General Electric 2250 horsepower U23C was a surefooted roadswitcher. Conrail inherited 19 U23C's from Penn Central. The Penn Central purchased these units in 1970, six months after the EMD SD-38's, for the same hump service. These units remained in hump and transfer service until their retirement in 1997, when Conrail closed a few large yards.
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Clean U23C 6902 is doubling a train at the west end of Allentown Yard in August, 1989 |
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U23C's 6903 and 6908 work at Enola Yard in October, 1992. The catenary is still standing, but sadly has not been used in over ten years. |