How many ex-CR SD70’s, SD70MAC’s, and SD80MAC’s are still operating on the NS and CSX in CR Blue Colors? If anybody knows, what unit numbers are they? They seem to be dwindling to the horse quicker now than they have been in the past as they come up for rebuild and other maintenence, I’d like to catch one here on the UP, or even trek to the NS or CSX before they’re all gone.
Here’s the current, complete list of units left on CSX . We’re down to 5 “MAC’s” and might be down to 4 before the week is out. Good luck finding one…I haven’t seen one in 8 months, and I live next to their 50-train-a-day mainline to Waycross, GA!
778
781
805
807
811
1006
1123
1128
1541
1554
2456
2457
2458
2721
2726
2730
2758
2781
2787
2793
2796
4400
4403
4404
4410
4411
4413
4414
4418
4420
4422
4423
4426
4427
4428
4431
4437
4447
4448
4449
5960
5961
7301
7302
7303
7304
7305
7307
7309
7310
7315
7316
7319
7323
7326
7329
7331
7333
7334
7335
7343
7358
7374
7380
7388
7489
7490
7491
7493
7496
7918 (ex. LMSX)
7919 (ex. LMSX)
7920 (ex. LMSX)
7921 (ex. LMSX)
7922 (ex. LMSX)
7923 (ex. LMSX)
7924 (ex. LMSX)
7925 (ex. LMSX)
7928 (ex. LMSX)
8499
8645
8648
8649
8652
8658
8660
8664
8667
8674
8715
8717
8750
8754
8800
8803
8809
8812
8814
8817
8819
8821
8822
8823
8825
8826
8840
8841
8842
8844
8845
8847
8851
8865
8867
Woah, thanks, that helps a bunch!
Well, there are still those 80MACs running the coal trains to the Keystone Generating Station in Shelocta, PA. Some are still in Conrail blue, though others have met their darkened future. I really want to take all the pics I can, but high gas prices have effectively ended my railfanning. Someday, if I ever get my railfan site up, I’ll post the link, and you can see the pics.
I saw a SD70M in the Conrail quality paint job in Cajon pass this weekend.
I’ve seen plenty of SD40’s and SD50’s and 60’s…but I’m very interested in the newer stuff since they didn’t have much of a chance to buy much modern 3rd gen. power before the split.
lms 7918 was going south through deshler on saturday.
stay safe
joe
I still see plenty of ex-CR units still in blue with the ‘Conrail Q’ logo here in Syracuse NY.
JP
If it had a whiteface nose, that would be one of the SD70MACS built in Conrail paint that went to CSX…if not a whiteface, then it would have been an SD60M or SD60I…
I see ex-CR units every time I go to Fort Worth. Usually C40-8W’s and SD50’s
Saw an NS patched GP38-2 and a CSX patched LMS 8-40CW just last Friday.