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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
4/10/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Conrail
Model:EMD SD40Built As:BO 7488 (SD40)
Serial Number:33167Order No:7998
Frame Number:7998-7Built:5/1967
Other locos with this serial:  CNJ 3067(SD40) CR 6291(SD40) EMDX 6417(SD40) EMDX 417(SD40) EMDX 2820(SD40-2)
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Up the hill
Title:  Up the hill
Description:  A pair of helpers shoves hard on the caboose as they assist a westbound. Note the diversity of rolling stock on this train, a sampling of now fallen flag roads NW, Southern, DT&I and C&NW. All memories, as is now Conrail for the past 20 years.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:39:32 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40) CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  548   Comments: 1
Pushing hard
Title:  Pushing hard
Description:  A helper set pushes on the caboose of a westbound at the park.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:44:43 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40) CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  654   Comments: 1
Vans west
Title:  Vans west
Description:  I caught this westbound Trailvan train near Little Falls while driving along NY 5, pacing the Chicago Line.
Photo Date:  7/1/1986  Upload Date: 12/2/2014 4:09:43 AM
Location:  Little Falls, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6722(SD50) CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
Racks west
Title:  Racks west
Description:  ML 421 with 78 cars gets a roll on behind an ex CNJ SD40.
Photo Date:  5/27/1994  Upload Date: 9/16/2014 3:16:08 AM
Location:  Blasdell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40) CR 6504(SD40-2)
Views:  546   Comments: 0


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