Would also like to hear engine reports from Oak Island as well.<br>-Scott,
Philly PA

Ozark Mountain Railcar SW-7 #1201<br><br>Built in
1950 by EMD for the New York Central, rebuilt 9/80,
H.P. 1200, Weight 248000 lbs, Brake type: Clasp, Cab
Signal: US&S (installed but not operating), Speed
Control: Harmon, Event Recorder: Quantum, Ditch Lights:
Both Ends, Engine 567AC, Main Generator: D-15-C, This
unit is in operating condition with current Blue Card.
PRICE: $65,000

Saw a post on trainorders about 6 CR units wreck damaged by NS.  What is the
extent of the damage on each of these engines?

I may have someone interested in CR numberboards.
Anyone have any for sale? If so, please let me know the
price for singles, pairs, or the sets of 4, and also
the road numbers.<br>Thanks!<br>-Scott, Philly PA

Does anybody here on the list have Microsoft Train Simulator???

Yes i have MSTS, with lots of Conrail train for
it to.. there is a site called WWW.Train-Sim.com
that has loads of add-ons for it.. (the site is
free,but it might take 2 trys to get into the file
libiary.) need any help fell free to write me.
RWB4449@...<br>have a nice day. Bob M&H Railroad Santa

it was either here or in another goup somebody
was looking for a specific active Conrail unit,
switcher I think it was. If this is still the case send a
post with the engine(s) you're looking for and I'll
see if I can track it down...<br><br>~Kris

The following has been issued on the ns side of
the Conrail power. This is the newest designation for
Conrail (PRR)power;<br><br>2200 - 2242 SW1500 dedicated
yard<br>1400 - 1457 GP15-1 dedicated yard<br>3800 - 3820 SD38
dedicated yard<br><br>4024 - 4091 B23-7 yard, local, or
road (when used together)<br>5257 - 5393 GP38-2 yard,
local, or road (when used together)<br>3000 - 3070
GP40-2 yard, local, or road (when used
together)<br><br>4800 - 4817 B40-8 4 axle units for merchandise and
intermodal<br><br>3329 - 3447 SD40-2 conventional 6 axle units for road
power<br><br>5400 - 5445 SD50 high adhesion 6 axle units for road
power<br>6702 - 6716 SD60 high adhesion 6 axle units for road
power<br>6717 - 6806 SD60M/I high adhesion 6 axle units for
road power<br>2557 - 2580 SD70 high adhesion 6 axle
units for road power<br>8200 - 8212 C39-8 high adhesion
6 axle units for road power<br>8314 - 8451 C40-8(W)
high adhesion 6 axle units for road power<br><br>7200
- 7216 SD80MAC matched sets only

Is it true that Conrail's SD70 standard cabs have
their Q-fans painted black? I have seen photos of
Overland SD70's with them painted black, and in some
prototype photos they APPEAR black, but the shots I have
seen are all ground shots, and there is very limited
detail. Can anyone confirm this coloration of the fans?
Are all 24 units this way, or only a
handful?<br><br>Also, I noticed CR 2558 has a 3-chyme air horn. Whats
the story on this?<br>Thanks!<br>-Scott, Philly PA

Recent spottings within the last 2
days...<br><br>PRR 7200 CR 4101 Waynesburg, PA with 7206<br>PRR 7201
CR 4102 Sewickley, PA with 7207<br>PRR 7202 CR 4103
Shelocta, PA Helper Unit with 7208<br>PRR 7203 CR 4105
Lovett, PA <br>PRR 7204 CR 4106 Sewickley, PA on ENG
move<br>PRR 7205 CR 4109 Monongahela, PA with 7214<br>PRR
7206 CR 4111 Waynesburg, PA with 7200<br>PRR 7207 CR
4114 Sewickley, PA with 7201<br>PRR 7208 CR 4115
Shelocta, PA Helper Unit with 7202<br>PRR 7209 CR 4117
Shelocta, PA<br>PRR 7210 CR 4118 Sewickley, PA with
7216<br>PRR 7211 CR 4119 Sewickley, PA<br>PRR 7212 CR 4120
Sewickley, PA on ENG move<br>PRR 7213 CR 4123 Sewickley, PA
on ENG move<br>PRR 7214 CR 4126 Monongahela, PA with
7205<br>PRR 7215 CR 4127 Shelocta, PA<br>PRR 7216 CR 4129
Sewickley, PA with 7210

