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Willie Brown Railroad Slide Collection

by Willie - Brown

wbrown189@windstream.net collection

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BN SD9 6236 {built 4/59 as Colorado & Southern 841} at Denver, CO on 8/31/90.
Penn Central C425 2434 {built 3/65 as PRR 2434} photographed at Mingo Jct., Ohio in July in 1975.
New Chessie GP40-2s lead a couple geeps & passenger cars at Cleveland, Ohio 1/21/73.
Conrail GP38-2 8253 {built 9/78} at Sharonville, OH on 7/10/83.
Conrail Alco RS32 2040 {built 6/62 as NYC 8040} at Rochester, NY on 2/25/79.
GP10 7584 rebuilt from PRR GP9 7231 IS paired with MT4 slug 1013 which was built from Alco RS11 PRR 8648 which later became LV/CR 7648 before being converted into slug in 1979. Photographed at Conway yard on 10/29/94.
PC E7A 4224 {built 2/48 as PRR 5864} sits in New Jersey on 4/28/78 awaiting it's fate. Dark humor painted under window,
Penn Central GP7 5955 {built 8/53 as PRR 8583} is seen in July 1969 at Chicago, Illinois still in PRR livery.
NS GP38 2943 {built 2/71 as PC 7899} seen here 1/29/2000 at Philadelphia, PA in fresh Conrail paint after accident repairs. Unit was assigned to shared assets & for a time NS repainted a few units assigned there back in Conrail scheme.
Penn Central SW1 8411 {built 4/49 as NYC 585} is seen here at Chicago, IL on 9/5/71.
Conrail on this date, but still in PC livery SD40 6051 {built 2/66 as PRR 6051} soon to be renumbered CR 6304. Photographed here at Springfield, MA on 2/10/77.
Conrail C32-8 6611 {built 9/84} is seen here in Springfield, MA on 11/15/84.
Conrail SD9 6917 {built 1/58 as PRR 7617} is with GP9B 3808 at Stanley Yard in Toledo, Ohio on 5/28/78.
Conrail C30-7 6604 {built 11/77} is at Springfield, MA on 3/26/84.
Conrail GP7 5917 {built 6/53 as NYC 5785} at Etna, PA on 10/10/76.
Conrail SD40 801 {built 12/70 as PC 6242} photographed here at unknown location 6/3/95. Even though some of the 800 series SD40s were leased out they were not part of Conrail's lease fleet. They were only renumbered to make room for incoming C40-8Ws.
C39-8 6012 leads a CSX GP30M towards Enola on a loaded coal train 12/24/87.
Conrail U25B 2685 {built 11/65 as New Haven 2525} is seen at Sharonville, Ohio on 10/4/78.
L&N Alco C420 1310 {built 8/66} photographed 2/17/74 at Sharonville, Ohio.
Alco C630 6326 {built 12/66 as PRR 6326} still with PC number & livery a little over a month into Conrail. Photographed here at Mingo Jct., Ohio 5/22/76. Unit would soon be patched over as CR 6776.
MKT 146 {built 12/50 as Alco RS-3 MKT 1553} Katy modified six of its original fifteen RS-3's 142, 143,146, 152, 153, & 154 with EMD 567C engines & EMD long hoods. No location on slide taken 3/74.
GP10 7596 {built 11/59 as PRR GP9 7261} is Eastbound seen from Rockville tower at Mingo Jct., Ohio. Panhandle Line is visible on far right of photo. Train is probably headed to Wheeling Pitt Steel's "A" Yard.
Rockville Tower at Mingo Jct., Ohio as seen from up on the Panhandle main looking East. (date & photographer not listed my scan of slide in my collection)
C&O GP7 5807 {built 6/52} Seen here at Handley, WV on 6/6/76. (my scan of a Kenneth Ardinger photo)
SP 3133 Alco C628 {built 4/65 as SP 4863} at Colton, CA on 8/14/75.
2 brand new Conrail SD40-2s {6375-6374} lead a military equipment train on 7/15/77 at Bloomsbury, NJ.
CR U23B 2728 {built 8/72 as PC 2728} seen here at West Springfield, MA 10/31/83.
Conrail U25B 2664 {built 10/64 NH 2504} at Danbuty, CT on 9/30/78.
Conrail Alco C636 {built 3/68 as PC 6333} is in fresh paint at Cleveland, Ohio in April 1978.
Conrail GP40 3053 {built 7/67 as NYC 3053} photographed 7/15/79 at Cleveland, Ohio. * Later became NJT GP40PH-2B 4201.
Great Northen SW9 15, {built 12/50} seen at Vancouver, BC, 9-23-61.
CSX power leads a Conrail XBO empty hopper train Eastbound at Steubenville, Ohio on 6/12/88.
Conrail GP8 5448 {built 10/50 as Erie 1206} photographed by Randy Williams at Silvis, IL on 9/11/78.
Happy Birthday Conrail. C40-8W 6205 {built 7/93} was photographed by David Baer at Leetsdale, PA on 10/15/94.
