Conrail inherited five of it's EMD GP40-2's from the Reading Company. Another 122 units were purchased from General Motors in four orders between 1977 and 1980. These 3000 hp. four axle locomotives are seen on the head-end of many fast MAIL and TrailVan Intermodal trains.
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GP40-2 3372 leads a train under Hill to Hill Bridge in Bethlehem, Pa. in the summer of 1981. This piece of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad is used to service the Bethlehem intermodal terminal and bypass the congestion of Allentown Yard. |
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One of the five GP40-2's inherited from the Reading, Conrail 3275 heads west on a TV train between two SD40-2's at Rockville, Pa. in October of 1992. Note the Reading trademark drip rail and small fuel tank. |
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GP40-2 3255 oversize load in a 16 wheel well flatcar at Marysville, Pa in the fading light of an October, 1992 day. |