Why so many in Sewickley?? WOW!!! Are they in<br>  storage there, or something??
LOL!! I know they<br>  aren't, But it is wierd to see so many there.<br><br> 
Tony K, CRsmurf

Maybe a few are headed east to South Fork to join
the local pool so that they can run matched power
sets on the local? Either that or maybe they are
actually stored there until Shelocta gets rolling
again...<br><br><br>Scott H

I don't rilly reply much to some on the E-Mails
but do take the time to read them. I am starting to
see a pattern here something that Conrail did during
the late 70's threw the early 80. I see groups of the
same locomotive type being assigned here and there is
NS trying to copy the history books?? it seems like
a patteren all the SD80's are in one spot, all the
B36-7's are in one spot all the GP15's in one spot and so
forth. Could this bee that there placeing them to a back
shop that can handle the repairs on these engions or
finding them the best area for them to work? <br><br>This
is what I have put together from the orignal
location Assignments from the late 70-early 80's.<br>from
the reading it showed quite a pattern haveing to do
with local shops that were able to fix them, and
outher diffrents between the outher units on the rostor.
some of these locations don't make any cents to me
outher than the ALCO Assignments being located near NY,
PA, RI, Ohio, and Montral, Quebec where ALCO had
factorys. <br><br>U28C's -Albany-Buffalo, NY<br>B23-7's -
1900-series Albany-NYC Commuter Service this was only for a
few years till Metro North Baught more
engions.<br>RS-32's - DeWitt Yard, Syracuse, NY<br>GP20's -Columbus,
OH (all de-tourbocharched by Penn Central)<br>GP30's
-Enola Yard<br>GP35's -3610-1619 Ann Arbor,
Michigan<br>RS-27's - were stored at Collinwood, Ohio
4/20/80<br>C425's -2416-2471-Conway, PA<br>C424's -(all former EL
C424) Youngstown, PA<br>U25B's -Selkirk
Yard-Syracuse,NY<br>U36B's - 2971-2974 pittsburgh, PA coummter
service<br>GP40-2's -3275-3403 Selkirk, NY<br>GP9B's - RUTHERFORD,
PA<br>FP7A's -4332-4373 Columbus,OH<br>S2E's - New York City

As the B36-7 units continue to be filtered
through the Enola shops 2 by 2, the Conrail B23-7 #1944
(PRR 4044) unit that was severely damaged by a free
end fire (see post 435) is slated to be released from
the shops by March 1, 2002. Though work is performed
around the clock, the tentative release date is now
expected to be pushed back sometime into
April.<br><br>~Kris

It has been said in other railfan communities
that all or a portion of the Conrail 3300 fleet is
scheduled for retirement after their lease expires this
coming March and April (not confirmed) Though none of
these rumors have been confirmed, it does cause
speculation as many have questioned its' reasoning. With the
recent losses of SD50's, B36-7's, B23-7's, C30-7's and
others since Day 1, what will soon be left in local and
yard service?<br><br>~Kris

