"Power To Burn," Page 40, 1976         
Here is page 40 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shmfer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Bearing the insignia of the Penn Central Railroad, engines No. 2293 and No. 8098 head westbound out of Altoona with a 'mi{ed' freight on the night of July 2, 1976, bound for Conway Yards." Both locomotives were built by GM-EMD. #2293 is a GP35 built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 HP, while #8098 is a GP38-2 built in February of 1973 and rated at 2,000 HP. Photo taken at the Altoona Passenger Station.
Date: 8/29/1976 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 491 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PC 2293(GP35) PC 8098(GP38-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayfrs
"Power To Burn," Page 40, 1976
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buildsbricks1 (@buildsbricks1) General This locomotive would become the original CR 8098. It then went on the CSX roster as 2737 after Conrail split. CSX then rebuilt it into a GP38-3 "spongebob squarecab" and renumbered it to 2045. 3/31/2025 2:11:32 PM

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