GE C40-8W - Page 6

The Conrail C40-8W, a new generation in crew comfort locomotives. They were the first units bought new equipped with air conditioning, and the last units to come from the factory without ditch lights. The C40-8W's, numbered 6050 through 6285, began the era of grade crossing safety in the 1990's. 6110-6112 and 6114-6119 were equipped with strobe lights while 6113 was equipped with a strobe light and at one point had two sets of ditch lights mounted on the short hood end.

The "Comfort Cabs" sported the new reflective white frame stripe and nose lettering. The second order, beginning with 6100 wore the companies new CQI, Continuous Quality Improvement scheme. 6050-6149 were painted solid Blue from the factory, while the remaining units were given black anti-skid nose panels on the short hood end

The locomotive was built with the standard 2 piece front windshield and a 3 piece side window without sun visors. The side windows are among the largest, however, only the center pane can be opened.

CR 6179 on EDPI-5X at Marcus Hook, PA

Power for today's EDPI ran lite from Edgemoor north to the O-track at Marcus Hook, PA along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor to pick up their train.Â The cars were setout by a yard job from Stoney Creek off the Linwood Industrial Track.Â The consist today will be CR 5606, 6029, 6771 (offline), 6179 (offline), 9x34 for 1,982 tons.

CR 6182 Leads a Train Alone at CP Cannon, 2/96

Finding single units leading trains was not a common occurance. Here C40-8W 6182 leads an eastbound train alone over Shermans Creek through CP Cannon. The interlocking here is actually on the bridge.

CR 6182, CR 5565 at Berea, OH

An empty hopper train is making its way through Berea, OH in early May of 1997. Leading the consist are CR C40-8W 6182 and CR SD60M 5565. This westbound train is just about to pass Berea tower (CP-194 Chicago Line) and has just come off Cleveland's "Short Line" or "Belt line" (as some call it). It is taking the connecting track over to the Chicago Line. Things look very different now; The start of the Indianapolis Line (in the foreground) is now the double tracked CSX main. The original GRS "Type G" signals in the picture are also gone. The Chicago Line is now NS. The connecting track is still in place and fully signaled, but has been used almost never in the last 10 years (except for occasional derailment reroutes and maintenance equip storage). The former "Big Four" sandstone depot is just to the right of the photo edge, just out of sight.

CR 6185 , 6059, and 6081 lead ZWM-445 on Ashtabula Harbor Yard's "Back Track."

CR 6185 C40-8W, 6059, and 6081 lead ZWM-445 on Ashtabula Harbor Yard's "Back Track."

CR 6185 at Ashtabula, Ohio 7/12/93

Conrail 6185, 6059 and 6081 are pulling Southbound Conrail ZWM-445 on Conrail's Ashtabula Harbor Yards â€œBack Trackâ€

CR 6185 at Capitol Tower in Harrisburg, PA

Conrail C40-8W No. 6185 approaches Capitol Tower with a hopper train, in May 1996. Doug Davidson photo with permission

CR 6186

CR 6186 and 6150 are on the point of CSX G165 eastbound at Cumberland, MD on 2/3/98.

CR 6186 on ALSE6 at Bound Brook, NJ 7/16/93

A pair of then-new C40-8Ws bring Allentown-Selkirk manifest ALSE through Bound Brook in the summer of 1993.

CR 6189 on INST-0 Fortville, IN

Conrail 6189 and UP EMD lead INST-0 at Fortville, IN on May 20, 1996

CR 6191 and RR261 at Spruce Creek on the Middle Division, 5/94

Pittsburgh Line - Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
May 28, 1994
C40-8W 6191 on RR261
The joint NS/CR Triple Crown was working its way westward along the old PRR on a warm spring afternoon back in 1994, with a new Conrail motor providing the muscle. This photo was the recipient of a RailPictures.net Screener's Choice Award.
Photo by Don Kalkman III

CR 6191 at Ashtabula, Ohio 1/28/98

Conrail 6191 & 6255 [power for Conrail XSH-13E] are putting their train together at Conrail's Ashtabula Harbor Ohio yard

CR 6191 Leads a Triple Crown Roadrailer Train Through Birmingham PA, 5/94

C40-8W heads one of the Triple Crown Roadrailer Trains through Birmingham PA.

CR 6192 at Juniata

Another view of wrecked C40-8W 6192 on May 16th, 1995 at JLS in Altoona, PA. Terry Nardella photo, collection of Steve Ondik.

CR 6194 at Hinsdale, MA. on 8/6/94.

SENE through the center of Hinsdale, MA. on Aug. 6, 1994.

CR 6194 with BUOI-5 at Cameron Mills, NY 8/1994

BUOI-5 peels thru the early AM fog behind C40-8W 6194 and SD40-2 6497. "I had just stopped for my 1st stop on my potato chip route when I heard this coming" Cameron Mills, NY 8/1994

CR 6195 at Mexico, MD

An eastbound coal drag slips past "M" Tower and onto the Cumberland Subdivision main.

CR 6196 at Philadelphia, PA in 1996

Conrail C40-8W 6196 is seen leading ALCS on the CSX Philly Sub in downtown Philadelphia, PA on 4/14/1996

CR 6199 C40-8W leads an empty coal train South

CR 6199 & 6102 lead an empty train South at the diamonds of Conrail's Chicago Line and the Youngstown Line

CR 6202

CR 6202 on a westbound at Rochester, PA on 2/7/98.

CR 6202 with ZWW-928 on the Middle Division, 7/94

Pittsburgh Line - Cove, Pennsylvania, USA
July 02, 1994
C40-8W 6202 on ZWW-928
On a sweltering July morning, an empty train of ore jennies led by a new Conrail GE awaited a new crew. One of the little things about Conrail I will miss is their use of classification lights, which shone bright red on this stopped train.
Photo by Don Kalkman III

CR 6207 at Juniata

CR C40-8W 6207 in fresh paint at JLS in Altoona, PA on September 15th, 1994. Terry Nardella photo, collection of Steve Ondik.

CR 6211 Oakland, PA 6/17/1995

ML401 rolls out of the fog and by the old SR Tower.

CR 6216 at Hillside NJ

Conrail Dash 8-40CW #6216 leads a freight train through Hillside NJ on the Lehigh Line in the last of the daylight. Exact date unknown.

CR 6218 7-1994 Lima, OH

CR 6218 7-1994 Lima, OH CRHS Collection

CR 6221 at Juniata

C40-8W 6221 in fresh paint at JLS in Altoona, PA on November 12th, 1993. Photo by Terry Nardella, collection of Steve Ondik

CR 6222 in Washington, MA. on 1/4/94. (1)

CR6222 leads SEFR eastward by Lower Valley Rd./Ballou's in Washington, MA. at 14:36 on Jan. 4, 1994.

CR 6223 in Hinsdale, MA. on 7/23/94.

C40-8W 6223 leads eastbound SV6 upgrade at the Old Dalton Rd. undergrade in Hinsdale, MA. on July 23, 1994. For a period of several months in the summer and fall of 1994 ConRail "experimented" with a change in the nomenclature of their piggyback trains, changing them from TV-"Trailer Van", to SV-"Super Van".