The following is a list of arrival times for the
Conrail B36-7 units as they arrived in Enola:<br><br>PRR
3600 CR 5000 Arrived 11-30-01 at 11pm with 3613, 3621,
3623 & 3624<br><br>PRR 3601 CR 5003 Arrived 12-9-01 at
11am with 3614<br><br>PRR 3602 CR 5004 Arrived 12-2-01
at 5am with 3612 & 3618<br><br>PRR 3603 CR 5006
Arrived 12-1-01 at 1pm<br> <br>PRR 3604 CR 5008 Arrived
12-2-01 at 5:30pm with 3609 & 3610<br><br>PRR 3605 CR
5010 Arrived 11-30-01 at 9am with 3626 &
3615<br><br>PRR 3606 CR 5014 ~No Report~<br><br>PRR 3607 CR 5019
Arrived 12-7-01 at 7am with 3608 & 3628<br><br>PRR 3608
CR 5020 Arrived 12-7-01 at 7am with 3607 &
3628<br><br>PRR 3609 CR 5021 Arrived 12-2-01 at 5:30pm with 3604
& 3610<br><br>PRR 3610 CR 5022 Arrived 12-2-01 at
5:30pm with 3604 & 3609<br><br>PRR 3611 CR 5026 Arrived
1211-01 at 7pm<br><br>PRR 3612 CR 5027 Arrived 12-2-01 at
5am with 3602 & 3618<br><br>PRR 3613 CR 5030 Arrived
11-30-01 at 11pm with 3600, 3621, 3623 & 3624<br><br>PRR
3614 CR 5032 Arrived 12-9-01 at 11am with
3601<br><br>PRR 3615 CR 5035 Arrived 11-30-01 at 9am with 3605 &
3626<br><br>PRR 3616 CR 5036 Arrived 12-1-01 at 830am <br><br>PRR
3617 CR 5037 Arrived 12-5-01 at 4am <br><br>PRR 3618
CR 5039 Arrived 12-2-01 at 5am with 3602 &
3612<br><br>PRR 3619 CR 5040 Arrived 11-28-01 at 6:30am with
3620<br><br>PRR 3620 CR 5042 Arrived 11-28-01 at 6:30am with
3619<br><br>PRR 3621 CR 5043 Arrived 11-30-01 at 11pm with 3600,
3613, 3623 & 3624<br><br>PRR 3622 CR 5047 Arrived
12-3-01 at 1:30am <br><br>PRR 3623 CR 5048 Arrived
11-30-01 at 11pm with 3600, 3613, 3621 & 3624<br> <br>PRR
3624 CR 5051 Arrived 11-30-01 at 11pm with 3600, 3613,
3621 & 3623 <br><br>PRR 3625 CR 5053 Arrived 12-3-01
at 11pm <br><br>PRR 3626 CR 5054 Arrived 11-30-01 at
9am with 3605 & 3615<br><br>PRR 3627 CR 5055 Arrived
12-5-01 at 1:30am <br><br>PRR 3628 CR 5056 Arrived
12-7-01 at 7am with 3607 & 3608<br><br>PRR 3629 CR 5057
~No Report~ <br><br>PRR 3630 CR 5058 Arrived 11-24-01
at 10:30pm<br> <br>PRR 3631 CR 5059 Arrived 12-4-01
at 8am <br><br>~Kris

Looks like the C40-9W's around my area. Back in
the Conrail day, all you saw in Phila were GP38's,
SW1001/1500's, GP15-1's and GP40-2's. Was so nice to see small
CR power shifting cars around. Now we have to face
newspaper colors...<br>-Scott, Philly PA

I've also heard the SD40-2's are to follow in line. YEP, the SD40-2's! The
source has yet to confirm that, but its the talk...<br><br><br>Scott H

"Now we have to face newspaper
colors..."<br><br>Meanwhile down here in Georgia, we enjoyed 5357,3003,and
3053 (solid blue consist) on G02(Macon-Griffin GA
Turn...) Ya'll keep them Catfish occupied up there and
we'll give your blue boys a good home here.<br><br>Just
wish we could get some 5500 leaders... <br><br>Gary in
Georgia

I checked in with a friend and found out that the 1944 had burned up in
Rochestor, NY<br><br>Brendan

probibly GP38-2s

Nahh...you guys down there can have the catfish.
I'll take a CR unit ANYDAY. :) :) :) Come up here to
get your pics of the 5500's. They have been in the PA
area lately. I have yet to see one in
person.<br>-Scott, Philly PA

