NREX 2861 & WAMX 3807  Contributor's Pick!       
A great historical pair of EMDs sitting in the TRRA Yard. NREX 2861 was originally built for the Cotton Belt as SSW 9268 and also carried these reporting marks: SP 9268(SD45T-2) SP 6852(SD45T-2R) UP 4829(SD40-2T) UP 2861(SD40-2T) WAMX 3807 - GP38 - This unit was originally built for Penn Central number 7762 in 1969 and later became Conrail 7762 in 1976. This unit has also worn other great fallen flag reporting marks such as CM&W 2023 for Chicago, Missouri & Western and Gateway Western - GWWR 2023. More recently it became HLCX 3611 for Helm Leasing and then went to Rail Link - Ottawa Valley in 2009.
Date: 1/10/2014 Location: Madison, IL   Map Show Madison on a rail map Views: 519 Collection Of:   Matthew Schimmel
Locomotives: NREX 2861(SD40T-2) WAMX 3807(GP38)    Author:  Matthew Schimmel
NREX 2861 & WAMX 3807
Picture Categories: Roster,Winter,Yard This picture is part of album:  Rail-Fanning 2014 Part 1
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Butch Getz General Nice catch and history. 1/22/2014 11:33:40 AM

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