There has been two creditable reports (one by me and one by my dad, and these sightings were in Hop Bottom, PA, and Talor, PA.) of a running D&H locomotive serveing a railroad. It is in D&H colors and scheme and it seem to be a geep. Any info or pics will be welcomed.
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CP Rail has maintained one or two GP38-2s in D&H paint. I think they used to hang around Taylor, but recently were relocated.
I believe thats 7312. After Guilford discareded the D&H, they ran on their own for several years, using the lightning stripe scheme, and applying it to a fleet of GP38-2s. CP bought them out and I think 7312 is the last one that has not and will not be painted. IIRC its either privately owned and leased to CP, or is being used as a running memorial to a past employee, I’m not positive.
After double checking with a couple of buddies, the surviving “lightning stripe” D&H locos are EMD GP38-2 Nos. 7303, 7304, 7312. These are original D&H engines and were repainted by CP in lightning stripes. The 7303 & 7304 were repainted back in the mid '90s, 7312 was repainted more recently in what CP now calls the “Heritage” scheme.
Other surviving original D&H engines on the CP(former D&H), but now wearing CP colors ar 7306, 7307 & 7309.
All these Geeps can be found roaming anywhere on CP’s eastern division (or whatever they call it) or what were formerly D&H rails.
BTW, one is not allowed to mention the D&H in any official CP communication.
Other active D&H lightning stripe engines in NY, RS-36 5017 on the Delaware & Ulster RR and 5023 on the Upper Hudson RR in Northcreek.
Thanks everyone! Now I’ll go tell my dad, so he can tell his brother, who was waitiong on info on these locomotives.
Not PA but another loco in service. This is in the catskills. Arkville to be exact.
It’s a tourist train over part of the old U&D line (which led to the D&H at Oneonta NY).
Lightning Stripe 7304 is currently in Philadelphia and looking rather worse for wear.
Nick
I have seen one around CP’s Kenwood yard in Albany N.Y. Near the Port of Albany. Not sure of the number, next time I’m down there I’ll try to get it.
All of the D&H / CP 7300-series GP38-2’s were originally built for the Lehigh Valley with road numbers 314-325. When the D&H expanded their territory as a result of the Conrail merger in 1976, D&H acquired the LV geeps and numbered them 7314-7325. Guilford renumbered them 220-231. Guilford 222 & 227 wrecked and scrapped. Rebuilding and renumbering in the post-Guilford era has resulted in the low 7300-series numbers for the remaining ex-LV GP38-2’s. 7303 & 7304 were repainted in D&H lightning stripe by CP. 7312 was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudson and painted in blue & grey prior to the CP purchase of the D&H. 7305, 7310 & 7311 are in the CP dual-flag scheme. 7306 & 7308 are in St. Lawrence & Hudson paint. 7307 & 7309 are in CP golden beaver paint.