Engineering:List of preserved Conrail rolling stock

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A large quantity of rolling stock formerly owned and operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation, known as "Conrail", have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations all across North America.

Preserved diesel locomotives

Image Number Build date Builder Model Wheel arrangement Disposition and location Notes References
150x150px 2233 April 1963 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP30 B-B On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
5677 November 1952 GP7 Stored at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri
150x150px 6072 June 1967 SD45 C-C National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [1][2]
6670 May 1969 SDP45 Stored at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia [3][4]
150x150px 7000 October 1955 GP9 B-B Operational at the Cape May Seashore Lines in New Jersey
150x150px 7006 On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania [5]
150x150px 7048 December 1955 On static display at the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania [6][7][8]
150x150px 7249 October 1957 Operational at the Northern Central Railway of York in New Freedom, Pennsylvania
7438 April 1957 General Motors Diesel (GMD) Operational at the Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions (APXX) at Stettler, Alberta

Preserved rebuilt diesel locomotives

Image Number Build date Builder Rebuild date Rebuilder Model Wheel arrangement Disposition and location Notes References
"7544" June 1954 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 1974 Illinois Central Railroad (IC)'s Paducah, Kentucky shops GP10 B-B Operational at the Cincinnati Scenic Railway in Lebanon, Ohio Never operated as 7544 under Conrail [9][10]
150x150px 7580 June 1957 - Operational at the Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania
150x150px 7587 October 1959 - [11][12]
Image Number Build date Builder Model Wheel arrangement Disposition and location Notes References
150x150px 4800 August 1934 GE Transportation (GE) GG1 2-C+C-2 Static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania Prototype of the GG1

Preserved freight cars

Number Build date Builder Type Disposition and Location Notes References
243880 1970 - Boxcar Static display in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Used as a museum by the Conrail Historical Society. [13]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Number Build date Builder Model Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
6694 August 1970 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SDP45 Ronald M. Delivan Industries (RDMI) in Pittston, Pennsylvania January 31, 2012 Poor condition
7083 November 1956 GP9 Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire 2022 Used as parts donor

References

  1. "Erie-Lackawanna Railway #3607" (in en-US). https://tnmot.org/collection/erie-lackawanna-3607-locomotive/. 
  2. "Eire-Lackawanna #3607". https://stlouisnrhs.org/kc1533/webpages/MotivePower/Diesel/3607Eire.html. 
  3. "N&W 6670". https://www.nwhs.org/data/diesel/view.php?ID=66700. 
  4. "N&W 3639 (2nd)". https://www.nwhs.org/data/diesel/view.php?ID=36392. 
  5. (in en) Railfan & Railroad. 11. Carstens Publications. 1992. pp. 40. https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Railfan_Railroad/0gFWAAAAMAAJ. 
  6. "Railroaders Memorial Museum Rolling Stock" (in en). https://www.railroadcity.org/rollingstock. 
  7. Springirth, Kenneth (2017-05-17) (in en). Remembering the Pennsylvania Railroad. Fonthill Media. https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Remembering_the_Pennsylvania_Railroad/ggMkDwAAQBAJ. 
  8. Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Issue 84. 1982. Dover Printing. p. 27
  9. Cupper, Dan (2021-06-30). "Conrail-painted GP10 will operate near Cincinnati" (in en-US). https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/conrail-painted-gp10-will-operate-near-cincinnati/. 
  10. Franz, Justin (2021-07-28). "Ohio’s Cincinnati Scenic Restores GP10 into Conrail Blue" (in en-CA). https://railfan.com/ohio-cincinnati-scenic-restores-gp10-into-conrail-blue/. 
  11. "Colebrookdale Railroad's rebirth" (in en-US). https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/heritage-rail/preservation/colebrookdale-railroads-rebirth/. 
  12. "Our Train Cars" (in en-US). https://www.colebrookdalerailroad.com/train-cars/. 
  13. "Conrail Museum". The Conrail Historical Society. https://www.thecrhs.org/museum.