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Pages in category "Conrail locomotives" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ALCO RS-3m; E.
The GE C39-8 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems between 1984 and 1987. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.. A total of 161 examples of this locomotive were built for two North American railroads: Conrail and Norfolk Southern Railway.
Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. A Conrail train led by EMD GP40 3209 at Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Since Conrail was divided between Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation in 1999, all remaining locomotives have been successively repainted, and many remain in service. CR units had ...
HMCR 9554 was originally built in late 1974 as L&N 2800. The last U23B built, originally Conrail 2798, and more recently Providence and Worcester 2203, is in regular freight service at the Naugatuck Railroad in Thomaston, Connecticut. Western Rail Inc in Airway Heights, WA currently has a U23B that is leased out to other railroads.
BN 5500 was the first locomotive with this model, and was built in September 1976. Remaining units went to BNSF after the BN-ATSF merger in 1996. All sold in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Many have found their way to the ALL (America Latina Logistica) Railroad in Brazil. Conrail: 60 6550-6609
The U34CH is a 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) passenger diesel locomotive built by General Electric between 1970 and 1973. In total, 33 U34CH units were built; 32 were built for the New Jersey Department of Transportation and operated by the Erie Lackawanna Railway and, later, Conrail, with the last unit coming as a later rebuild of a GE U30C for the New York MTA.
The U28C locomotive was developed by General Electric from the U25C, with a slight increase in power of 300 hp (224 kW). [2] A passenger-hauling variant, the U28CG , was also produced for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway .
A total of 151 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads. The GE Dash 8-40BW (B40-8W) is a variant fitted with a full-width cab. Another variant is the GE Dash 8-40BP, more commonly known as the Genesis series. The locomotives in the Genesis series are the P40DC, the P42DC, and the P32AC-DM.