Remarks: The EMD SD40's on Conrail were some of their most dependable high horsepower locomotives. They came mainly from Penn Central, but there were also some former Jersey Central units (CR 6285-6292) in the bunch. PC 6047 was ex-PRR.
Remarks: Conrail inherited well over 100 big EMD SD45's from the Erie Lackawanna, Reading, and Penn Central. PC 6220 was a former Pennsylvania Railroad unit. Like many other SD45's on U.S. railroads, their careers on Conrail did not last long. They were retired as newer, and more fuel efficient, locomotives became available.
Remarks: This former New York Central EMD SW1 was assigned to the Chicago River & Indiana subsidiary during the late Penn Central era. It was later sold by Conrail to Amtrak.
Remarks: Another "Ratty U-Boat Award" goes out to this beauty, Penn Central GE U30C 6539. It was one of five (6535-6539) ordered by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It later became the CR 6539.
Remarks: Eastbound mail train about to pass Dick Jensen's Pacific, former GTW 5629. The locomotive was later scrapped, following a legal dispute regarding storage fees. Note that the 5629 has a full load of coal in the tender.
