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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac
Model:EMD GP40-2Built As:RFP 143 (GP40-2)
Serial Number:72702-3Order No:72702
Frame Number:72702-3Built:9/1972
Notes:to CSXT 6395
Other locos with this serial:  CSX 6395(GP40-2) RFP 143(GP40-2) CSX 6540(GP40-3)
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Northbound
Title:  Northbound
Description:  A northbound RF&P train passes Alexandria while the crowd awaits the arrival of the Hagerstown excursion train.
Photo Date:  7/16/1983  Upload Date: 11/17/2013 3:22:17 AM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  RFP 124(GP40) RFP 122(GP40) RFP 143(GP40-2)
Views:  632   Comments: 0
Southbound quick turn
Title:  Southbound quick turn
Description:  RF&P got pretty good untilization out of their power. This set went north through Alexandria this same morning.
Photo Date:  7/17/1983  Upload Date: 11/18/2013 1:24:35 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RFP 143(GP40-2) RFP 122(GP40) RFP 124(GP40)
Views:  765   Comments: 0
RF&P southbound
Title:  RF&P southbound
Description:  RF&P train 101 heads through the DC suburbs en route to a Florida connection at Richmond
Photo Date:  7/8/1986  Upload Date: 7/20/2011 1:44:50 AM
Location:  Springfield, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  RFP 143(GP40-2) RFP 134(GP35) RFP 146(GP40-2)
Views:  707   Comments: 1
Taking one south
Title:  Taking one south
Description:  This RF&P train was borrowing a Chessie unit for this van train to Richmond.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/21/2015 3:57:19 AM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RFP 143(GP40-2) BO 4438(GP40-2)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
Northbound pigs
Title:  Northbound pigs
Description:  I believe this was train 100, rolling north into Potomac Yard with 28 trailer flats. RF&P was peculiar in that even units faced north, odd units faced south, as seen here.
Photo Date:  4/30/1988  Upload Date: 7/8/2015 12:34:37 AM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  RFP 126(GP40) RFP 143(GP40-2) RFP 145(GP40-2)
Views:  453   Comments: 0


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