WNYP 421 Alco C424 {built 11/63 as RDG 5206} is seen here at Meadville, PA on 10/07/06.
HLGX 8614 C36-7E {built 10/79 as NW C30-7 8073} is seen here at New Castle, PA in July of 2000 while on lease to CSX. Unit was later shipped to Brazil in 2005.
New Castle Industrial Railroad GP9 #77 {built 6/54 as Bangor & Aroostook 77} is seen here at New Castle, PA in July of 2001.
Conrail N4B a former CNJ caboose built 3/42 at unknown location in New Jersey in July of 1976.
Eastbound grain train approaching Horseshoe Curve park on 5/15/77.
Conrail SD45 6171 & U25B 2635 lead TV-77 around Horseshoe Curve at 9:30am 5/15/77.
Conrail U25C 6814 {built 12/65 as PRR 6514} seen here at Springfield, MA on 1/10/80. *renumbered from 65## series in 1979 to make room for new SD40-2s.
Warren & Trumbell (*Ohio Central Subsidiary) SW9 #52 {built 4/53 as Texas & New Orleans 109} seen here at Briar Hill, Ohio on 7/19/97.
Ohio Central GP9RM 4032 {built 12/56 as CN GP9 4517 rebuilt to CN 4032 in 1984} at McKees Rocks, PA on 2/9/02.
Ohio Central SW1500 1545 {built 2/71 as PC 9502} at McKees Rocks, PA October 2006.
NS SD80MAC 7206 {built 1/96 as CR 4111} seen here at Etna, PA in November of 2001. *sold to CP 2/2020.
Conrail B23-7 4039 {built 5/78 as CR 1932} all renumbered for her new owner NS in less than 48 hours is seen here 5/30/99 at Conway, PA.
Conrail GP35 2387 {built 12/64 as NYC 6143} is in charge of a flanger train at Cranford, NJ 1/24/78.
NS GP38-2 5196 {built 10/76 as SOU 5196} seen here at West Tarentum, PA in April 2004. Sold to PRLX in 2020 then GREX in 2021.
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie transfer Caboose 560 photographed at Pittsburgh, PA on 4/12/84.
Conrail N5H 18433 {former Southern X-3125} at Conway, PA on 10/10/77.
A Conrail crew from Mingo takes an empty UCA {Cleveland Electric Ashstabula} unit train powered by 4 CE GP38-2s through Martins Ferry, Ohio headed West on the River Line to Powhatan #6 mine to load on 10/08/90.
Conrail Alco C430 2054 {built 11/67 as NYC 2054} photographed here at Mingo Jct., Ohio on 5/9/76.
Conrail SW900 8652 {built 5/38 as LV 125 then rebuilt 8/57} was photographed by James P. Marcus at Cleveland, Ohio on 8/10/78.
Conrail GP7 5951 {built 12/50 as Erie 1221} seen here at Rochester, NY on 7/4/80.
Conrail Alco C630 6772 {built 11/66 as PRR 6322} pictured here at Secaucus, NJ in April 1977.
SOO GP35 1776 {built 5/65 as SOO 727} renumbered for Bicentennial 5/75-6/77 then back to 727. seen here at Schiller Park, IL on 10/25/75.
Conrail U33B 2913 {built 11/68 as PC 2913} is at Buffalo, NY here on 1/4/78 still unpatched.
Conrail U33B 2963 {built 6/70 as PC 2963} still in all PC lettering at Buffalo, NY 2/15/78.
Conrail GP38-2 8230 {built 9/78} plus a sister hiding in the shed are at Ft. Worth Texas on 9/7/81. I know Conrail had several GP38s & GP38-2s on lease to the MKT around this time, so I suspect this is why they are in Texas.
Penn Central U33B 2935 {built 11/68} at unspecified location on 3/8/74.
Penn Central GP7 5639 {built 8/51 as NYC 5639} seen here at Palmer, MA on 2/4/73. *later rebuilt into CR GP8 5433.
Penn Central F7A 1747 {built 4/52 as NYC 1747} photographed here at Niagara Falls, NY on 4/8/73.
BN SDP40 1976 {built 5/66 as GN 323} pictured here at Naperville, IL on 9/6/76.
Conrail GP9 7476 {built 9/59 as LV300} pictured here at Scranton, PA on 8/23/78.
Conrail NW2 {built 9/48 as IHB-8736} pictured here at Allentown, PA on 1/28/78. PC acquired some NW2s that IHB traded in to EMD. PC classified them as NW2Us (upgraded to 1,200hp) Conrail just classified them as NW2s.
Conrail GP40 3199 {built 10/68 as PC 3199} is on the point of PIOI-6 at East Conway, PA ob11/16/93. *3199 was rebuilt into New Jersey Transit GP40PH-2B 4218 & is still currently active.
Conrail GP7 {built 6/53 as NYC 5809} leads 2 other GP7s down the shortline towards Collinwood in September of 1980.
Conrail SD-7 6998 {built 10/53 as PRR 8558} photographed at Twinsburg, OH on 12/16/78. Unit went to scrap 6/85.
