what happened to them?? I know they were retired but who bought them?? Scrapped? ------------------ TrainBoard.com MEMBER#204 THE WEB PAGE IS NOW UPDATED!! Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFTEY in MIND"
also did conrail own any GP30's ??? ------------------ TrainBoard.com MEMBER#204 THE WEB PAGE IS NOW UPDATED!! Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFTEY in MIND"
Good question about the GP7/9's. I know they inherited a bunch, but don't really remember what happened to them. I think they also rebuilt some, but I really don't know. Maybe someone can help us out? Harold ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
I know a little about the CR GP30's (one of my favorite models ). CR inherited units from Reading and PC; the PC units came from NYC and PRR orders. Seems like units were purged from the roster around the early 90's. I don't know if they were scrapped or sold. Harold ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's what I found out about the GP7/9's: Conrail actually had GP7/8/9/10's! (The GP8/10's were actually rebuilds of the 9's... are you still with me ?) According to an old diesel roster book, CR had 174+ GP7's, 50+ GP8's, 224+ GP9's, and 75 GP10's. The GP8's were rebuilt by either ICG, RI, or MK. The GP8's from the ICG rebuild program had the ox-yoke air filters and chopped noses (similar to the prototypes for the CSX GP16's, see pictures in the CSX forum). All were off the roster by 1992. The GP9's disappeared in the late 80's early 90's. The GP10's were rebuilt by ICG, PNC, and M-K. These units disappeared from the roster between '95-'97. That's what I found out ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
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