Hey Gary I'll tell ya what, you send 2 of our
blue units back north and I'll send one of those new
5500 rebuilds down for you!? Besides, you guys dont
need our Conrail power down there, the cab signals
always get cut out anyways! Send 'em back home where
they belong! :)<br><br>~Kris

dont ya hate it when you think you're on your name but instead you've got your
gf's name logged in!? LOL

"Hey Gary I'll tell ya what, you send 2 of our
blue units back north and I'll send one of those new
5500 rebuilds down for you!?"<br><br>Sounds like a
plan! Only problem is, when those come down here, they
either send them away right away or switch them back in
the consist.<br><br>There are very few places to turn
units down here, and the ability to run "backwards" is
considered very important.<br><br>The union here has even
requested no more LHF running to allow the engineer to have
a good view to avoid the banner.<br><br>Throughbred
or Donkey, you decide.

On February 1, 2002 I posted the following
message below, has anybody spotted these units
recently?<br>--------------------------------------------------<br>The following
units are located somewhere on the
system right now destined for work somewhere from recent
wrecks. Keep your eyes and ears open, like to know if
anybody spots one;<br><br>PRR 1443 CR 1681 Out of
Chicago, IL 1-15-02<br>PRR 3055 CR 3378 Out of Decatur, IL
1-31-02<br>PRR 3390 CR 6457 Out of Roanoke, VA 1-16-02<br>PRR
8311 CR 6046 Out of Conway, PA 1-27-02<br>PRR 8348 CR
6108 Out of Conway, PA 2-1-02<br>PRR 8429 CR 6248 Out
of Chattanooga, TN
1-15-02<br>--------------------------------------------------<br><br>As of
today, February 27, 2002 the following Conrail
power has been reported wrecked:<br>PRR 2205 CR 9515 At
Buffalo, NY <br>PRR 3055 CR 3378 At Mingo Jct, OH Still
wrecked<br>PRR 4083 CR 2016 At Enola, PA <br>PRR 5322 CR 8147
Involved in crossing accident (*)<br>PRR 8349 CR 6109 At
Birmingham, AL Xing accident<br>(*) As of early this morning
the unit was in Chattanooga, TN then at Buckeye Yard,
OH and most recently in Birmingham, AL.<br><br>Also,
CSX 2792 and 2795 are at Enola, PA and enroute to
Juniata. I'm not sure though if these are CR units or
straight CSX.<br><br><br>~Kris

2792 and 2795 are both ex-CR units. This past
Friday night I was out railfanning and spotted CSX 2810
and 1174 (ex-CR GP38-2/ex-SBD MP15AC) The GP38-2 was
just out of the paint shop last week, and you could
tell...not 1 speck of dirt or road dust whatsoever on the
whole engine, even the trucks/fuel tank. Funny thing
is, the engine is not painted in the new scheme, but
rather the Bright Future paint, with white roof. 1174
was also in Bright Future, but somewhat fading on the
hood section. Spotted at Abrams Yard (NS
yard)<br>-Scott, Philly PA

I heard a report back in September about the
Philly Division SW1001 being damaged due to a sleeping
crew, who rear-ended a slab train. What I was told is
that the pilot was cracked and severely damaged. Can
someone add any details about this wreck?<br><br>Kris,
where's the Enola reports? :) Guess you haven't been able
to write the numbers lately?<br>-Scott, Philly PA

Where did you hear about the SD40-2 retirement
talk? Anything said as to which units will go?
(PRR?/NW?/SOU?) I surely do NOT want to see these bad boys go!!
Certainly of my favorite EMD models. Please give details if
any!<br>-Scott, Philly PA

I know, I haven't been able to get any up... it
sucks! Lately I've been only getting like 10 or 12 hours
off at most in between trips. Between sleeping and
eating there's hardly enough time just for the gf & I!
Add to that I always end up with a job that puts me
at home early in the morning then I end up sleeping
daylight hours. Regardless, as soon as I get the next
chance I'll definately get the notes
posted!<br><br>~Kris