Like it's 4 axle counterpart, the SD-35 was powered by a turbocharged 16-cylinder 567B engine producing 2500 horsepower. Conrail inherited its fleet of 52 SD-35's from the Penn Central and Jersey Central . 40 units came from PC (PRR, 1964) and 12 units from the CNJ. These units were retired in the mid-1980's along with the SD-45's, having been replaced by the SD-50's
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Ex-PC SD-35 6000 leads a train at Abrams Yard near King of Prussia., Pa on a snowy January 7, 1979 Photo by Mike Szilagyi |
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A close up view of 6000. It was not unheard of for railfans or railroad employees to remove the "paint out" of their pet road's or former employer's locomotives with a can of solvent. For example, the herald of the "Standard Railroad of the World", the PRR keystone, is fully exposed, while the Penn Central name and "mating worms" logo remain hidden on the flanks of 6000. Photo by Mike Szilagyi |
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Conrail SD-35 6012 on the DL&W main line at East Stroudsburg, Pa. on November 24, 1978. See My Favorites for more about this train. |
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Ex-PC SD-35 6031 is about to crest the summit of the Alleghenies inside the Allegheny Tunnel under the village of Tunnel Hill, Pa. July 7, 1979. That's the now abandoned New Portage Secondary coming in on the left. |
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Conrail SD-35 6048, formerly a CNJ locomotive, leads a train at the Horseshoe Curve in helper service on October 20, 1984. |