - Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9517 - Stripes
  • CN GP40-2LW 9632 - Stripes
  • C&NW GP30 807
  • C&NW GP30 808
  • C&NW GP30 809
  • C&NW GP30 810
  • C&NW GP30 812
  • C&NW GP30 818
  • C&NW GP30 821
  • C&NW GP35 826
  • C&NW GP35 830
  • C&NW GP35 864
  • C&NW SD45 902
  • C&NW SD45 916
  • C&NW SD45 920
  • C&NW SD40 924
  • C&NW SD45 929
  • C&NW U30C 930
  • C&NW GP9 1761 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • C&NW GP50 5063 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • C&NW SD40-2 6840 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • DT&I GP40-2 420 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • DT&I GP7 952 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • GE U25B 802 - SLSF Patch
  • GE U25B 804 - SLSF Patch
  • GE U25B 805 - SLSF Patch
  • GE U25B 806 - SLSF Patch
  • GE U25B 807 - SLSF Patch
  • GTW SD40 5921 
  • GTW SD40 5923
  • MP GP35 2526
  • P&LE U28B 2801
  • P&S GP7 357
  • PNC GP7 545 - SLSF Patch
  • PNC GP7 562 - Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP7 570 - SLSF Patch
  • PNC GP7 1507 - FEC Patch
  • PNC GP9 1702 - Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP9 1706 - Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP35 2000 - Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP35 6528 – Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP10 3419 - Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP9 4206 - Yellow/Green
  • PNC GP9 4207 - Yellow/Green
  • SP GP9E 3774 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • SP GP35 6644
  • SP GP35 XXXX (there were at least two SP GP35s leased)
  • SP U25B 6755 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • SP SD35 6921 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • SP U33C 8740 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • SP U33C 8791 (might be run-through rather than lease)
  • UP GP9B 156B
  • UP SD40-2 3775 (might be run-through rather than lease)