Prior to being repainted by CSX the 8973 was regularly rotated in and out of Browns yard in Conrail blue. This unit was assigned to Conrail Shared Assets Operations in New Jersey.
A view from the splat of Conrail Shared Assets train SA22 shoving cars up the ex-Raritan River Railroad trackage to the AmeriSteel plant in Parlin, NJ with back to back blue SD40-2's.
Norfolk Southern SD45-2 1705 leads the SA22 to AmeriSteel in Parlin, NJ on former Raritan River Railroad trackage.