Conrail U33B 2918 {built 12/68 as PC2918} photographed 4/10/78 at Riverdale, Illinois.
Penn Central GP7 5824 {built 3/51 as C&O 5726 acquired by NYC 1/56} is seen here at Windsor, Ontario on 5/17/75. *Retired by Conrail 6/85 & scrapped February 1986 at St. Louis Auto Shredding.
Conrail B23-7S / B30-7R 2035. {built from WP U23B 2264} seen here 10/16/94 at Conway, PA. Conrail absorbed these former MGA Super-7s when they took over operation of the Monongahela & shortly after acquiring them bumped them up to 3,000 HP.
Penn Central GP9 7051 {built 10/56 as PRR 7051} photographed 11/2/69 still in PRR livery at Sharonville, Ohio.
NS SD80MAC 7214 {built 5/96 as CR 4126} photographed at Etna, PA on a very eventful day 9/11/2001.
Conrail U30B 2834 {built 12/66 as NYC 2834} photographed 5/3/81 at Bethlehem, PA.
NS SW1500 2311 {built 11/68 as SOU 2311} seen here at Conway, PA on 9/11/99. *Locomotive was numbered NS 1733, to commemorate the year Savannah, GA was founded.
NS SW1500 2310 {built 11/68 as SOU 2310} seen here at Conway, PA on 6/28/99. *Locomotive is still active owned by CIT/Capital Finance as CEFX 1559.
NS GP38 2789 {built 1/70} on the Economy Branch at East Conway on 7/25/99. *rebuilt into GP38-2 5617.
SD60M 6791 {built 4/93 as CR 5550} is seen here between CP Rochester & CP West Conway on #1 track 9/11/99.
NS C40-9 8852 {built 4/95} seen here at Conway, PA on 7/25/99. Unit converted into AC44C6M 4098 in Sept. 2018.
NS SD70 2503 {built 4/93} is at Conway, PA 9/12/99. Later rebuilt into SD70ACC 1803.
Conrail SD80MAC {built 1/96 as CR 4111} renumbered 7206 in preparation of the meltdown that split date in a few days will bring was photographed at Conway, PA on 5/24/99.
Conrail SD70MAC 4140 {built 5/98} photographed 5/19/99 at Conway, PA. * Became CSX 785 & currently is CSX 4585.
Conrail U25B 2656 {built 2/65 as PRR 2656} at Mingo Jct., Ohio on 8/6/77.
Conrail GP35 2350 {built 2/65 as PRR 2350} photographed here at Port Reading, NJ on 11/21/83. Removed from Conrail roster on 9/21/93 & later rebuilt into Metro North GP35R 104.
Conrail GP38 7698 {built 6/69 as PC 7698} seen here at Conway, PA 4/10/99. Unit is stenciled as having been assigned to Sturgis, Michigan. *became NS 2892 & was later rebuilt into GP38-2 5666.
Conrail Alco C430 2053 {built 11/67 as NYC 2053} on in August of 1979.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad GP30 2175 {built 4/62 as RDG 5507} is seen here at Cumberland, MD 6/20/97.
Indiana Box Car Co. GP16 IBCX 1706 {built 8/51 as GP7 ACL 236} seen here at New Castle, PA on 6/29/02.
Salt Lake City Southern GP7U 2207 {built 1/51 as ATSF GP7 2664} seen here at McKees Rocks, PA in May of 1996.
CQPA GMD1 1151 {built 10/59 as CN 1051} at Darlington, PA on 9/5/2001.
Still Conrail here on 5/30/99 GP38 2950 renumbered from Conrail 7911 in preparation of split date in a couple days. {Built 2/71 as PC 7911} seen here at Conway, PA. Unit is still active rebuilt into GP38-2 NS 5638.
Conrail C39-8 6003 {built 7/86} at Conway, PA on 4/10/99.
Brand new Conrail GP40-2s 3370 & 3369 at Riverdale, Illinois on 5/6/79.
Conrail GP38-2 8099 leads U30B 2836 on Westbound empty hoppers through Slope interlocking on 5/5/79.
NS GP38 2946 {built in 2/71 as PC 7903 here in fresh paint at Perth Amboy, NJ 10/22/02. Locomotive was vandalized a few months earlier requiring a repaint, & NS chose to paint it into the Conrail scheme since it was assigned to the shared assets area.
Penn Central F7A 1755 {built 5/52 as NYC 1755} pictured 1/18/76 at Riverdale, Illinois.
Conrail SDP45 6674 {built 6/69 as EL 3643} photographed in October of 1976 at location not listed on slide.
2 SD50s (6805 & 6719) lead a Mult-Level train at Enola on 1/1/91.
Georgia Great Southern GP7U 2130 at McKees Rocks, PA on 8/30/97. {built 12/52 as ATSF GP7 2825.. Rebuilt 9/78 into ATSF GP7U 2130}
GP7U VMV 1500 {built 10/52 as ATSF GP7 2785 then built into GP7U ATSF 2198} Unit was acquired by VMV in October of 1988. Seen here at New Castle, PA on 7/8/89.
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