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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Conrail
Model:EMD GP40-2Built As:CR 3403 (GP40-2)
Serial Number:796339-18 Order No:796339
Frame Number:796339-18Built:2/1980
Other locos with this serial:  CR 3403(GP40-2) CSX 4452(GP40-2)
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Head end helpers
Title:  Head end helpers
Description:  Trailvan and auto rack trains typically got helpers on the head end, due to the train handling tendencies of the long cars, especially on the many curves. Today an EL SD45-2 does the honors.
Photo Date:  2/23/1986  Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:35:11 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40) CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 6608(C30-7) CR 6506(SD40-2)
Views:  529   Comments: 1
Going uphill
Title:  Going uphill
Description:  The auto rack train has passed the park and is now working out of the curve. Note the open racks, nonexistent today.
Photo Date:  2/23/1986  Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:37:33 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40) CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 6608(C30-7) CR 6506(SD40-2)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
TV 26 flowery scene
Title:  TV 26 flowery scene
Description:  TV 26 passes wildflowers and the pond along Watson Blvd in Endwell NY with 10 COFC and 61 racks.
Photo Date:  6/17/1993  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 2:10:48 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3346(GP40-2) CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 5507(SD60M)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
Last one
Title:  Last one
Description:  The last CR GP40-2 leads TV 6 past the Santa Fe led ELBU as it makes its way east.
Photo Date:  5/27/1994  Upload Date: 9/16/2014 3:04:05 AM
Location:  Blasdell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 6480(SD40-2) ATSF 2783(GP30u) ATSF 2899(GP35u) CR 5020(B36-7) ATSF 2957(GP35u)
Views:  722   Comments: 0


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