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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
4/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Conrail
Model:EMD SD50Built As:CR 6821 (SD50)
Serial Number:857080-17 Order No:857080
Frame Number:857080-17Built:2/1986
Other locos with this serial:  CR 6821(SD50) NREX 5469(SD50)
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SD50s for helpers
Title:  SD50s for helpers
Description:  This was unusual, as the SD 50 fleet ran system wide, and was not typically captive to such duty. The lead two units are the helpers here.
Photo Date:  2/14/1986  Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:11:52 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6702(SD50) CR 6821(SD50) CR 6827(SD50) CR 6825(SD50)
Views:  468   Comments: 1
High curve drifters
Title:  High curve drifters
Description:  The set of SD 50s taht worked west earlier now drifts back to Altoona, seen against a winter sky that would drop 8" of snow on me as I headed west to Akron later that day.
Photo Date:  2/14/1986  Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:19:45 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6821(SD50) CR 6702(SD50)
Views:  307   Comments: 1
Semphore dropping
Title:  Semphore dropping
Description:  A 109 car UNG coal train for NYSEG in Johnson City passes the semaphore at Waverly, which has dropped to approach, then stop. This signal action was one of the things that made them so cool to see.
Photo Date:  7/16/1994  Upload Date: 9/1/2014 3:31:30 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5522(SD60M) CR 6821(SD50) CR 6268(SD40)
Views:  381   Comments: 3


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